GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 1188
Committee Substitute Favorable 7/13/89

Short Title: Cities/Solid Waste Collection.	(Public)
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April 12, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE AUTHORITY OF A CITY TO REQUIRE THE USE OF CITY SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICES WITHIN THE CITY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 160A-192(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	A city may by ordinance regulate the disposal of solid wastes within the city, and may require the owners or occupants of houses and other buildings to place solid waste in specified places or receptacles for the convenience of city collection and disposal, and may impose charges for such collection and disposal.  This subsection applies to any city not covered by subsection (a1) of this section."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 160A-192 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( a1)	A city may by ordinance regulate the collection and disposal of solid wastes within the city, and may require the owners or occupants of houses and other buildings to place solid waste in specified places or receptacles for the convenience of city collection and disposal, and may impose charges for such collection and disposal.  A city may require the owners or occupants of improved property in the city to use the collection and disposal services provided by the city or any contractor or franchisee of the city and to pay charges for the availability of such services.  Such availability charge may vary depending on the use of the property.  The city may exempt certain classes of improved property from the mandatory use of the city collection and disposal services based on differences in the kind and degree of services required.  This subsection applies only to cities within coastal counties with a population of more than 50,000 persons where the county has a population density of 559.3 persons per square mile or greater."
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.