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PROPOSED GOALS - 1995 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Solid Waste Ivlana~ement Support legislation to review and revisit the 1989 North Carolina Solid Waste Management Act to: · Determine whether to modify requirements and mandates that are no longer practical due to regulatory, legislative and judicial changes that have occurred since the Act's implementation; · Deterrrdne whether to delay the comprehensive local government solid waste plan mandate until the U.S. Congress deals with the issue of flow control; · Provide legislative review of the solid waste industry; and · Include requirements that private solid waste companies meet all mandates local governments must meet in solid waste management. *State A_oencv Action Support efforts to redirect and utilize staff in the Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources to expedite decisions on solid waste permits, permit renewals, and plans with establishment of appropriate deadlines for state agency action. If additional staff is necessary to expedite these decisions, funding should be provided through state revenue sources, not through additional tip fees or surcharges at local solid waste facilities. Moratorium on Landfill Bans Seek legislation imposing a moratorium on additional landfill bans on items in the waste stream. Environmental Health Support legislation to require that an owner or operator of a package treatment plant be requh'ed, as a condition of a construction permit, to post a performance bond with the state to assure that provision is made for continued operation and repair of the plant. Environmental Health Specialists Support legislative review to determine if overly stringent employment and certification requirements impose handicaps on the ability of counties to hire qualified Environmental Health Specialists. 7