GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1088

Short Title:  Ag. Voluntarily Reg. Water Transfers.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Cochrane; and Horton.

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Referred to:  Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources.

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April 15, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ENCOURAGE THOSE ENGAGED IN AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES TO VOLUNTARILY COMPLY WITH THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR  INTERBASIN TRANSFERS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 143-215.22H(b1) reads as rewritten:
"(b1)	A person who withdraws or transfers less than 100,000 gallons per day of water for activities directly related or incidental to the production of crops, fruits, vegetables, ornamental and flowering plants, dairy products, livestock, poultry, and other agricultural products is not required to register under this section, but is encouraged to comply voluntarily with this section."
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.