GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA 



SESSION 1999 



S/H 



BILL DRAFT ERCOO-RT/SBZ-014 . 01 (5.4) 

 12-MAY-OO 14:24:50 



ATTENTION: This is a draft and is not ready for introduction. 



Short Title: Delegation of Env. Program Authority. (Public) 



Sponsors 



Referred to: 



1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 



2 AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL 



3 RESOURCES AND VARIOUS COMMISSIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 



4 PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT TO DELEGATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR 



5 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS TO UNITS OF LOCAL 



6 GOVERNMENT. 



7 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 



8 Section 1. Article 7 of Chapter 143B of the General 



9 Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: 



10 " § G.S. 143B-279.il. Delegation of program implementation to a 



1 1 unit of local qovernment. 



12 (a) The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, the 



13 Coastal Resources Commission, the Commission for Health Services, 



14 and the Environmental Management Commission may delegate to a 



15 unit of local government the authority to implement an 



16 environmental permitting and enforcement program. 



17 (b) The Secretary or the responsible Commission may only 



18 delegate implementation authority to a unit of local government 



19 that has developed a local program that: 



