North Carolina § 130A-310 - 30. Short title.

§ 130A-310. 30. Short title.

This Part may be cited as The Brownfields Property Reuse Act of 1997. History (1997-357, s. 2.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 1997-357, s. 1, provides: "The General Assembly makes the following findings: "(1) There are abandoned, idle, and underused properties in North Carolina, often referred to as 'brownfields', that may have been or were contaminated by past industrial and commercial activities, but that are attractive locations for redevelopment. "(2) The reuse, development, redevelopment, transfer, financing, and other use of brownfields is impaired by the potential liability associated with the risk of contamination. "(3) The safe redevelopment of brownfields would benefit the citizens of North Carolina in many ways, including improving the tax base of local government and creating job opportunities for citizens in the vicinity of brownfields. "(4) Potential purchasers and developers of brownfields and other parties who have no connection with the contamination of the property, including redevelopment lenders, should be encouraged to provide capital and labor to improve brownfields without undue risk of liability for problems they did not create, so long as the property can be and is made safe for appropriate future use. "(5) Public and local government involvement in commenting on the safe reuse of brownfields will improve the quality and acceptability of their redevelopment." Session Laws 1997-357, s. 8, provides: "This act shall not be construed to obligate the General Assembly to make any appropriation to implement the provisions of this act. The Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources [now the Department of Environment and Natural Resources] shall implement the provisions of this act from funds otherwise available or appropriated to the Department."