GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

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HOUSE BILL 629

Committee Substitute Favorable 5/1/13

Short Title:        Amend Definition of Special Purpose Project.	(Public)
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April 10, 2013

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to AMEND the definition of a special purpose project to include AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY waste disposal facilities.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 159C-3(15a) of the General Statutes reads as rewritten:

"§ 159C-3.  Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this Chapter:

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(15a)    Special purpose project. - Any structure, equipment, or other facility for any one or more of the following purposes:

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g.         Land, equipment, and facilities for the disposal, treatment, or recycling of (i) solid or other waste that are described in G.S. 159I-8.G.S. 159I-8 or (ii) solid, forestry, agricultural, or other waste, including any residual material which is the by-product or excess raw material remaining after the completion of any commercial, consumer, governmental, agricultural, or industrial production process. Facilities for the handling and transport of products resulting from treatment and recycling are included within this purpose.

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SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.