GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 32
Committee Substitute Favorable 6/28/89

Short Title:  Oil Recycling Program.	(Public)
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January 19, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A USED OIL RECYCLING PROGRAM.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Part 2 of Article 9 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 130A-294.2. Used oil recycling program.
(a)	The Department shall develop and implement a statewide used oil recycling program.  The Commission shall adopt and the Department shall enforce rules concerning the management of used oil.  The rules shall provide for a permit system for used oil recycling facilities.
(b)	The Department shall conduct a public education and technical assistance program to inform persons of the needs for and benefits of collecting and recycling used oil and shall:
(1)	Encourage persons who annually sell more than 500 gallons of motor oil at retail in containers for use off the premises to provide the purchasers with information on the location of collection facilities and with information on proper disposal practices;
(2)	Establish, maintain, and publicize a used oil information center which provides materials and information explaining local, State, and federal laws and rules, and regulations governing used oil and informs the public of places and methods for proper disposal of used oil;
(3)	Encourage the voluntary establishment of used oil collection and recycling programs and shall provide technical assistance to persons who establish these programs; and
(4)	Encourage State agencies that change and collect motor oil to serve as used oil collection centers for small quantities of used oil from households.
(c)	The Department shall develop a grants program for units of local government to encourage the recycling of used oil and the establishment of collection centers to accept small quantities of used oil from households.  No grant shall exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).  The following activities shall be eligible for grant assistance:
(1)	Curbside pickup of used oil containers;
(2)	Retrofitting of solid waste equipment to promote used oil recycling;
(3)	Providing containers and other materials and supplies that the public can utilize in order to manage and dispose of used oil in an environmentally sound manner;
(4)	Providing incentives for the establishment of used oil collection centers; and
(5)	Any other activity that will reduce the improper disposal and promote the recycling of used oil."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 130A-290 is amended by adding a new subsection (26) to read:
"(26)	‘Used oil' means any oil that has been refined from crude oil, used, and, as a result of such use, is contaminated by physical or chemical impurities."
Sec. 3.  The Department of Transportation shall study the feasibility of using recycled oil products in road construction activities and shall report to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Environmental Review Commission on the results of its study by 1 May 1990.
Sec. 4.  There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Human Resources one hundred fourteen thousand, five hundred twenty dollars ($114,520) for fiscal year 1989-90 and three hundred seventy-three thousand, seven hundred nineteen dollars ($373,719) for fiscal year 1990-91 to implement this act.
Sec. 5.  This act is effective upon ratification.  However, no permit shall be required for a used oil recycling facility until July 1, 1991.