GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	2 

SENATE BILL 907
Environment & Natural Resources Committee Substitute Adopted 7/22/93

Short Title:  Revise Community Water Fees.	(Public)
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April 19, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO RESTRUCTURE THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 130A-328 reads as rewritten:
"§ 130A-328.  Community water system operating permit and permit fee.
(a)	No person shall operate a community water system who has not been issued an operating permit by the Department. A community water system operating permit shall be valid from 1 January through 31 December of each year unless suspended or revoked by the Department for cause. The Commission shall adopt rules concerning permit issuance and renewal and permit suspension and revocation. The annual fees in subsection (b) shall be prorated on a monthly basis for permits obtained after 1 January of each year.
(b)	The following fees are imposed for the issuance or renewal of a permit to operate a community water system.  All fees collected under this section shall be applied to the costs of administering and enforcing this Article.  Fees are based on the number of persons served by the system.
Number of Persons Served	Fee
100 or fewer	$15
More than 100 but no more than 500	$150
More than 500 but no more than 3300	$300
More than 3300 but no more than 5000	$450
More than 5000 but no more than 10,000	$550
More than 10,000 but no more than 50,000	$650
More than 50,000	$850
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Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective 1 January 1994.