This part is the “Dry-Cleaning Solvent Cleanup Act of 1997” and may be cited by that name. This part expires January 1, 2032, except with respect to all of the following:

(1)        N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215.104K does not expire to the extent that it applies to liability arising from dry-cleaning solvent contamination described in a Dry-Cleaning Solvent Assessment Agreement or Dry-Cleaning Solvent Remediation Agreement entered into by the Environmental Management Commission pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215.104H and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215.104I.

(2)        Any Dry-Cleaning Solvent Assessment Agreement or Dry-Cleaning Solvent Remediation Agreement in force as of January 1, 2032, shall continue to be governed by the provisions of Part 6 of Article 21A of Chapter 143 of the N.C. Gen. Stat. as though those provisions had not been repealed.

(3)        N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215.104D(b)(2) does not expire; rules adopted by the Environmental Management Commission pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215.104D(b)(2) shall continue in effect; and those rules may be enforced pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215.104P, 143-215.104Q, and 143-215.104R, which shall remain in effect for that purpose. ?(1997-392, s. 1; 2009-483, ss. 5, 7; 2019-237, s. 6(a).)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.104A

  • Commission: means the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission. See North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.77
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3