GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 1999 



1 (i) Acceptance of Funds. -- The Board may accept grants, 



2 contributions, bequests, and gifts. Grants, contributions, 



3 bequests, and gifts shall be kept in the same account as any 



4 other funds deposited under this Part and Article 9 of Chapter 87 



5 of the General Statutes. 



6 (k) Applicability of Occupational Licensing Rules. -- The 



7 Board is subject to the provisions of Chapter 93B of the General 



8 Statutes. " 



9 Section 2. Chapter 87 of the General Statutes is 



10 amended by adding a new Article to read: 



11 " ARTICLE 9. 



12 "On-site Wastewater System Contractors Licensing. 



13 " S 87-120. Short title. 



14 This Article may be cited as the On-Site Wastewater System 



15 Contractors Licensing Act. 



16 " § 87-121. Purposes. 



17 The purposes of this Article are; to protect property, public 



18 health, and environmental health through the regulation and 



19 education of any person, partnership, association, or corporation 



20 in this State that constructs, installs, or repairs on-site 



21 wastewater systems; to establish minimum standards regarding 



22 ethical conduct, responsibility, training, experience, 



2 3 background, and continuing education for on-site wastewater 



24 system contractors; and to provide appropriate enforcement 



25 procedures for rules adopted by the Board pursuant to this 



26 Article or Part 9B of Article 7 of Chapter 143B of the General 



27 Statutes. 



28 " § 87-122. Definitions. 



2 9 As used in this Article: 



30 ( 1 ) 'Board' means the On-Site Wastewater System 



31 Contractors Licensing Board created in Part 9B of 



32 Article 7 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes. 



33 ( 2 ) 'Construct' or 'construction' means any work, 



34 including excavation, that acts to set into place 



35 any on-site wastewater system and its components. 



36 ( 3 ) 'Conventional system' means an on-site wastewater 



37 system consisting of only a septic tank with a 



38 gravity rock and pipe distribution system. 



39 ( 4 ) 'Install' or 'installation' means any work that 



40 constructs on-site wastewater components together 



41 to form an on-site wastewater system at the 



42 jobsite. 



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