Legislation Tracker: Environment

Bill:HB45
Sponsors:Gillespie (R85); Cook (R6); Gibson (D69)
Title:ACCELERATE CLEANUP OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES
Related:2011:SB48
Status:06/20/2011 – Chaptered Session Laws


Bill:HB62
Sponsors:Guice (R113)
Title:PROHIBIT BOYLSTON CREEK RECLASSIFICATION
Related:2011:SB64
Status:04/05/2011 – Chaptered Session Laws


Bill:HB119
Sponsors:Gillespie (R85); McElraft (R13)
Title:AMEND ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS 2011
Status:07/01/2011 – Chaptered Session Laws


Bill:HB177
Sponsors:Samuelson (R104); McElraft (R13)
Title:ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 2011
Status:06/06/2011 – Senate Committee On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources


Bill:HB209
Sponsors:Ingle (R64); Gillespie (R85)
Title:AMEND SW FINANCIAL ASSURANCE RQMTS
Status:06/23/2011 – Chaptered Session Laws


Bill:HB242
Sponsors:Stone (R51); Gillespie (R85)
Title:NAT. GAS/BOND/FEE/LANDOWNER PROTECT'N/STUDY
Status:06/23/2011 – Chaptered Session Laws
Position:Support
Category:Legislative Goal
Comments:This bill accomplished the NCACC's legislative goal to establish a study commission to examine hydraulic fracturing method of drilling for natural gas. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is instructed to hold two public hearings on hydraulic fracturing and to study the possible societal, economic and community impacts of allowing hydraulic fracturing. The bill also appropriates $100,000 to conduct the study and establishes May 1, 2012, as the deadline for DENR to report its findings to the Legislature. The bill passed the House on May 31 and was amended by the Senate to combine the study with a study of "Onshore shale gas" included in S709, if that bill passes.


Bill:HB354
Sponsors:Hill (D20); Iler (R17); Justice (R16)
Title:NO SUNSET FOR SWCD ANIMAL WASTE INSPECTIONS
Status:03/16/2011 – First reading in the House


Bill:HB388
Title:RECLAIMED WATER CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL
Status:06/23/2011 – Chaptered Session Laws


Bill:HB431
Sponsors:Cleveland (R14)
Title:REPEAL SENATE BILL 3 OF THE 2007 SESSION
Status:03/23/2011 – House Committee On Public Utilities


Bill:HB436
Sponsors:Brown, R. (R81); Dockham (R80)
Title:ECONOMIC DISCLOSURES FOR SANITARY DISTRICTS
Status:04/20/2011 – Senate Committee On State and Local Government


Bill:HB464
Sponsors:Dockham (R80)
Title:SANITARY DISTRICTS/PUBLIC UTILITY
Status:03/28/2011 – House Committee On Public Utilities


Bill:HB492
Sponsors:Howard (R79)
Title:STORMWATER/ISOLATED POPL. GROWTH IN COUNTY
Status:06/23/2011 – Chaptered Session Laws


Bill:HB505
Sponsors:Parmon (D72); Womble (D71)
Title:STORMWATER/CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Status:03/30/2011 – House Committee On Transportation


Bill:HB549
Sponsors:Iler (R17); Hill (D20)
Title:COUNTIES MAY REQUIRE SOLID WASTE SERVICES
Status:03/31/2011 – First reading in the House


Bill:HB586
Sponsors:Gillespie (R85)
Title:ENHANCE WATER SUPPLY FUNDING
Status:06/06/2011 – Senate Committee On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources


Bill:HB609
Sponsors:McGrady (R117); Stam (R37); Gillespie (R85); Carney (D102)
Title:PROMOTE WATER SUPPLY DEVELOPMENT/EFFICIENCY
Status:06/27/2011 – Chaptered Session Laws
Position:Support
Category:Legislative Goal
Comments:This bill allows one or more water systems to jointly plan for a regional water system and also directs the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to work with local governments in identifying water supply sources to accommodate future population growth. This would accomplish the Assocaition's legislative goal to "streamline water supply reservoir permitting."


Bill:HB621
Sponsors:Gillespie (R85); Langdon (R28); Brisson (D22); Hill (D20)
Title:PROTECT LANDOWNER WATER RIGHTS
Related:2011:SB492
Status:04/06/2011 – First reading in the House
Comments:S492 companion bill


Bill:HB643
Sponsors:LaRoque (R10); McLawhorn (D9); Wainwright (D12); Brawley (R103)
Title:EXEMPT CCPCUA FROM IBT REQUIREMENTS
Status:06/24/2011 – Chaptered Session Laws


Bill:HB655
Sponsors:Parmon (D72); Womble (D71)
Title:NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN ONLY FOR NSW
Status:04/07/2011 – First reading in the House


Bill:HB705
Sponsors:Hager (R112)
Title:REPEAL PRIVATE DRINKING WATER WELL TESTING
Status:04/07/2011 – First reading in the House


Bill:HB711
Sponsors:Lewis (R53); Gillespie (R85)
Title:CLARIFY WATER & WELL RIGHTS/PRIVATE PROPERTY
Status:04/07/2011 – First reading in the House


Bill:HB724
Sponsors:Harrison (D57); Luebke (D30); Fisher (D114)
Title:OMNIBUS ENERGY BILL
Status:04/07/2011 – First reading in the House


Bill:HB787
Sponsors:McGrady (R117); Samuelson (R104); Stam (R37); Harrison (D57)
Title:NC WATER EFFICIENCY ACT
Status:06/08/2011 – Senate Committee On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources


Bill:HB839
Sponsors:Hill (D20)
Title:EXTEND SANITARY LANDFILL BUFFER REQUIREMENTS
Status:04/07/2011 – First reading in the House


Bill:HB873
Sponsors:Jones (U65); Ingle (R64); Blust (R62); Faircloth (R61)
Title:AMEND JORDAN LAKE RESERVOIR H2O QUALITY RULES
Status:05/02/2011 – First reading in the House


Bill:HB874
Sponsors:Luebke (D30); Fisher (D114); Harrison (D57); Womble (D71)
Title:INDEPENDENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY ADMINISTRATOR
Status:05/03/2011 – House Committee On Public Utilities


Bill:SB17
Sponsors:Brown, H. (R6); Rouzer (R12); Jackson (R10)
Title:JOINT REGULATORY REFORM COMMITTEE
Status:02/22/2011 – Chaptered Resolutions
Comments:Establishes a 16 member Committee for the purpose of fostering a strong environment for creating private sector jobs by removing the undue burden imposed by certain administrative rules.


Bill:SB48
Sponsors:Allran (R42)
Title:ACCELERATE CLEANUP OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES
Related:2011:HB45
Status:02/09/2011 – Senate Committee On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources
Comments:Companion to HB-45


Bill:SB64
Sponsors:Davis (R50)
Title:PROHIBIT BOYLSTON CREEK RECLASSIFICATION
Related:2011:HB62
Status:02/14/2011 – Senate Committee On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources


Bill:SB110
Sponsors:Brown, H. (R6); Goolsby (R9); Rabon (R8)
Title:PERMIT TERMINAL GROINS
Status:06/28/2011 – Chaptered Session Laws


Bill:SB181
Sponsors:East (R30)
Title:UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PRGRM. AMENDS
Status:06/13/2011 – First reading in the House


Bill:SB231
Sponsors:Hartsell (R36)
Title:INTERCONNECTION OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
Status:06/09/2011 – First reading in the House


Bill:SB427
Sponsors:Clodfelter (D37)
Title:NC WATER SECURITY ACT
Status:03/28/2011 – Senate Committee On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources


Bill:SB430
Sponsors:Berger, D. (D7); Jones, Ed (D4)
Title:LRC/STUDY URANIUM MINING NEAR ROANOKE RIVER
Status:03/28/2011 – Senate Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Position:Support
Category:Legislative Goal
Comments:This bill would accomplish an NCACC legislative goal to "create study commission on horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing and uranium mining." The bill authorizes the Legislative Research Commission to "study the impacts on North Carolina" if the State of Virginia ends the state's current moratorium on uranium mining and allow a company to "conduct uranium mining in an area in Virginia that is located in the center of the Roanoke River Basin. The Legislative Research Commission shall specifically consider the impacts on that portion of North Carolina that would be most directly affected, since almost the entire portion of the Roanoke River Basin that is downstream and downwind of the proposed mining site in Virginia is located in North Carolina, spanning the Virginia/North Carolina border and extending to the Albemarle Sound."


Bill:SB492
Sponsors:Rouzer (R12); Jackson (R10); East (R30)
Title:PROTECT LANDOWNER WATER RIGHTS
Related:2011:HB621
Status:06/16/2011 – Reported by House committee
Comments:H621 companion bill


Bill:SB504
Sponsors:Hartsell (R36)
Title:WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY/WATER GRANTS
Status:04/05/2011 – Senate Committee On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources


Bill:SB514
Sponsors:Brunstetter (R31)
Title:DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE
Status:09/14/2011 – Chaptered Session Laws


Bill:SB562
Sponsors:Daniel (R44)
Title:STANDARDS FOR SOME NURSERY STOCK PURCHASES
Status:06/07/2011 – House Committee On Agriculture


Bill:SB563
Sponsors:Clodfelter (D37)
Title:STORMWATER BEST MGMT. RESPONSIBILITY/ASSCS
Status:04/12/2011 – Senate Committee On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources


Bill:SB564
Sponsors:Clodfelter (D37)
Title:STUDY WATER & SEWER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Related:2011:HB708
Status:04/12/2011 – Senate Committee On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources


Bill:SB589
Sponsors:Vaughan (D27)
Title:HAZARDOUS WASTE AMENDS
Status:04/14/2011 – Senate Committee On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources


Bill:SB606
Sponsors:Stein (D16); Stevens, R. (R17); Hunt (R15)
Title:DWQ STUDY RECLAIMED WATER ISSUES
Status:04/19/2011 – Senate Committee On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources


Bill:SB615
Sponsors:Atwater (D18); Blake (R22)
Title:NAT'L GAS EXPLORATION/BOND & STUDY
Status:04/19/2011 – Senate Committee On Finance


Bill:SB622
Sponsors:Rouzer (R12); Jackson (R10)
Title:LIMIT ETJ
Related:2011:HB797
Status:04/19/2011 – Senate Committee On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources


Bill:SB625
Sponsors:Preston (R2)
Title:CONDITIONS FOR NEW ENVIRONMENTAL RULES
Status:04/19/2011 – Senate Committee On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources


Bill:SB628
Sponsors:Hartsell (R36); Bingham (R33)
Title:WQ PERMITTING/WITHHELD INFORMATION
Status:06/08/2011 – First reading in the House


Bill:SB676
Sponsors:Rouzer (R12); Jackson (R10); East (R30)
Title:CLARIFY WATER & WELL RIGHTS/PRIVATE PROPERTY
Status:06/23/2011 – Chaptered Session Laws


Bill:SB677
Sponsors:Rouzer (R12); East (R30); Jackson (R10)
Title:NC CONSERVATION TRUST FUND COMMISSION
Status:04/20/2011 – Senate Committee On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources


Bill:SB709
Sponsors:Rucho (R39); Brown, H. (R6); Tucker (R35)
Title:ENERGY JOBS ACT
Status:07/14/2011 – Vetoed by the Governor


Bill:SB747
Sponsors:Hartsell (R36); Stein (D16); Bingham (R33)
Title:OFFSHORE WIND JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Status:04/20/2011 – Senate Committee On Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship


Bill:SB763
Sponsors:Brock (R34)
Title:DAM REMOVAL/MODIFY BASIN PLAN & NUTRIENT GOAL
Status:04/20/2011 – Senate Committee On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources