GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

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HOUSE BILL 137

Short Title:  Prohibited Acts for Antifreeze.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Grimmer, Hackney, DeVane, Michaux, Ligon; and  Bowman.
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Referred to:  Environment.
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February 21, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN ACTS REGARDING ANTIFREEZE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Part 2A of Article 9 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 130A-309.29. Prohibited acts regarding antifreeze (ethylene glycol).
(a)	No person may knowingly:
(1)	Collect, transport, store, recycle, use, or dispose of antifreeze in any manner which endangers the public health or welfare.
(2)	Discharge antifreeze into sewers, drainage systems, septic tanks, surface waters, groundwaters, watercourses, or marine waters.
(3)	Dispose of antifreeze in landfills in the State unless such disposal has been approved by the Department.
(4)	Mix antifreeze with solid waste that is to be disposed of in landfills.
(5)	Mix antifreeze with hazardous substances that make it unsuitable for recycling or beneficial use.
(b)	A person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as provided by G.S. 130A-25(a) and G.S. 14-3.
(c)	A person who disposes of antifreeze in a landfill where such antifreeze has been mixed with other solid waste which may be lawfully disposed of in such landfill, and who is without knowledge that such solid waste has been mixed with antifreeze, is not guilty of a violation under this section.
(d)	Antifreeze shall not be used for purposes that have the potential to release antifreeze into the environment."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective January 1, 1992.