Bill Summary for S 341 (2013-2014)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH AN EXPEDITED PROCESS FOR THE MODIFICATION OF INTERBASIN TRANSFER CERTIFICATES AND FOR THE ISSUANCE OF INTERBASIN TRANSFER CERTIFICATES IN THE CENTRAL COASTAL PLAIN CAPACITY USE AREA AND THE COASTAL AREA COUNTIES AND TO AMEND S.L. 2013-50, AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF REGIONAL WATER AND SEWER SERVICES BY TRANSFERRING OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS TO A METROPOLITAN WATER AND SEWERAGE DISTRICT.Intro. by Rabon.
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Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Undoesthe deletion of subsection (a)(2) of GS 143-215.22L, which requires obtaining a certificate from the Environmental Management Commission (Commission) prior to increasing the amount of an existing transfer from one river basin toanother by 25% or more above the average daily amount transferred during the year ending July 1, 1993, if the total transfer, including the increase, is two million gallons or more per day.
Provides that theDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)or the Commission can make modifications, after providing electronic notice to identified, interested parties, toupdates requested by the certificate holderto conservation, drought management, or compliance and monitoring plans. Deletes provision allowing the Commission to make minor modifications after providing notice to interested parties.
Prohibits the Commission from granting a request to modify a certificate if the modification is inconsistent with the December 3, 2010, Settlement Agreementamong the states of North and South Carolina, Duke Energy Carolinas, and the Catawba River Water Supply Project.
Amends Section 4.(b) of SL 2011-298to providethat Section 1 of SL 2011-298 applies to the cumulative volume of water transfers by public water supply systems sharing a single intake. Reinstates language deletedfrom Section 4(b) in the 1st edition to provide that Section 1 of SL 2011-298 will expireif the cumulative volume of water transfers by any person that does not hold a certificate for an interbasin transfer on or before the effective date ofSL 2011-298exceedseight million gallons per day (was amended in the 1st edition to make the cumulative volume of the water transfers exceed 20.3 million gallons per day).