GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1107

Short Title:  Watershed Critical Area Waiver.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives G. Thompson; Berry and Brawley.
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Referred to:  Environment.
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April 19, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE CRITICAL AREA REQUIREMENT AROUND A WATER SUPPLY MAY BE WAIVED IN CERTAIN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 143-214.5 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( j)	If a local government proposes to locate a water intake in a county located upstream from the local government, the board of commissioners of the county in which the water intake is to be located may waive the requirement that a critical area buffer zone be established if both the board of commissioners and the governing body of the local government requesting the water intake agree to the waiver of the critical area requirement."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.