GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 2314

Short Title:  Sanitary Gas Station Rest Rooms.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Rhodes; Brawley, Brubaker, Buchanan, Culp, Dickson, Dockham, Esposito, Flaherty, Gray, Hege, Holmes, Howard, Huffman, Justus, Kerr, Lail, Ligon, Sizemore, Stewart, Tart, R. Thompson, Walker, G. Wilson, and P. Wilson.
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Referred to:  Human Resources.
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June 5, 1990

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION FOR HEALTH SERVICES TO ADOPT RULES TO ENSURE THE SANITARY CONDITION OF GAS STATION REST ROOMS USED BY THE PUBLIC.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 8 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Part to read:
“Part 11. Toilet and Lavatory Facilities
in Service Stations.
"§ 130A-286.  Commission to adopt rules; application.
(a)	For the protection of the public health, the Commission shall adopt rules for the establishment and enforcement of sanitary standards for toilet and lavatory facilities in service stations.
(b)	As used in this Part, ‘service station' means any person, sole proprietor, partnership, or corporation engaged in the business of selling at retail to the general public gasoline dispensed by a pump or other dispensing device.
(c)	This Part shall apply to service stations that provide toilet and lavatory facilities for use by service station patrons."
Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources the sum of $25,000 for the 1990-91 fiscal year to implement this act.
Sec. 3. Section 2 of this act shall become effective July 1, 1990.  Section 1 of this act shall become effective October 1, 1990.