NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1979 SESSION

CHAPTER 554

HOUSE BILL 58

AN ACT TO ENABLE THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS CERTIFICATION COMMISSION TO CLASSIFY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 90A-37 is amended by deleting the words "G.S. 130-161" in line 5, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "G.S. 143-215.1".

Sec. 2.  G.S. 90A-37, G.S. 90A-38, G.S. 90A-39, G.S. 90A-40, G.S. 90A-41, G.S. 90A-43 and G.S. 90A-44 are amended by deleting the words "Board of Certification" whenever those words appear and inserting in lieu thereof in each place the words "Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators Certification Commission".

Sec. 3.  G.S. 90A-40(d) is amended by adding a sentence at the end of that subsection to read "provided: that no certification shall be issued under this subsection after July 1, 1979. Operators of these facilities receiving initial notification of classification after July 1, 1979, shall be eligible for a temporary certificate to be valid as provided in subsection (e)."

Sec. 4.  G.S. 90A-40(e) is amended by striking the period after the word "inadequate" in line 4 and inserting the following phrase: "or when certificates without examination would formerly have been granted under Subsection (d) of this section."

Sec. 5.  G.S. 90A-42 is rewritten to read as follows:

"Fees. The Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators Certification Commission, in establishing procedures for implementing the requirements of this act, shall impose the following schedule of fees:

1.         Examination including Certificate, $15.00;

2.         Temporary Certificate, $25.00;

3.         Temporary Certification Renewal, $50.00;

4.         Conditional Certificate, $25.00;

5.         Voluntary Conversion Certificate, $10.00;

6.         Reciprocity Certificate, $25.00;

7.         Annual Renewal Fee, $5.00;

8.         Replacement of Certificate, $5.00; and

9.         Reinstatement of Operator Certification after lapse for nonpayment of Annual Renewal Fee, $5.00 in addition to the Regular Renewal Fee called for in number 7 hereinabove."

Sec. 6.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1979.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 14th day of May, 1979.