GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 1999 



1 delegated by the General Assembly. Environmental 



2 laws do not include any provisions of the General 



3 Statutes or of any municipal or county ordinance 



4 that regulates the selection of a location for a 



5 new facility, including swine farms, concentrated 



6 animal feeding operations, animal waste management 



7 systems, and facilities operated for the off -site 



8 treatment or disposal of radioactive or hazardous 



9 waste. 



10 ( 4 ) 'Facility' means any site, any manufacturing or 



1 1 natural resource management operation, or any 



12 business or municipal activity that is regulated 



13 under any environmental laws. 



14 ( 5 ) 'Secretary' means the Secretary of the Department 



15 of Environment and Natural Resources. 



16 ( 6 ) 'Sponsor' means a person, group, or association 



17 that submits a proposal for an EEPA. 



18 ( 7 ) 'Stakeholder' means any person or group of persons 



19 of common interest directly or indirectly affected 

 2 in his, her or its person, property, or employment 

 21 by an EEPA. Potential stakeholders include, but 

 2 2 are not limited to, employees and employee 

 2 3 representatives, neighbors, community and civic 

 2 4 organizations, government agencies, trade and 



2 5 business associations, and environmental 



2 6 organizations . 



2 7 " § 113A-244. Authority to enter into environmental excellence 



2 8 program agreements ( EEPAs ) . 



2 9 (a) The Secretary may enter into any EEPA with any person 



3 subject to regulation by environmental laws, even if one or more 



31 of the terms of the EEPA would be inconsistent with an otherwise 



32 applicable environmental law or condition of an environmental 



33 permit. 



34 (b) The Secretary may designate the director of an agency to 



35 act for the Secretary and to enter into EEPAs affecting or 



36 modifying environmental laws administered by that agency. Where 



37 a sponsor proposes an EEPA that would affect or modify 

 3 8 environmental laws administered by more than one State agency, 

 3 9 the Secretary may designate one or more directors to enter into 



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