GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1131

Short Title:  Demolition Asphalt As Fill.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative Grimmer.
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Referred to:  Environment.
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April 25, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT DEMOLITION ASPHALT MAY BE USED AS CLEAN FILL.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 130A-309.09(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Each designated local government shall initiate a recyclable materials recycling program by 1 July 1991.  Counties and municipalities are encouraged to form cooperative arrangements for implementing recycling programs.  The following requirements shall apply:
(1)	Subject to the provisions of subsection (b1) of this section, construction and demolition debris must be separated from the solid waste stream and segregated in separate locations at a solid waste disposal facility or other permitted site.
(2)	At a minimum, a majority of marketable materials identified pursuant to G.S. 130A-309.14(b) must be separated from the solid waste stream prior to final disposal at a solid waste disposal facility and must be offered for recycling if the separation and collection of these materials is economically feasible and markets for such materials exist in such proximity as to make transportation of such materials to such markets economically feasible.
(3)	Units of local government are encouraged to separate all plastics, metal, and all grades of paper for recycling prior to final disposal and are further encouraged to recycle yard trash and other mechanically treated solid waste into compost available for agricultural and other acceptable uses."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 130A-309.09 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( b1)	Demolition asphalt, including demolition asphalt mixed with dirt, gravel, or other nonhazardous materials, may be reused as clean fill, which is placed on property that is not a solid waste disposal facility or other permitted site."
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.