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them at all), however in all cases those periods are less than those proposed in the bill to apply to <br />local governments. <br />It is our opinion that creating a private waste hauling company entitlement is not necessary and <br />will in fact be counterproductive to local government and general public interests. Local <br />governments do not need additional financial burdens regarding solid waste management. North <br />Carolina's waste /recycling collection component is not broken in a way that this bill will fix. To <br />the contrary, this bill will make waste /recycling collection more expensive, complicated, and less <br />likely to achieve meaningful waste reduction. <br />We urge you to oppose SB -951 by calling your Representatives now. Unfortunately the Senate <br />has already adopted the bill. Local governments need the ability to assert some level of influence <br />and control over the provision of'solid waste /waste reduction services rather than to have <br />arbitrary encumbrances, unworkable notification procedures, and financial impediments placed <br />upon them that do nothing to enhance the quality or quantity of services for citizens. <br />Our conclusion is that this legislation is unnecessary, imbalanced, potentially expensive, and an <br />impediment to the provision of waste services for local governments. Large private hauling <br />companies will be the principle beneficiary of this legislation at the expense of local governments <br />(citizens). The bill seems to be a solution in search of 'a problem. While the private sector waste <br />management companies play an important role in the collection and disposal of North Carolina's <br />waste, this bill would give them significant benefits without a corresponding additional <br />responsibilities. Historically, the private sector waste industry has provided a supplementary <br />and/or complementary role to local governments. The responsibility for public health and safety, <br />planning, meeting waste reduction goals, and general local waste management policy would <br />continue to reside with local governments. <br />M <br />