H1766 Summary

• Relocates horizontal control monument files for plat and subdivision mapping from the Office of State Budget and Management to the North Carolina Geodetic Survey Section in the Division of Land Resources.

• Renames the "North Carolina National Park, Parkway and Forests Development Council" to the "Western North Carolina Public Lands Council" and modifies its membership composition to include representation from Cherokee County.

• Repeals the requirement that remedial action plans be recorded with the register of deeds and modifies public library notification to require placement only in the library in closest proximity to the contamination site rather than each public library in the county.

• Establishes a Surface Water Identification Training and Certification Program within the Division of Water Quality to train and certify individuals to determine surface water presence for riparian buffer protection rule compliance.

• Requires public agencies to recycle spent fluorescent lights and mercury thermostats, mandates removal of these items before building demolition, and prohibits disposal of mercury-containing products in unlined landfills, with a penalty structure ranging from warnings to $500 for violations.