North Carolina § 143-215 - 22I: Repealed by Session Laws 2007-518, s. 2, effective August 31, 2007, and applicable to any petition for a certificate for a transfer of surface water from one river basin to another river basin on or after August 31, 2007.
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§ 143-215. 22I: Repealed by Session Laws 2007-518, s. 2, effective August 31, 2007, and applicable to any petition for a certificate for a transfer of surface water from one river basin to another river basin on or after August 31, 2007.
Cross References. - For present similar provisions concerning the regulation of surface water transfers, see G.S. 143-215.22 L. Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2007-518, s. 7, as amended by Session Laws 2007-484, s. 43.7C, Session Laws 2010-155, s. 4, Session Laws 2011-298, s. 2, and Session Laws 2013-388, s. 3(c), provides: "This act becomes effective when it becomes law and applies to any petition for a certificate for a transfer of surface water from one river basin to another river basin first made on or after that date." Session Laws 2007-518, s. 6, is a severability clause. Session Laws 2011-298, s. 1, as amended by Session Laws 2013-388, s. 3(a), provides: "Notwithstanding G.S. 143-215.22 I and G.S. 143-215.22 L, a certificate issued pursuant to G.S. 143-215.22L is not required for a transfer of water from one river basin to another river basin to supplement groundwater supplies in the 15 counties designated as the Central Coastal Plain Capacity Use Area under 15A NCAC 2E .0501." Session Laws 2011-298, s. 4(a)-(c), as amended by Session Laws 2013-388, s. 3(b), provides: "(a) This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to any transfer of water from one river basin to another river basin to supplement groundwater supplies in the 15 counties designated as the Central Coastal Plain Capacity Use Area under 15A NCAC 2E .0501 initiated on or after August 31, 2007. "(b) Section 1 of this act shall expire if the cumulative volume of water transfers, by public water supply systems sharing a single intake, from one river basin to another river basin to supplement groundwater supplies in the 15 counties designated as the Central Coastal Plain Capacity Use Area under 15A NCAC 2E .0501 initiated on or after August 31, 2007, by any person that does not hold a certificate for an interbasin transfer on or before the effective date of this act, exceeds 8,000,000 gallons per day. "(c) Any transfer of water from one river basin to another river basin to supplement groundwater supplies in the 15 counties designated as the Central Coastal Plain Capacity Use Area under 15A NCAC 2E .0501 initiated while Section 1 of this act is effective shall not require certification pursuant to G.S. 143-215.22 L upon expiration of Section 1 of this act." §§ 143-215.22J, 143-215.22K: Repealed by Session Laws 2004-195, s. 3.1, effective August 17, 2004.
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