GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1315*

Short Title:  Community Water System Fees.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Fussell; Flaherty, Gottovi, Greenwood, and Jordan.
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Referred to:  Environment.
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May 26, 1992

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM PERMIT FEE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 130A-328 reads as rewritten:
"§ 130A-328. Community water system operating permit and permit fee.
(a)	No person shall operate a community water system who has not been issued an operating permit by the Department.  A community water system operating permit shall be valid from January 1 through December 31 of each year unless suspended or revoked by the Department for cause.  The Commission shall adopt rules concerning permit issuance and renewal and permit suspension and revocation.  The Commission may prorate the annual fees set forth in subsection (b) for permits obtained after January 1 of each year.
(b)	The following fees are imposed for the issuance or renewal of a permit to operate a community water system; the fees are based on the number of persons served by the system:
Number of Persons Served	Fee
100 or fewer 	$150
More than 100 but no more than 500	$175
More than 500 but no more than 3300	$300
More than 3300 but no more than 5000	$450
More than 5000 but no more than 10,000	$550
More than 10,000 but no more than 50,000	$650
More than 50,000	$850
All fees collected under this section shall be credited to the General Fund and shall be used, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly to the Department, to defray the cost of administering and enforcing this Article."
Sec. 2.  The Department may collect one-half of the total fee for permits issued under G.S. 130A-328 from January 1, 1992, through December 31, 1992.
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.