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103 <br /> Cij If a site subject to the requirements of this section is remediated pursuant to the <br /> requirements of Part 8 of Article 9 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes, a Notice of <br /> Residual Contamination may be prepared and filed in accordance with G.S. 130A-310.71(a)(9), <br /> in lieu of a Notice prepared and filed pursuant to this section." <br /> SECTION 4.7.(f) G.S. 130A-310.10(a)(8a) is repealed. <br /> SECTION 4.8.(a) No later than March 1, 2016, the Department of Environment <br /> and Natural Resources shall do all of the following: <br /> (1) Develop internal processes to govern remediation of contaminated sites <br /> conducted under this Part that are consistent across all programs or <br /> requirements identified in subsection (a) of G.S. 130A-310.67. <br /> (2) Develop a coordinated program and processes for remediation of <br /> contaminated sites conducted under this Part that are subject to more than <br /> one program or requirement identified in subsection (a) of <br /> G.S. 130A-310.67. <br /> (3) Develop reforms to expand the role, and otherwise enhance the use of, <br /> registered environmental consultants approved to implement and oversee <br /> voluntary remedial actions pursuant to this Part. <br /> (4) Examine the criteria for development of site-specific remediation standards <br /> pursuant to this Part, specifically distances between water bodies and other <br /> receptors to plumes of contamination that originate from the source, to <br /> ensure that such standards are protective of public health, safety, and <br /> welfare; the environment; and natural resources. <br /> SECTION 4.8.(b) No later than April 1, 2016, the Department shall report to the <br /> Environmental Review Commission on its activities conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of <br /> this section, together with any pertinent findings or recommendations, including any legislative <br /> proposals that it deems advisable. <br /> SECTION 4.8A.(a) The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, in <br /> conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services, shall study the State's <br /> groundwater standards under 15A NCAC 2L, or State Interim Allowable Maximum <br /> Contaminant Levels (IMAC), as applicable, as well as State health screening levels, for <br /> hexavalent chromium and vanadium relative to other southeastern states' standards for these <br /> contaminants and the federal maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for these contaminants <br /> under the Safe Drinking Water Act, in order to identify appropriate standards to protect public <br /> health, safety, and welfare; the environment; and natural resources. The Department shall also <br /> evaluate background standards for these contaminants where they naturally occur in <br /> groundwater in the State. <br /> SECTION 4.8A.(b) The Department shall submit an interim report no later than <br /> November 1, 2015, and a final report no later than April 1, 2016, to the Environmental Review <br /> Commission and the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services on <br /> its activities conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, together with any pertinent <br /> findings or recommendations, including any legislative proposals that it deems advisable. <br /> MODIFY EFFECTIVE DATE FOR LIFE-OF-SITE PERMITS FOR SANITARY <br /> LANDFILLS AND TRANSFER STATIONS AND MAKE OTHER TECHNICAL, <br /> CLARIFYING,AND CONFORMING CHANGES <br /> SECTION 4.9.(a) Section 14.20(a) of S.L. 2015-241 reads as rewritten: <br /> "SECTION 14.20.(a) G.S. 130A-294 reads as rewritten: <br /> "§ 130A-294. Solid waste management program. <br /> (a) The Department is authorized and directed to engage in research, conduct <br /> investigations and surveys, make inspections and establish a statewide solid waste management <br /> program. In establishing a program, the Department shall have authority to: <br /> (4) a. Develop a permit system governing the establishment and operation <br /> of solid waste management facilities. A landfill with a disposal area <br /> of 1/2 acre or less for the on-site disposal of land clearing and inert <br /> debris is exempt from the permit requirement of this section and shall <br /> be governed by G.S. 130A-301.1. Demolition debris from the <br /> decommissioning of manufacturing buildings, including electric <br /> House Bill 765-Ratified Session Law 2015-286 Page 29 <br />