GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 1999 



1 oliminatod . eliminated or remediated to current standards, as 



2 defined in G.S. 130A-310.31. If requested in writing by the 



3 owner of the land and if the Secretary concurs with the request, 



4 the Secretary shall send to the register of deeds of each county 



5 where the Notice is recorded a statement that the contamination 



6 has been oliminatod eliminated, or that the contamination has 



7 been remediated to current standards, and request that the Notice 



8 be cancelled of record. The Secretary's statement shall contain 



9 the names of the owners of the land as shown in the Notice and 



10 reference the plat book and page where the Notice is recorded. 



11 The register of deeds shall record the Secretary's statement in 



12 the deed books and index it on the grantor index in the names of 



13 the owners of the land as shown in the Notice and on the grantee 



14 index in the name "Secretary of Environment and Natural 



15 Resources". The register of deeds shall make a marginal entry on 



16 the Notice showing the date of cancellation and the book and page 



17 where the Secretary's statement is recorded, and the register of 



18 deeds shall sign the entry. If a marginal entry is impracticable 



19 because of the method used to record maps and plats, the register 



20 of deeds shall not be required to make a marginal entry." 



21 Section 3. The Environmental Review Commission shall 



22 continue to study the application of land-use restrictions to the 



23 cleanup of environmental damage resulting from discharges and 



24 releases of petroleum from underground storage tanks through a 



25 stakeholder negotiation process. As a part of this study, the 



26 Commission shall consider issues related to notice to current and 



27 future users of real property of any restrictions on the current 



28 and future use of the property, mechanisms to ensure compliance 



29 with those restrictions, notice to current and future users of 



30 real property of the existence of contamination in excess of 



31 current standards, and issues related to recordation in the 



32 register of deeds office of this information. The Commission 



33 shall report its findings and recommendations, including any 



34 legislative proposals, to the 2001 General Assembly. 



35 Section 4. Sections 1 and 2 of this act are effective 



36 retroactively to 1 October 1999. Sections 3 and 4 of this act 



37 are effective when this act becomes law. Section 1 of this act 



38 expires 1 September 2001. 



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