Recommendations 



Environmental Health 



On-Site Wastewater System Contractors 



This proposal would create the On-site Wastewater System Contractors Licensing Board 

 and make it unlawful to install or repair an on-site wastewater system without being 

 licensed by this board. A licensed general contractor would be considered licensed to 

 install a "conventional" on-site wastewater system that consists only of a septic tank with 

 a gravity rock and pipe distribution system. The sections of the proposal that would 

 establish the licensing board would become effective when the proposal becomes law; the 

 sections that would govern licensing by the board would become effective January 1 , 

 2002. 



Hazardous Sites 

 Brownfields Tax Incentive 



This proposal would encourage the cleanup and redevelopment of old industrial sites by 

 providing a partial exclusion from property taxation for five years for qualifying 

 improvements made to property that is subject to a Brownfields agreement. The proposal 

 would apply to taxes imposed for taxable years beginning on or after July 1 , 2001 . 



Parks and Conservation 



Bullhead Mountains State Natural Area 



This proposal would authorize the addition of Bullhead Mountain State Natural Area to 

 the State Parks System. Bullhead Mountain is located in Alleghany County. Funds for 

 the acquisition and management of this property are being provided by the Conservation 

 Trust of NC and the NC State Office of the National Audobon Society. The proposal 

 would become effective when it becomes law. 



Million Acre Open Space Goal 



This proposal would codify the Governor's goal of preserving an additional one million 

 acres of farmland, open space, and conservation lands by December 3 1 , 2009. The 

 proposal would also make the Department of Environment and Natural Resources the 

 lead agency in the effort to achieve this goal. The proposal would become effective when 

 it becomes law. 



CuUasaja River Designation 



This proposal would designate the portion of the Cullasaja River that runs through the 

 Nantahala National Forest as a "Scenic River" in the State's Natural and Scenic River 

 System. The proposal also states that the "scenic" designation would not add any new 

 water quality requirements for dischargers into the river. The proposal would become 

 effective when it becomes law. 



Lea Island State Natural Area 



This proposal would authorize the addition of the Lea Island State Natural Area to the 

 State Parks System. The property will be acquired and managed with existing resources 

 and funds provided by the NC State Office of the National Audobon Society. The 

 proposal would become effective when it becomes law. 



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