GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 975

Short Title:  Postpone LLRW Site Selection.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives DeVane, Lee; Barnes, Cummings, Hackney, Hightower, and Sutton.
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Referred to:  Environment.
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April 19, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO POSTPONE THE SELECTION OF A PREFERRED SITE FOR A LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY FOR THE SOUTHEAST INTERSTATE LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPACT UNTIL AT LEAST ONE OTHER STATE HAS LICENSED A NEW LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapters 104G and 104F of the General Statutes, the North Carolina Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Authority shall not select a preferred site for a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility unless a state other than North Carolina has obtained an approved license for a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility pursuant to its laws and in compliance with applicable federal laws.
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification and applies to any site that has not been selected as a preferred site under G.S. 104G-9 on or after that date.