GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 146

Short Title:  Permit Fee/Solid Waste Facility.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Hackney, Grimmer, DeVane, Ligon, and Michaux.
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Referred to:  Finance.
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February 21, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH FEES FOR PROCESSING APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS GOVERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES AND RENEWALS OF SUCH PERMITS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 130A-309.06(a) reads as rewritten:
	"(a)	In addition to other powers and duties set forth in this Part, the Department shall:
(1)	Develop a comprehensive solid waste management plan consistent with this Part by 1 March 1991.  The plan shall be developed in consultation with units of local government and shall be updated at least every three years.  In developing the State solid waste management plan, the Department shall hold public hearings around the State and shall give notice of these public hearings to all units of local government and regional planning agencies.
(2)	Provide guidance for the orderly collection, transportation, storage, separation, processing, recovery, recycling, and disposal of solid waste throughout the State.
(3)	Encourage coordinated local activity for solid waste management within a common geographical area.
(4)	Provide planning, technical, and financial assistance to units of local government and State agencies for reduction, recycling, reuse, and processing of solid waste and for safe and environmentally sound solid waste management and disposal.
(5)	Cooperate with appropriate federal agencies and private organizations in carrying out the provisions of this Part.
(6)	Promote and assist the development of solid waste reduction, recycling, and resource recovery programs which preserve and enhance the quality of the air, water, and other natural resources of the State.
(7)	Maintain a directory of recycling and resource recovery systems in the State and provide assistance with matching recovered materials with markets.
(8)	Manage a program of grants for programs for recycling and special waste management, and for programs which provide for the safe and proper management of solid waste.
(9)	Provide for the education of the general public and the training of solid waste management professionals to reduce the production of solid waste, to ensure proper processing and disposal of solid waste, and to encourage recycling and solid waste reduction.
(10)	Develop descriptive literature to inform units of local government of their solid waste management responsibilities and opportunities.
(11)	Conduct at least one workshop each year in each region served by a council of governments.
¨	(12)	Establish a schedule of fees for processing applications for permits governing the establishment and operation of solid waste management facilities and renewals of such permits."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective January 1, 1992.