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House Bi11900*-First Edition <br />~~~1sBST ,~ ~ <br />GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA <br />SESSION 2005 <br />H <br />HOUSE BILL 900* <br />Short Title: Enhance On-Site Wastewater System Approvals. (Public <br />Sponsors: Representatives Goforth and Brubaker (Primary Sponsors). <br />Referred to: Health. <br />March 28, 2005 <br />A BILL TO BE ENTITLED <br />AN ACT TO AMEND THE PROCESS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF AN IMPROVEMENT <br />PERMIT FOR AN ON-SITE SUBSURFACE WASTEWATER SYSTEM BY REQUIRING <br />THE COMPLETION OF A SOIL AND SITE EVALUATION PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE <br />OF AN IMPROVEMENT PERMIT; TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL HEALTH <br />DEPARTMENTS, AUTHORIZED AGENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF <br />ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, LICENSED SOIL SCIENTISTS, AND <br />PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS TO COMPLETE SOIL AND SITE EVALUATIONS; <br />AND TO MAKE OTHER CHANGES. <br />The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: <br />SECTION 1. G.S. 1.30A-334 reads as rewritten: <br />"§ 130A-334. Definitions. <br />The following definitions shall apply throughout this Article: <br />(7c) 'Professional engineer' has the same meaning as in G.S. 89C-3(8)_ <br />(13b) 'Licensed soil scientist' has the same meaning as in G.S. 89F-3(3), <br />~~ <br />SECTION 2. G.S. 130A-3.36 reads as rewritten: <br />"§ 130A-336. Improvement permit and authorization for wastewater system construction <br />required. <br />(a) Any proposed site for a residence, place of business, or place of public assembly in an <br />area not served by an approved wastewater system shall be evaluated by either (i) the local <br />health department,_(i)_a licensed sail scientist, or (iii) a professional engineer in accordance with <br />rules adopted pursuant to this Article. An improvement permit shall be issued in compliance <br />with the rules adopted pursuant to this Article. The local health department shall issue an <br />improvement permit after one of the follow.ing_has occurred: <br />(1) A soil and site evaluation_has_been completed by_an authorized agent of the <br />Department or local health department. <br />(2) The local health department receives a completed soil and site evaluation that <br />http://www.ncgastate.nc.us/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H900vl.html 4/7/2005 <br />