A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to phase out traditional animal waste management systems that serve swine farms.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 1.(b) of S.L. 2007‑523 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 1.(b)  Phaseout. – An animal waste management system that serves a swine farm for which a permit was issued prior to 1 September 2007 and that does not meet the requirements of G.S. 143‑215.10I, as enacted by subsection (a) of this section, may continue to operate under, and shall operate in compliance with, that permit, including any renewal of the permit, until the later of September 1, 2014, or 12 years from the date on which the animal waste management was first permitted or deemed permitted.  The owner or operator of an animal waste management system that employs a lagoon and sprayfield system that is phased out pursuant to this act shall close all of the components of the animal waste management system in compliance with all applicable federal and State laws, regulations, and rules."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.