GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1536

Short Title:  Erosion Plan Fees.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Tally.
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Referred to:  Finance.
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June 5, 1990

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH FEES FOR PROCESSING EROSION CONTROL PLAN APPROVALS UNDER THE SEDIMENTATION POLLUTION CONTROL ACT OF 1973.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 4 of Chapter 113A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 113A-54.2.  Approval fees.
(a)	The Commission may establish a reasonable application fee schedule for the review and approval of erosion control plans pursuant to this Article.  Any fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the General Fund.  In determining the amount of the fee, the Commission shall consider the administrative and personnel costs incurred by the Department for reviewing such plans and for related compliance activities.  The total of the fees authorized by the Commission pursuant to this section in any fiscal year shall not exceed the total administrative and personnel costs incurred by the Department for reviewing such plans and for related compliance activities in that fiscal year.
(b)	This section may not limit the existing authority of local programs approved pursuant to this Article to assess fees for the approval of erosion control plans."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.