GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 386

Short Title:  Watershed Exemption.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Kincaid.

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Referred to:  Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources

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March 16, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE REGULATION OF WATER SUPPLY WATERSHEDS DOES NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN WATERSHEDS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Notwithstanding any other law, the provisions of G.S. 143-214.5 shall not apply to any water supply watershed area classified as WS-III that:  (i) includes within the watershed the headwaters of a river that ultimately converges with other rivers to form a major river that flows west into another state, and (ii) is located within two adjacent counties that have a combined area of 467 square miles, have a combined population of approximately 29,367, share western borders with another state, have a national park running through the counties, are both located in the same two-member State House of Representatives district and the same two-member State Senate district, and one of the adjacent counties has a point of elevation of at least 3,589 feet above sea level.
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.