GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	4 

SENATE BILL 1080
Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources Committee Substitute Adopted 5/9/95
Third Edition Engrossed 5/10/95
House Committee Substitute Favorable 6/22/95

Short Title:  Study Siting of Swine Operations.	(Public)

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May 4, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION TO STUDY PLACING RESTRICTIONS ON THE SITING OF SWINE HOUSES AND LAGOONS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Legislative Research Commission may study placing restrictions on the siting of swine houses and lagoons from close proximity to:
(1)	Residences, schools, hospitals, churches, or other buildings occupied by persons on a regular basis; and
(2)	Water supply systems for a community or near a river or stream where the location could affect water quality downstream.
As a part of its duties, the Commission may review and recommend different restrictions for different activities, and may recommend exemptions to those limitations.
Sec. 2.  The Commission shall report its recommendations to the 1996 Regular Session of the 1995 General Assembly.  The Commission may assign responsibility for conducting the study and reporting to the General Assembly to the Blue Ribbon Study Commission on Agriculture Waste.
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.