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North Carolina General Assembly- [H 1768 vc] HOUSE BILL 1768 Page 1 of 3
<br /> GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
<br /> SESSION 1999
<br /> SESSION LAW 2000-107
<br /> HOUSE BILL 1768
<br /> AN ACT MAKING.OMNIBUS CHANGES TO CERTAIN GENERAL AND LOCAL LAWS
<br /> AFFECTING CARTERET, ORANGE, AND PENDER COUNTIES.
<br /> The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
<br /> PART I. CARTERET,, ORANGRAP AND PENDER COUNTIES ADDED TO THOSE
<br /> .COUNTIES-,USING ATTACHMENT AND GARNISHMENT IN THE
<br /> COLLECTION OF AMBULANCE SERVICE FEES
<br /> Section 1. G.S. 44-51.8 reads as rewritten:
<br /> 115 44-51.8. Counties to which Article
<br /> applies.
<br /> The provisions of this Article shall apply only to Alamance,
<br /> Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick,
<br /> Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Carteret, Caswell,
<br /> Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Chowan, Cleveland, Columbus, Craven,
<br /> Cumberland, Dare, Davidson, Davie, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe,
<br /> Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Graham, Granville, Greene, Guilford,
<br /> Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, Henderson, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde,
<br /> Iredell, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Lincoln, McDowell, Macon,
<br /> Madison, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, New
<br /> Hanover, Onslow, orange, Pasquotank, Pender,
<br /> Person, Pitt, Polk, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham,
<br /> Rowan, Rutherford, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Stokes, Surry,
<br /> Swain, Transylvania, Tyrrell, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren,
<br /> Washington, Watauga, Wilkes, Wilson, Yadkin and Yancey Counties."
<br /> PART 11. REGULATION OF OPEN BURNING
<br /> Section 2. G.S. 153A-136 reads as rewritten:
<br /> I'S 153A-136. Regulation of solid wastes.
<br /> (a) A county may by ordinance regulate the storage,
<br /> collection, transportation, use, disposal, and other disposition
<br /> of solid wastes. Such an ordinance may:
<br /> (1) Regulate the activities of persons, firms, and
<br /> corporations, both public and private.
<br /> (2) Require each person wishing to commercially collect
<br /> or dispose of solid wastes to secure a license from the
<br /> county and prohibit any person from commercially collecting
<br /> or disposing of solid wastes without a license. A fee may be
<br /> charged for a license.
<br /> (3) Grant a franchise to one or more persons for the
<br /> exclusive right to commercially collect or dispose of solid
<br /> wastes within all or a defined portion of the county and
<br /> prohibit any other person from commercially collecting or
<br /> disposing of solid wastes in that area. The board of
<br /> commissioners may set the terms of any franchise, except
<br /> that no franchise may be granted for a period exceeding 30
<br /> years, nor may any franchise by its terms impair the
<br /> authority of the board of commissioners to regulate fees as
<br /> authorized by this section.
<br /> (4) Regulate the fees, if any, that may be charged by
<br /> licensed or franchised persons for collecting or disposing
<br /> of solid wastes.
<br /> (5) Require the source separation of materials prior to
<br /> collection of solid waste for disposal. ,
<br /> (6) Require participation in a recycling program by
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