N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215.74N

Current through Session Law 2024-53

Section 143-215.74N - [Effective 1/1/2025] Definitions

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) Department. - The Department of Environmental Quality.

(2) Dock. - An unenclosed structure used for mooring boats or for similar recreational uses, such as sunbathing or as a swimming platform, which may either float or be secured to the adjacent or underlying land.

(3) Encapsulated. - A protective covering or physical barrier between the polystyrene device and the water.

(4) Float or floating structure. - A structure supported by polystyrene foam flotation and held in place by piling and mooring devices, including boathouses, floating homes, marinas, walkways, boarding floats, or combination thereof.

(5) Fuel float. - Any floating structure used to dispense any form of fuel or used to store, maintain, or repair boat engines.

(6) Polystyrene foam flotation. - All products manufactured from expanded polystyrene foam beads with cell diameters of at least 0.125 inches used for flotation.

(7) Repair or maintenance. - The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing floating structure for the purpose of its maintenance.

(8) Submersible polystyrene device. - Any molded or expanded type of polystyrene foam used for flotation.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215.74N

Added by 2023 N.C. Sess. Laws 137,s. 11-a, eff. 1/1/2025, applicable to any polystyrene foam flotation sold or used in the State after that date.