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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA 

 SESSION 1999 



BILL DRAFT ERCOO-RT/SBZ-015 . 13 (5.9) 

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



Short Title: Environmental Excellence Agreements-1 • 



(Public) 



Sponsors : 



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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 

 AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL 



EXCELLENCE PROGRAM AGREEMENTS. 

 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 



Section 1. Chapter 143 of the General Statutes is 

 amended by adding a new Article to read: 



" Article 17. 

 " Environmental Excellence Program Agreements Act. 

 " § 113A-241. Title. 



This Article may be cited as the Environmental Excellence 



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1 1 Program Agreement Act. 



12 " § 113A-242. Purpose. 



13 The purpose of this Article is to create a voluntary program 



14 whereby persons subject to environmental laws and the Secretary 



15 may enter into Environmental Excellence Program Agreements 



16 (EEPAs) and to direct agencies of the State to support and 



17 encourage the development of agreements that use innovative 



18 environmental measures or strategies not otherwise recognized or 



19 allowed under existing laws and rules to achieve results that 



