North Carolina § 130A-309 - 01. Title.

§ 130A-309. 01. Title.

This Part may be cited as the Solid Waste Management Act of 1989. History (1989, c. 784, s. 2.) Cross References. - As to provisions for regional solid waste management authorities, see Article 22 of Chapter 153A , G.S. 153A-421 et seq. Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2007-550, s. 15, provides: "(a) The Commission for Health Services shall review rules governing the design, construction, operation, maintenance, closure, and post-closure monitoring and maintenance of solid waste management facilities to determine whether changes are required to protect public health, safety, welfare, and the environment; to improve the performance of solid waste management facilities; to take advantage of technological advances in landfill design, construction, operation, maintenance, and closure; and to provide additional protection to environmentally sensitive areas of the State. The Commission shall adopt rules necessary to minimize impacts from solid waste management facilities on public health, safety, welfare, and the environment. These rules shall: "(1) Establish standards for the collection, control, and utilization or destruction of landfill gases at municipal solid waste landfills. "(2) Establish standards for the design, construction, operation, maintenance, closure, and post-closure monitoring and maintenance of bioreactor landfills. "(3) Establish criteria for development of bird and wildlife management plans. "(4) Incorporate measures necessary to minimize impacts to natural, historic, and cultural resources, including, but not limited to, wetlands, critical fisheries habitats, parks, recreation areas, cultural and historic sites, and potential water supplies. "(b) This section is effective when it becomes law [August 31, 2007]."