ELIMINATE OUTDATED ENV. REPORTS.

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View NCGA Bill Details2013-2014 Session
Senate Bill 507 (Public) Filed Wednesday, March 27, 2013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO DELETE OR REPEAL VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Intro. by Jackson, Brock, Cook.

Status: Ref To Com On Environment (House Action) (May 6 2013)

SOG comments (1):

Long title change

The Senate committee substitute to the 1st edition amends the act's long title. the original long title was: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REMOVE OUTDATED OR UNNECESSARY ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

S 507

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Apr 30 2013 - View Summary

    Senate committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. Repeals GS 143-215.108(g) (requires any person who is required to hold a permit under this section to submit a written description of his current and projected plans to reduce the emission of air contaminants under such permit by source reduction or recycling) and GS 143B-344.38 (North Carolina Sustainable Communities Task Force--reports). Makes organizational changes. Amends the act's long title.


  • Summary date: Mar 27 2013 - View Summary

    Repeals various environmental reporting requirements as follows:

    • Division of Aquariums annual report on the North Carolina Aquarium Fund (GS 143B‑289.44(d));
    • Chairs of the Marine Fisheries Commission and Wildlife Resources Commission annual report on the Marine Resources Fund and the Endowment Fund (GS 113‑175.6);
    • OSBM annual report on the Solid Waste Management Loan Program (GS 159I‑29);
    • Division of Air Quality annual report on air quality and emission reductions (SL 2002-4, sec 11, as amended);
    • Division of Marine Fisheries annual report on the Shellfish Rehabilitation Program;
    • DENR annual report on the Title V account (GS 13-215.3A(c));
    • DENR annual report on the costs of implementing the Mining Act of 1971 (GS 74-54.1(c));
    • DENR annual report on fisheries management plans (GS 113-182.1(e));
    • DENR Advisory Committee annual report on the coordination of waterfront access (SL 2007-485, sec. 2.3);
    • DENR annual report on the one‑stop permitting program and express permitting program (GS 143B‑279.15).

    Effective when the act becomes law.