GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	1 

SENATE BILL 449

Short Title:  Community Water Systems Permits.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Daniel.
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Referred to:  Human Resources.
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April 1, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE OPERATING PERMITS FOR COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS REGULATED UNDER THE NORTH CAROLINA DRINKING WATER ACT AND TO AUTHORIZE THE COLLECTION OF FEES FOR SUCH PERMITS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 10 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 130A-328. Community water system operating permit required; fees.
(a)	No person shall operate a community water system who has not been issued an operating permit by the Department.
(b)	Community water system operating permits shall be valid for one year from the date of issue unless suspended or revoked by the Department for cause.
(c)	The Commission shall adopt rules concerning permit categories, permit issuance and renewal, and permit suspension and revocation.
(d)	The Secretary shall establish a schedule of fees for issuing and renewing operating permits.  Annual fees shall be based on the number of persons served by the community water system and shall not be less than one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) per year.
(e)	All fees collected by the Department shall be deposited in 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.  This act becomes effective 1 January 1992, except that the authorization of the Commission for Health Services to adopt rules to implement this act is effective upon ratification.