130A-304. Confidential information protected.
(a) The following information received or prepared by the Department in the course of carrying out its duties and responsibilities under this Article is confidential information and shall not be subject to disclosure under G.S. 132-6:
(1) Information which the Secretary determines is entitled to confidential treatment pursuant to G.S. 132-1.2. If the Secretary determines that information received by the Department is not entitled to confidential treatment, the Secretary shall inform the person who provided the information of that determination at the time such determination is made. The Secretary may refuse to accept or may return any information that is claimed to be confidential that the Secretary determines is not entitled to confidential treatment.
(2) Information that is confidential under any provision of federal or state law.
(3) Information compiled in anticipation of enforcement or criminal proceedings, but only to the extent disclosure could reasonably be expected to interfere with the institution of such proceedings.
(b) Confidential information may be disclosed to officers, employees, or authorized representatives of federal or state agencies if such disclosure is necessary to carry out a proper function of the Department or the requesting agency or when relevant in any proceeding under this Article.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section or as otherwise provided by law, any officer or employee of the State who knowingly discloses information designated as confidential under this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and shall be removed from office or discharged from employment. (1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1216; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1985, c. 738, s. 5; 1987, c. 282, s. 20; 1991, c. 745, s. 2; 1993, c. 539, s. 951; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 9 - Solid Waste Management.
§ 130A-291 - Division of Waste Management.
§ 130A-291.1 - Septage management program; permit fees.
§ 130A-291.2 - Temporary domestic wastewater holding tanks.
§ 130A-291.3 - Septage operator training required.
§ 130A-292 - Conveyance of land used for commercial hazardous waste disposal facility to the State.
§ 130A-294 - Solid waste management program.
§ 130A-295 - Additional requirements for hazardous waste facilities.
§ 130A-295.01 - Additional requirement for commercial hazardous waste facilities.
§ 130A-295.05 - Hazardous waste transfer facilities.
§ 130A-295.1 - (See Editor's note) Limitations on permits for sanitary landfills.
§ 130A-295.3 - Environmental compliance review requirements for applicants and permit holders.
§ 130A-295.4 - Combustion products landfills.
§ 130A-295.5 - Traffic study required for certain solid waste management facilities.
§ 130A-295.6 - Additional requirements for sanitary landfills.
§ 130A-295.8 - Fees applicable to permits for solid waste management facilities.
§ 130A-295.9 - Solid waste disposal tax; use of proceeds.
§ 130A-297 - Receipt and distribution of funds.
§ 130A-298 - Hazardous waste fund.
§ 130A-299 - Single agency designation.
§ 130A-300 - Effect on laws applicable to water pollution control.
§ 130A-301 - Recordation of permits for disposal of waste on land and Notice of Open Dump.
§ 130A-302 - Sludge deposits at sanitary landfills.
§ 130A-303 - Imminent hazard; emergency.
§ 130A-304 - Confidential information protected.
§ 130A-306 - Emergency Response Fund.
§ 130A-309 - Corrective actions beyond facility boundary.
§ 130A-309.02 - Applicability.
§ 130A-309.03 - Findings, purposes.
§ 130A-309.04 - State solid waste management policy and goals.
§ 130A-309.05 - Regulated wastes; certain exclusions.
§ 130A-309.06 - Additional powers and duties of the Department.
§ 130A-309.07 - State solid waste management plan.
§ 130A-309.08 - Determination of cost for solid waste management; local solid waste management fees.
§ 130A-309.09 - Recodified as §§ A to C by Session Laws 1991, c621, ss7 to 10.
§ 130A-309.09A - Local government solid waste responsibilities.
§ 130A-309.09B - Local government waste reduction programs.
§ 130A-309.11 - Compost standards and applications.
§ 130A-309.13 - Solid Waste Management Outreach Program.
§ 130A-309.14 - Duties of State agencies.
§ 130A-309.14A - Reports by certain State-assisted entities.
§ 130A-309.15 - Prohibited acts regarding used oil.
§ 130A-309.16 - Public education program regarding used oil collection and recycling.
§ 130A-309.18 - Regulation of used oil as hazardous waste.
§ 130A-309.19 - Coordination with other State agencies.
§ 130A-309.20 - Public used oil collection centers.
§ 130A-309.21 - Incentives program.
§ 130A-309.22 - Grants to local governments.
§ 130A-309.23 - Certification of used oil transporters.
§ 130A-309.24 - Permits for used oil recycling facilities.
§ 130A-309.25 - Training of operators of solid waste management facilities.
§ 130A-309.26 - Regulation of medical waste.
§ 130A-309.27 - Joint and several liability.
§ 130A-309.28 - University research.
§ 130A-309.29 - Adoption of rules.
§ 130A-309.52 - Findings; purpose.
§ 130A-309.54 - Use of scrap tire tax proceeds.
§ 130A-309.57 - Scrap tire disposal program.
§ 130A-309.58 - Disposal of scrap tires.
§ 130A-309.59 - Registration of tire haulers.
§ 130A-309.60 - Nuisance tire collection sites.
§ 130A-309.61 - Effect on local ordinances.
§ 130A-309.62 - Fines and penalties.
§ 130A-309.64 - Scrap Tire Disposal Program; other Department activities related to scrap tires.
§ 130A-309.72 - Wholesalers required to accept lead-acid batteries.
§ 130A-309.73 - Inspections of battery retailers authorized; construction of this Part.
§ 130A-309.80 - Findings and purpose.
§ 130A-309.81 - Management of discarded white goods; disposal fee prohibited.
§ 130A-309.82 - Use of disposal tax proceeds by counties.
§ 130A-309.84 - Civil penalties for improper disposal.
§ 130A-309.85 - Reporting on the management of white goods.
§ 130A-309.86 - Effect on local ordinances.
§ 130A-309.87 - Eligibility for disposal tax proceeds.
§ 130A-309.111 - (Expires October 1, 2023) Purpose.
§ 130A-309.112 - (Expires October 1, 2023) Definitions.
§ 130A-309.113 - (Expires October 1, 2023) Management of abandoned manufactured homes.
§ 130A-309.114 - (Expires October 1, 2023) Process for the disposal of abandoned manufactured homes.
§ 130A-309.115 - (Expires October 1, 2023) Grants to local governments.
§ 130A-309.116 - (Expires October 1, 2023) Authority to adopt ordinances.
§ 130A-309.118 - (Expires October 1, 2023) Effect on local ordinances.
§ 130A-309.132 - Responsibility for recycling discarded computer equipment and televisions.
§ 130A-309.133 - Data security.
§ 130A-309.134 - Requirements for computer equipment manufacturers.
§ 130A-309.135 - Requirements for television manufacturers.
§ 130A-309.136 - Requirements applicable to retailers.
§ 130A-309.137 - Electronics Management Fund.
§ 130A-309.138 - Responsibilities of the Department.
§ 130A-309.141 - Local government authority not preempted.
§ 130A-309.142 - Registration of facilities recovering or recycling electronics required.
§ 130A-309.203 - Expedited permit review.
§ 130A-309.206 - Federal preemption; severability.
§ 130A-309.207 - General rule making for Part.
§ 130A-309.210 - Generation, disposal, and use of coal combustion residuals.
§ 130A-309.212 - Identification and assessment of discharges; correction of unpermitted discharges.
§ 130A-309.213 - Prioritization of coal combustion residuals surface impoundments.
§ 130A-309.214 - Closure of coal combustion residuals surface impoundments.
§ 130A-309.215 - Variance authority.
§ 130A-309.216 - Ash beneficiation projects.
§ 130A-309.218 - Applicability.
§ 130A-309.222 - Closure of projects using coal combustion products for structural fill.
§ 130A-309.223 - Recordation of projects using coal combustion products for structural fill.
§ 130A-309.224 - Department of Transportation projects.
§ 130A-309.225 - Inventory and inspection of certain structural fill projects.
§ 130A-309.226 - Amendments required to rules.
§ 130A-309.230 - General enforcement.
§ 130A-309.231 - Penalties for making false statements.
§ 130A-310.2 - Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites Priority List.
§ 130A-310.3 - Remedial action programs for inactive hazardous substance or waste disposal sites.
§ 130A-310.4 - Public participation in the development of the remedial action plan.
§ 130A-310.5 - Authority of the Secretary with respect to sites which pose an imminent hazard.
§ 130A-310.8 - Recordation of notices of environmental contamination and notices of restricted use.
§ 130A-310.10 - Annual reports.
§ 130A-310.11 - Inactive Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund created.
§ 130A-310.12 - Administrative procedure; adoption of rules.
§ 130A-310.21 - Administration of the Superfund program.
§ 130A-310.22 - Contracts authorized.
§ 130A-310.23 - Filing notices of CERCLA/SARA (Superfund) liens.
§ 130A-310.32 - Brownfields agreement.
§ 130A-310.33 - Liability protection.
§ 130A-310.34 - Public notice and community involvement.
§ 130A-310.35 - Notice of Brownfields Property; land-use restrictions in deed.
§ 130A-310.37 - Construction of Part.
§ 130A-310.38 - Brownfields Property Reuse Act Implementation Account.
§ 130A-310.40 - Legislative reports.
§ 130A-310.60 - Recycling required by public agencies.
§ 130A-310.67 - Applicability.
§ 130A-310.68 - Remediation standards.
§ 130A-310.69 - Remedial investigation report; remedial action plans.
§ 130A-310.70 - Notice of intent to remediate.
§ 130A-310.71 - Review and approval of proposed remedial action plans.
§ 130A-310.72 - Financial assurance requirement.
§ 130A-310.73 - Attainment of the remediation standards.
§ 130A-310.73A - Remediation of sites with off-site migration of contaminants.
§ 130A-310.74 - Compliance with other laws.
§ 130A-310.75 - Use of registered environmental consultants.
§ 130A-310.76 - Fees; permissible uses of fees.