A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to require a minimum distance of one hundred feet from the outermost boundary of any septage land application site to wetlands in order to protect sensitive areas.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 130A‑291.1  is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"§ 130A‑291.1.  Septage management program; permit fees.
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(k)	The Department shall require a buffer between any wetland and the outermost boundary of any septage land application site of at least 100 feet."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to a permit to operate a new septage land application site issued on or after that date.