HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-1999-031 Resolution Supporting Senate Bill 1098 Regarding Amendment to the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973 A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING HOUSE BILL 1098
REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
SEDIMENTATION POLLUTION CONTROL ACT OF 1973.
WHEREAS, Representative Joe Hackney introduced House Bill 1098 into the General
Assembly of North Carolina, Session 1999 to amend the Sedimentation Act of
1973, and
WHEREAS, House Bill 1098 sets forth a process whereby draft erosion control plans
must be approved, denied or approved with conditions,by local government
consistent with state and federal laws, and
WHEREAS, House Bill 1098 adds two new subdivisions to the Sedimentation Act of
1973 to further refine the level of land disturbing activity requiring an erosion
control plan, and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens of Orange County for the Board of
County Commissioners to support said bill.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Orange County to approve:
Section 1 -That the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County North
Carolina firmly supports House Bill 1098 to amend the Sedimentation Act of
1973.
Section 2 - That this Resolution will become effective upon passage.
This,the__&L day of ,"r„Ne. , 1999.
Approved by the Orange County Board of Commissioners:
Alice M. Gordon,Chair
Board of County Commissioners
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