GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 1999 



1 (2) Identify the historical trends in the use of these 



2 processes and equipment; and 



3 (3) Evaluate the benefits and costs of these processes 



4 and equipment and the feasibility of implementing 



5 and installing alternative processes or equipment. 



6 Section 20. (b) In evaluating processes and equipment, 



7 the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the following 



8 factors: 



9 (1) The environmental and public health impacts of the 



10 process or equipment; 



11 (2) The ability of the process or equipment to clean a 



12 wide variety of natural and synthetic fabrics 



13 without damage; 



14 (3) The ability of small business organizations to 



15 finance, own, and operate the process or equipment; 



16 and 



17 (4) The effect of widespread use of the process or 



18 equipment on fire safety. 



19 Section 20. (c) If the Secretary finds that there are 



20 significant potential obstacles to the implementation of 



21 beneficial alternative dry-cleaning processes or equipment, the 



22 Secretary shall recommend to the General Assembly specific 



23 regulatory and nonregulatory policy measures to promote the 



24 increased use of such alternative processes or equipment by the 



25 State's dry-cleaning industry. The Secretary shall complete this 



26 study and report the findings to the Environmental Review 



27 Commission by December 1, 2000. 



28 Section 20. (d) The working group established by the 



29 Secretary shall consist, at a minimum, of representatives of 



30 nonprofit conservation organizations, representatives of the 



31 dry-cleaning industry, manufacturers of dry-cleaning processes 



32 and equipment, manufacturers of dry-cleaning solvents, and 



33 researchers knowledgeable about garment cleaning and the 



34 dry-cleaning industry. 



35 Section 21. This act constitutes a recent act of the 



36 General Assembly within the meaning of G.S. 150B-21.1. The 



37 Environmental Management Commission and the Commission on Health 



38 Services may each adopt temporary rules to implement the 



39 provisions of this act until 1 July 2001. The Secretary shall 



40 make the annual report required by this section on or before 1 



41 October of each year. 



42 Section 22. Sections 1.1 and 1.2 of this act become 



43 effective July 1, 2001. Section 1.3 of this act is effective 



44 when it becomes law. Section 1.4 of this act becomes effective 



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