NREE 357 1-1 Exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
When states implement federal pollution control programs, EPA may require states to allow EPA
to review proposed permits before they are granted by the state. - CORRECT
ANSWER True
About ____ of DEQ'a budget comes from EPA. - CORRECT ANSWER 75%
A judge will overrule a regulatory decision if the judge believe that the regulator did not pick the
best regulatory option. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Final EPA regulations are first published in the ___________. - CORRECT
ANSWER Federal Register
DEQ is required by Nebraska statute to seek voluntary compliance before initiating enforcement
proceedings. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Resources such as air and water are called _______ by economists. - CORRECT
ANSWER Natural
Something, something, something.... - CORRECT ANSWER Defendant
Pollution monitoring is often difficult and inaccurate. - CORRECT ANSWER True
In Congress, committee and committee chair assignments are made ___________. - CORRECT
ANSWER in the party caucus
Monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements are a standard part of state and federal
environmental protection permits. - CORRECT ANSWER True
, Three types of alternative dispute resolution in Nebraska are: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Arbitration
-medication
-???
The common law plays only a small role in the current U.S. legal system. - CORRECT
ANSWER Fasle
Most major federal environmental statutes have whistle-blower provisions to protect employees
who report environmental violations to the state or EPA. - CORRECT ANSWER True
In the 1970s there was widespread bipartisan ________ in Congress for new tough
environmental protection policies. - CORRECT ANSWER support
DEQ will inspect facilities with a history of violations more frequently than facilities with good
environmental compliance records. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Legislative proceedings are __________ in the Nebraska Unicameral than they are in Congress. -
CORRECT ANSWER more openq
In Nebraska the _________ fills the legal gaps in statutory and constitutional law. - CORRECT
ANSWER common law
____________ means the same thing as legislative law. - CORRECT ANSWER statute
In mediation, the mediator will decide who wins the case. - CORRECT ANSWER False
Proposed DEQ regulations must first be approved by the EQC before they are forwarded to the
Attorney General and then to the Governor for approval - CORRECT ANSWER False
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
When states implement federal pollution control programs, EPA may require states to allow EPA
to review proposed permits before they are granted by the state. - CORRECT
ANSWER True
About ____ of DEQ'a budget comes from EPA. - CORRECT ANSWER 75%
A judge will overrule a regulatory decision if the judge believe that the regulator did not pick the
best regulatory option. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Final EPA regulations are first published in the ___________. - CORRECT
ANSWER Federal Register
DEQ is required by Nebraska statute to seek voluntary compliance before initiating enforcement
proceedings. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Resources such as air and water are called _______ by economists. - CORRECT
ANSWER Natural
Something, something, something.... - CORRECT ANSWER Defendant
Pollution monitoring is often difficult and inaccurate. - CORRECT ANSWER True
In Congress, committee and committee chair assignments are made ___________. - CORRECT
ANSWER in the party caucus
Monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements are a standard part of state and federal
environmental protection permits. - CORRECT ANSWER True
, Three types of alternative dispute resolution in Nebraska are: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Arbitration
-medication
-???
The common law plays only a small role in the current U.S. legal system. - CORRECT
ANSWER Fasle
Most major federal environmental statutes have whistle-blower provisions to protect employees
who report environmental violations to the state or EPA. - CORRECT ANSWER True
In the 1970s there was widespread bipartisan ________ in Congress for new tough
environmental protection policies. - CORRECT ANSWER support
DEQ will inspect facilities with a history of violations more frequently than facilities with good
environmental compliance records. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Legislative proceedings are __________ in the Nebraska Unicameral than they are in Congress. -
CORRECT ANSWER more openq
In Nebraska the _________ fills the legal gaps in statutory and constitutional law. - CORRECT
ANSWER common law
____________ means the same thing as legislative law. - CORRECT ANSWER statute
In mediation, the mediator will decide who wins the case. - CORRECT ANSWER False
Proposed DEQ regulations must first be approved by the EQC before they are forwarded to the
Attorney General and then to the Governor for approval - CORRECT ANSWER False
