GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

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HOUSE BILL 1613

Short Title:  White Goods Sunset Repeal.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Hackney; and Culp.

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Referred to:  Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.

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May 18, 2000

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REPEAL THE SUNSET OF THE WHITE GOODS TAX AND TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO STUDY ISSUES RELATED TO THE SCRAP TIRE DISPOSAL TAX AND THE WHITE GOODS DISPOSAL TAX, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMISSION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Section 11 of Chapter 471 of the 1993 Session Laws, as amended by Section 15.1(b) of Chapter 769 of the 1993 Session Laws and Section 7 of S.L. 1998-24, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 11.  Sections 1 through 5 of this act and this section become effective January 1, 1994.  
The first report submitted by the Department to the Environmental Review Commission under G.S. 130A-309.85, as enacted by this act, shall cover the period from January 1, 1994, to June 30, 1994."
Section 2.  The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall study issues related to the scrap tire disposal tax and the white goods disposal tax.  This study shall include an evaluation of whether the amount of the scrap tire disposal tax and the amount of the white goods disposal tax should be altered and whether the distribution of the proceeds of these taxes should be reapportioned.  The Department shall report its findings and recommendations, including any legislative proposals, to the Environmental Review Commission no later than October 1, 2000.
Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.