GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 572*

Short Title:  Amend. Inactive Sites Prgm. Reg.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative Hackney.
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Referred to:  Environment.
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April 1, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ALLOW DISCRETION BY THE SECRETARY OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES AS TO WHETHER TO SEEK FEDERAL APPROVAL OF ANY INACTIVE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE OR WASTE DISPOSAL SITE CLEANUP.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 130A-310.3(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	In any inactive hazardous substance or waste disposal site remedial action program implemented hereunder, the Secretary shall ascertain the most nearly applicable cleanup standard as would be applied under CERCLA/SARA, and may seek federal approval of any such program to insure concurrent compliance with federal standards.  State standards may exceed and be more comprehensive than such federal standards.  The Secretary shall assure concurrent compliance with applicable standards set by the Environmental Management Commission."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.