GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

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HOUSE BILL 1090
Committee Substitute Favorable 6/6/91

Short Title:  Study Env. Policy Act/Private Landfill.    	(Public)
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April 24, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMISSION TO WHETHER THE NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT SHOULD APPLY TO THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR PRIVATELY OPERATED SANITARY LANDFILLS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Environmental Review Commission shall study the North Carolina Environmental Policy Act of 1971, Article 1 of Chapter 113A of the General Statutes, G.S. 113A-1, et seq., in relation to the permitting of sanitary landfills pursuant to G.S. 130A-294 to determine whether the issuance of a permit for a sanitary landfill to be developed or operated by a private individual, corporation, or partnership should be subject to the requirements of G.S. 113A-4 regarding the preparation of an environmental impact statement.
Sec. 2.  The Environmental Review Commission may report its findings, together with any recommended legislation, to either the 1992 Regular Session of the 1991 General Assembly or to the 1993 General Assembly by filing copies of its report with the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.