GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1985 SESSION

CHAPTER 582

HOUSE BILL 1384

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES TO IMPOSE A REASONABLE FEE ON ALL HANDLERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 130A-294(a) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read as follows:

"(7)      Establish and collect annual fees from generators and transporters of hazardous waste and hazardous waste storage, treatment and disposal facilities regulated by this Article. The fees collected shall support the funding of the Department's hazardous waste management program. The maximum annual fee for each category shall be:

Generators $600.00 Transporters $600.00 Storage Facilities $1200.00 Treatment Facilities $1200.00 Disposal Facilities $1200.00." Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 3rd day of July, 1985.