Authorizing Legislation 



(4) Recodification of the General Statutes relating to the environment and 

 environmental agencies. 

 (c) In addition to its general powers and duties, the Environmental Review Commission 

 shall have the following powers and duties with respect to hazardous waste management: 



(1) To study the current and projected need for hazardous waste treatment, 

 storage, and disposal capacity in the State in light of anticipated generation of 

 hazardous waste and alternatives for hazardous waste treatment and disposal; 



(2) To evaluate the potential for the development of additional hazardous waste 

 treatment, storage, and disposal capacity by the private sector; 



(3) To study the necessity for and scope of hazardous waste treatment, storage, 

 and disposal facilities which are sited, owned, or operated by the State; 



(4) To review progress in securing a volunteer county to host a hazardous waste 

 treatment facility; 



(5) To study incentives and compensation for the community which hosts, either 

 voluntarily or involuntarily, a hazardous waste treatment facility, including 

 any additional incentives and compensation which may be needed, whether 

 there should be differential compensation for a volunteer county, options for 

 use of fimds by local governments, distribution of compensation among local 

 governments, and methods of providing flexibility in tiie development of an 

 incentives and compensation package for a particular local commimity; 



(6) To review progress in developing interstate agreements for the treatment, 

 storage, and disposal of hazardous waste; 



(7) To assist in the development of cooperative, comprehensive regional approach 

 to hazardous waste treatment and disposal; 



(8),(9) Repealed by Session Laws 2001-474, s. 12. 



(10) To study the capacity assurance requirement under the Comprehensive 

 Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, Pub. L. 

 No. 96-510, 94 Stat. 2767, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., as amended, and the 

 Superfimd Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 

 99-499, 100 Stat. 1613, as amended as it relates to the continued eligibility of 

 North Carolina for remedial actions under Superfimd; 



(11) To study alternatives available to the State for dealing with hazardous waste 

 and the ramifications of those alternatives; and 



(12) To receive and evaluate reports of every State agency, board, and commission 

 which has any power or duty with respect to hazardous waste management. 



§ 120-70.44. Additional powers. 



The Environmental Review Commission, while in the discharge of official duties, may 

 exercise all the powers provided for under the provisions of G.S. 120-19, and G.S. 120-19.1 

 through G.S. 120-19.4. The Environmental Review Commission may meet at any time upon the 

 call of either cochairman, whether or not the General Assembly is in session. The 

 Environmental Review Commission may meet in the Legislative Building or the Legislative 

 Office Building upon the approval of the Legislative Services Commission. 



Notwithstanding any rule or resolution to the contrary, proposed legislation to implement any 

 recommendation of the Environmental Review Commission regarding any study the 

 Environmental Review Commission is authorized to imdertake or any report authorized or 



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