A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that a nutrient management plan shall not be developed, adopted, or implemented for surface waters of the state unless those waters have first been classified as nutrient sensitive waters.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 143‑215.1 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(c7)	Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a nutrient management plan shall not be developed, adopted, or implemented for surface waters of the State unless those waters have first been classified as nutrient sensitive waters (NSW) under rules adopted by the Commission."
SECTION 2.  S.L. 2005‑190 is amended by adding a new section to read:
"SECTION 4A. This act shall not be construed to authorize the development or implementation of a nutrient management plan for surface waters of the State unless those waters have first been classified as nutrient sensitive waters (NSW) under rules adopted by the Commission."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to nutrient management plans that have not been approved by the Commission prior to that date.