NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1981 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 514

HOUSE BILL 796

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND G.S. 143-215.6 TO PROVIDE FOR CIVIL SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE WATER USE INFORMATION ACT.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1. G.S. 143-215.6 is hereby amended by inserting the words "or G.S. 143-355(k) relating to water use information" after the word "Article" in paragraphs d and f of Subdivision (a)(1) thereof, and by adding at the end of subsection (c) thereof the sentence: "For purposes of this subsection references to 'this Article' include G.S. 143-355(k) relating to water use information."

Sec. 2. G.S. 143-355(k) is hereby amended by rewriting the proviso at lines 12-13 to read as follows: "Provided, however, this subsection does not apply to withdrawals or uses by individuals or families for household, livestock, or gardens."

Sec. 3. G.S. 143-355(k) is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Within the meaning of this subsection the term 'person' means any and all persons, including individuals, firms, partnerships, associations, public or private institutions, municipalities or political subdivisions, governmental agencies, and private or public corporations organized or existing under the laws of this State or any other state or country."

Sec. 4. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 5th day of June, 1981.