A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO direct the environmental review commission to study issues related to abandoned manufactured homes in order to protect Public health and the environment.
Whereas, manufactured housing is an important form of housing for more than fifteen percent of North Carolina households; and
Whereas, North Carolina is the nation's third largest consumer of manufactured housing; and
Whereas, North Carolina has more than 4,000 landlease manufactured housing communities; and
Whereas, the aging housing stock of manufactured housing has created an estimated 40,000 abandoned units and the growth of these abandoned units will increase in the coming years; and 
Whereas, these abandoned units are detrimental to public health and safety, the environment, and economic development of North Carolina; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  Study. – The Environmental Review Commission shall study issues related to abandoned manufactured homes. The Commission shall specifically study: the impacts that abandoned manufactured homes have with regard to public health and safety, the environment, and the State's scenic resources; removal and transportation issues related to abandoned manufactured homes, solid waste disposal issues related to abandoned manufactured homes, including costs of disposal, removal of hazardous substances, and opportunities for reuse and recyclability of components of deconstructed homes; design of local government programs and regional approaches for the proper disposal of abandoned manufactured homes; and the feasibility and advisability of imposing an advance disposal tax on the sale of new and used manufactured homes to fund deconstruction of abandoned manufactured homes. 
SECTION 1.(b)  Subcommittee. – In order to facilitate the conduct of this study, the Cochairs of the Environmental Review Commission may establish a subcommittee of the Commission. The subcommittee of the Commission may include nonlegislative members who have special knowledge, interest, or expertise in various aspects of manufactured homes, solid waste management, local government, affordable housing issues, and tax collection matters, appointed in consultation with the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.  At a minimum, the Cochairs shall appoint four members at large, who may be members of the Commission, in addition to the following members:
(1)	The Executive Director of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, or the Director's designee.
(2)	The Executive Director of the North Carolina League of Municipalities, or the Director's designee.
(3)	The President of the North Carolina Tax Collector's Association, or the President's designee.
(4)	The Director of the Division of Waste Management of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, or the Director's designee.
(5)	The Director of the Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, or the Director's designee.
(6)	The Executive Director of the North Carolina Manufactured Housing Institute, or the Director's designee.
(7)	The Executive Director of the Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina, or the Director's designee.
(8)	Secretary of the Department of Revenue, or the Secretary's designee.
SECTION 1.(c)  Report. – The Commission shall report its findings, together with any recommended legislation, to the 2007 Regular Session of the 2007 General Assembly upon its convening.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.