GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	2 

SENATE BILL 547
Local Government and Regional Affairs
Committee Substitute Adopted 6/24/91

Short Title:  Pender Referendum.	(Local)
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April 10, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO CALL FOR A REFERENDUM ON WHETHER TO INVITE A HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATION COMPANY TO BUILD A PLANT IN PENDER COUNTY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Pender County Board of Elections shall hold a referendum in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 163 of the General Statutes, for the purpose of submitting to the registered voters of Pender County the question of whether the Pender County Board of Commissioners shall invite any hazardous waste incineration company to build a hazardous waste incineration plant in Pender County.  The Pender County Board of Elections shall set the date for the election which shall be not less than 60 days nor more than 120 days after the date of ratification of this act.  In the election, the question on the ballot shall be:
"[ ] FOR inviting any hazardous waste incineration company to build a hazardous waste incineration plant in Pender County.
[ ] AGAINST inviting any hazardous waste incineration company to build a hazardous waste incineration plant in Pender County."
Sec. 2.  In the election held under Section 1 of this act, if a majority of the votes cast are cast "FOR", the Pender County Board of Commissioners shall, within a period not to exceed 60 days from the date that the Pender County Board of Elections determines the results of the election, invite a hazardous waste incineration company to build a hazardous waste incineration plant in Pender County.  If less than a majority of the votes are cast "FOR", the Pender County Board of Commissioners shall not invite any hazardous waste incineration company to build a hazardous waste incineration plant in Pender County.
Sec. 3.  Pender County may spend an amount not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for the cost of an election held under Section 1 of this act.
Sec. 4.  This act is effective upon ratification.