GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	3 

HOUSE BILL 922
Second Edition Engrossed 5/7/93
Senate Judiciary I Committee Substitute Adopted 6/16/93

Short Title:  Public Pool Regulation.	(Public)
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April 14, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS OF RULES ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION FOR HEALTH SERVICES PERTAINING TO PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS DO NOT APPLY TO PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS CONSTRUCTED OR REMODELED PRIOR TO A CERTAIN DATE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 130A-282 reads as rewritten:
"§ 130A-282.  Commission to adopt rules; exception.
(a)	Rules Required. For protection of the public health and safety, the Commission shall adopt and the Department shall enforce rules concerning the construction and operation of public swimming pools.  The Commission shall classify public swimming pools on the basis of size, usage, type, or any other appropriate factor and shall adopt requirements for each classification.  The rules shall include requirements for:
(1)	Submission and review of plans prior to construction.
(2)	Application, review, expiration, renewal, and revocation or suspension of an operating permit.
(3)	Inspection.
(4)	Construction and operation including water source, water quality and testing, materials, depth and other dimensions, fencing, water treatment, chemical storage, toilet and bath facilities, measures to ensure the personal cleanliness of bathers, safety equipment and other safety measures, and sewage and other wastewater disposal.
(b)	Exception.  Public swimming pools constructed or remodeled prior to May 1, 1993, that do not meet specific design and construction requirements of the rules for public swimming pools adopted by the Commission shall not be required to comply with the design and construction requirements. Public swimming pools constructed or remodeled prior to May 1, 1993, shall comply with all other rules for public swimming pools adopted by the Commission."
Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification.