GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	1 

SENATE BILL 531

Short Title:  Cherokees/Solid Waste Regions/Loans.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Carpenter.
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Referred to:  Local Government and Regional Affairs.
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April 10, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO:  (1) BE A MEMBER OF A REGIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, AND (2) APPLY FOR FINANCING A PROJECT WITH A LOAN FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT CAPITAL PROJECTS FINANCING AUTHORITY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  (a)	Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians shall be eligible to:
(1)	Be a member of a regional solid waste management authority pursuant to Article 22 of Chapter 153A of the General Statutes; and 
(2)	Apply for financing a solid waste project pursuant to Chapter 159I of the General Statutes.
(b)	For purposes of Article 22 of Chapter 153A of the General Statutes and Chapter 159I of the General Statutes, the term "unit of local government”shall be construed to include the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.