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House Bill 900*-First Edition <br />occupied and for the system to be placed into use or reuse, If the determination is_completed <br />statement of certification to the local health department,. and. the local.. health department shall <br />issue the operations permit or deny the permit application within 10 business days_.of its receipt <br />or the operation permit shall be_d_eemed_pezmitted. <br />(c) Upon determination that an existing wastewater system has a valid operation permit <br />and is operating properly in a manufactured home park, the local health department shall issue <br />authorization in writing for a manufactured home to be connected to the existing system and to <br />be occupied, Notwithstanding G.S. 130A-336, an improvement permit is not required for the <br />connection of a manufactured home to an existing system with a valid operation permit in a <br />manufactured home park. <br />(d) No person shall occupy a residence, place of business or place of public assembly, or <br />place a wastewater system into use or reuse for a residence, place of business or place of public <br />assembly until an operation permit has been issued or deemed permitted pursuant to certif cation <br />of (i) _a__ licensed sail scientist or ii a licensed soil scientist and a professional. engineer, or <br />authorization has been obtained pursuant to G,S. 130A-.337(c)." <br />SECTION 4. G.S. 1.30A-3.38 reads as rewritten: <br />"§ 130A-338. Authorization for wastewater system construction required before other <br />permits to be issued. <br />Where construction, location or relocation is proposed to be done upon a residence, place of <br />business or place of public assembly, no permit required for electrical, plumbing, heating, air <br />conditioning or other construction, location or relocation activity under any provision of general <br />or special law shall be issued until an authorization for wastewater system construction has been <br />issued or_deemed permitted under G,S. 130A-336 or authorization has been obtained under <br />G,S. 130A-.337(c)," <br />SECTION 5. G,S. 1.30A-340 reads as rewritten: <br />"§ 130A-340. Review procedures and a~enls:appeals; violations. <br />(a) The Department, upon request by an applicant for an improvement permit, shall <br />provide a technical review of any scientific data and system design submitted by the applicant. <br />The data and system design shall be evaluated by professional peers of those who prepared the <br />data and system design. The results of the technical review shall be available prior to a decision <br />by the local health department and shall not affect an applicant's right to a contested hearing <br />under Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, <br />(b) Any__person may__file a complaint before the Commission if the person believes that <br />any person has.._violated_this Artiele,_rules adopted pursuant to this Article the tenns__or <br />conditions of_any pennit_ tssued_pursuant to this Article, has failed to take all reasonable steps to <br />ensure the competence_of services rendered by_any_person pursuant to a pennit issued pursuant <br />to_this Article, or has materially misrepresented~his. or her_professional_credentials. <br />(c,) The Commission may assess a civil_penalty_of_not.more thann._ten thousand dollars <br />($10~000)_against any person if the Commission Ends that the person has violated this Article <br />rules adopted pursuant to this. Article, the terms or conditions of any permit issued_pursuant.to <br />this Article, has failed to take. a_ll reasonable steps to ensure the competence of services rendered <br />by any person _p_u_r_s_uant to_,. a ,_pennit_ issued pursuant , to this Article,,__ or has materially. <br />misrepresented his or_her professional credentials~A.civil.penalty assessed under this subsection <br />for misrepresentation_of professional credentials_is in addition to any penalty assessed or <br />imposed purslant ,haptnr $9C or hapter 8~F of the General Statutes." <br />http://www..ncgastate, na us/Sessions/2005Bills/House/HTML/H900v l .htm1 4/7/2005 <br />