Commission Proceedings 



May 4, 2000 



Maintenance of septic tanks (continued from April 25, 2000) 



Linda C. Sewall, Director of the Division of Environmental Health in DENR, reviewed 

 three proposals related to the Commission for Health Services (CHS) recommendation 

 that septic tank installers be certified. She noted that the original CHS recommendation 

 called for the certification to be carried out by local health departments, which was 

 opposed by both the septic tank industry and the local health departments. Ms. Sewall 

 then explained two alternative proposals, one involving certification by DENR and the 

 other involving licensing by an independent board. Doug Lassiter, Legislative Liaison 

 for the North Carolina Septic Tank Association, spoke in favor of licensing by an 

 independent board. Ms. Sewall said that option was acceptable to DENR. The Chairs 

 directed staff to prepare a bill to implement the licensing board option. 



Stormwater management (continued from March 16, 2000) 



Rick A. Zechini, Assistant Commission Counsel, explained a legislative proposal that 

 would specifically authorize cities to collect fees for the administration of their 

 stormwater management programs. Kimberly L. Hibbard, Associate General Counsel for 

 the North Carolina League of Municipalities, and James B. Blackburn, III, General 

 Counsel for the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, spoke in support 

 of the proposal. Materials critical of the proposal were also distributed. The ERC then 

 voted to recommend the proposal to the General Assembly. 



Mountain- to-Sea Trail 



Philip K. McKnelly presented a legislative proposal to authorize the State to acquire land 



to complete the proposed Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Senator Howard Lee spoke in support 



of the proposal. The ERC then voted to recommend the proposal to the General 



Assembly. 



White goods and scrap tires 



Rick A. Zechini, Assistant Commission Counsel, explained a legislative proposal that 

 would eliminate the sunset on the statutes governing the management of discarded white 

 goods. The ERC voted to recommend the proposal to the General Assembly, on the 

 condition that the legislative proposal be modified to include provisions addressing the 

 disposal of scrap tires. 



Moratorium on billboards 



Representative Hackney suggested that the ERC recommend a proposal to extend the 

 current moratorium on billboard construction along Interstate 40 from Orange County to 

 Wilmington. The Chairs said this matter would be taken up at the May 9, 2000 meeting 

 of the ERC. 



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