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Record #:
5176
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Environmental issues were a top priority on the agenda of the 1997 North Carolina General Assembly. Among the areas generating legislation were swine farms, water quality issues, fisheries reform, solid and hazardous wastes, and coastal waterfront development.
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20460
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This bulletin is the first in a series that will address legal and related management issues in the law of conservation, natural resources management, environmental protection, and environmental health in the state. It summarizes the legislation passed by the 1995 NC General Assembly concerning natural resources and the environment.
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20461
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This bulletin addresses state law concerning intensive livestock operations. This is an area of increasing economic activity that has pluses and minuses for a number of communities in the state in the mid-1990s--concentrated livestock and poultry facilities, often referred to as \"intensive livestock operations.\"
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20463
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Hog lots and other intensive livestock operations were a large part of the 1996 NC General Assembly's enactments. The Solid Waste Management Law was rewritten. Other legislation included septic tanks, underground storage tanks, and marine fisheries. A nitrogen reduction goal was set for the Neuse River. A major budget package for environment programs passed, including a new Clean Water Fund, a new Wetlands Restoration Fund, and substantial funding increases for animal waste cleanup activities and for water resources development projects.
Record #:
2105
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Interbasin transfer (IBT), or the movement of water from one river basin to another, can be controversial. Examples include the Randleman Dam and Lake Gaston Pipeline project. The General Assembly recently passed a new IBT statute altering legislation
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 60 Issue 2, Fall 1994, p21-29, il, f
Record #:
518
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Interbasin transfers, or diversions, have had a way of raising the hackles of legislators, officials, and citizens. The author attempts to clarify relevant transfer laws in an effort to reduce misunderstanding and confrontation.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 55 Issue 2, Fall 1989, p34-44
Record #:
480
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There exists in North Carolina no comprehensive or systematic law of ground water quality. The author catalogues certain existing laws in order to arrive at the main elements found in singular legislation regarding ground water.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 52 Issue 3, Winter 1987, p39-49, il, f
Record #:
18532
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Clean air and water acts and devastating incidents like Love Canal and Three Mile Island in the 1970s spotlighted a need for government involvement with the disposal of solid wastes. Presented are comments from five government officials specializing in waste management policy. They discuss legislation and regulation of waste both hazardous and non-hazardous within the state and potential future initiatives to manage waste and protect the state's citizens.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 47 Issue 4, Spring 1982, p12-15, 20
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Record #:
18597
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Several court cases raised public scrutiny of growing state government and the apparent convergence of different government branches. The Bone Case highlighted the problem with the appointment of state officials to a newly amended state environmental law. Using this example, the author reviews the three branches of government and whether there is a constitutionally sound separation between these.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 48 Issue 2, Fall 1982, p19-23
Record #:
18312
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Reviewed are the changes in the General Assembly concerning growth in budget and drastic increase in number of employees. A breakdown of assembly members' occupations and how many recurring members is also included.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 46 Issue 3, Winter 1981, p20-25
Record #:
18364
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The North Carolina Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) was enacted by the 1974 General Assembly as a blueprint for developing land-use plans concerning the coastal area, identifying areas in need of protection, and installing a permit system to guide land development within these critical areas. This article examines the progress of CAMA's administration after the first five years, and provides a brief review of the broader setting of coastal land management.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 45 Issue 4, Spring 1980, p32-37, 44, f
Record #:
18343
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In 1977, North Carolina joined a growing number of states that have enacted sunset laws; the sunset law is aimed especially at unexamined programs that are rarely re-evaluated by the legislature once the initial stir of interest attending their creation has passed.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 44 Issue 3, Winter 1979, p45-49
Record #:
18124
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As early as 1899 the State Board of Health in North Carolina was given some statutory powers over water pollution affecting sources of domestic water supply; state fisheries agencies possessed parallel powers, but both contained important loopholes and funding of state pollution programs was limited. The first strong water pollution control law was enacted in 1951 but some revisions are called for.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 39 Issue 2, Oct 1972, p13-15
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18058
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This article discusses the public water supply situation in North Carolina as of 1970. Lack of ample sources, small ownership rights, and extreme costs are at the center of the current problems.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 37 Issue 7, Apr 1971, p1-4, 8
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Record #:
18077
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In October of 1971, the North Carolina General Assembly convened for an unprecedented session on restructuring higher education in North Carolina. Issues focused on administration and coordination, as well as public education boards.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 38 Issue 3, Nov 1971, p1-5, 19
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