GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1989 SESSION

CHAPTER 313
SENATE BILL 551

AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE SCOPE OF STATE GUIDELINES THAT MAY BE ADOPTED UNDER THE COASTAL AREA MANAGEMENT ACT.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 113A-107(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	State guidelines for the coastal area shall consist of statements of objectives, policies, and standards to be followed in public and private use of land and water areas within the coastal area.  Such guidelines shall be consistent with the goals of the coastal area management system as set forth in G.S. 113A-102.  They shall give particular attention to the nature of development which shall be appropriate within the various types of areas of environmental concern that may be designated by the Commission under Part 3.  Land and water areas addressed in the State guidelines may include underground areas and resources, and airspace above the land and water, as well as the surface of the land and surface waters.  Such guidelines shall be used in the review of applications for permits issued pursuant to this Article and for review of and comment on proposed public, private and federal agency activities that are subject to review for consistency with State guidelines for the coastal area.  Such comments shall be consistent with federal laws and regulations."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 14th day of June, 1989.