Section 113A-8.1 - Surface water transfersAn environmental assessment shall be prepared for any transfer for which a petition is filed in accordance with G.S. 143-215.22L. The determination of whether an environmental impact statement is needed with regard to the proposed transfer shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113A-8.1
Amended by 2007 N.C. Sess. Laws 518,s. 4, eff. 8/31/2007.Amended by 2007 N.C. Sess. Laws 484,s. 43.7C, eff. 8/30/2007. This amendment did not take effect because it was contingent upon the passage of House Bill 820, which did not occur.2007 N.C. Sess. Laws 518,s. 7.(b), eff. 8/31/2007, states, "For a petition for a certificate for transfer of surface water from one river basin to another river basin to supplement ground water supplies in the fifteen counties designated as the Central Coastal Plain Capacity Use Area under 15A NCAC 2E .0501, this act becomes effective 1 January 2011. Prior to 1 January 2011, a petition for a certificate for transfer of surface water from one river basin to another river basin to supplement ground water supplies in the fifteen counties designated as the Central Coastal Plain Capacity Use Area shall be considered and acted upon by the Environmental Management Commission pursuant to the procedures and standards set out in G.S. 143-215.22I on 1 July 2007."