GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1997 SESSION
S.L. 1997-28
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 130A-310.10 reads as rewritten:
"§ 130A-310.10. Annual reports.
(a) The Secretary shall
present an annual a report on inactive hazardous sites to the
General Assembly and the Environmental Review Commission which Commission.
The report shall include at least the following: least:
(1) The Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites Priority List;
(2) A list of remedial action plans requiring State funding through the Inactive Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund;
(3) A comprehensive budget to implement these remedial action plans and the adequacy of the Inactive Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund to fund the cost of said plans;
(4) A prioritized list of sites that are eligible for remedial action under CERCLA/SARA together with recommended remedial action plans and a comprehensive budget to implement such plans. The budget for implementing a remedial action plan under CERCLA/SARA shall include a statement as to any appropriation that may be necessary to pay the State's share of such plan;
(5) A list of sites and remedial action plans undergoing voluntary cleanup with Departmental approval;
(6) A list of sites and remedial action plans that may require State funding, a comprehensive budget if implementation of these possible remedial action plans is required, and the adequacy of the Inactive Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund to fund the possible costs of said plans;
(7) A list of sites which pose an imminent hazard;
(8) A comprehensive budget to develop and implement remedial action plans for sites that pose imminent hazards and that may require State funding, and the adequacy of the Inactive Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund; and
(9) Any other information requested by the General Assembly or the Environmental Review Commission.
(b) The annual reports
report required by this section shall be made by the Secretary on 15
February of each year beginning 15 February 1990. or before 1 November
of even-numbered years."
Section 2. G.S. 130A-310.4(e) reads as rewritten:
"(e) At least 45 days from
the latest date on which notice is provided pursuant to subsection (c) (c)(1)
of this section shall be allowed for the receipt of written comment on the
proposed remedial action plan prior to its approval. If a public hearing
is held pursuant to subsection (f) of this section, at least 20 days will be
allowed for receipt of written comment following the hearing prior to the
approval of the remedial action plan."
Section 3. This act is effective when it becomes law. The Secretary of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources shall make the first report under G.S. 130A-310.10, as amended by Section 1 of this act, on or before 1 November 1998.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 10th day of April, 1997.
s/ Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate
s/ Harold J. Brubaker
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s/ James B. Hunt, Jr.
Governor
Approved 12:12 p.m. this 17th day of April, 1997