North Carolina § 130A-309 - 27. Joint and several liability.

§ 130A-309. 27. Joint and several liability.

As used in this section: "Owner or operator" means, in addition to the usual meanings of the term, any owner of record of any interest in land on which a landfill is or has been sited, any person or business entity that owns a majority interest in any other business entity which is the owner or operator of a landfill, and any person designated as a joint permittee pursuant to G.S. 130A-295.2(e). "Proceeds" means all funds collected and received by the Department, including interest and penalties on delinquent fees. Every owner or operator of a landfill is jointly and severally liable for the improper operation and closure of the landfill, as provided by law. through (f) Repealed by Session Laws 2007-550, s. 5(b), effective August 1, 2007. History (1989, c. 784, s. 2; 2007-550, s. 5(b).) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2007-550, s. 5(b), effective August 1, 2007, and applicable to any application for a permit for a solid waste management facility that is pending on that date, in the section heading, substituted "Joint and several liability" for "Landfill escrow account" in the section heading; in subdivision (a)(1), made a stylistic change, substituted "business entity" for "corporation" both times it appears, and added "and any person designated as a joint permittee pursuant to G.S. 130A-295.2(e) "; and deleted subsections (c) through (f).