Bill > S590

This bill appropriates funds to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for various environmental and infrastructure purposes across multiple divisions for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. Specifically, the bill allocates $1.71 million in recurring funds for the Resilient Coastal Communities Program to staff two full-time positions and provide grants for flood risk reduction, $470,000 for five positions in the Coastal Habitat Assessment Program, and $990,000 for six positions to continue implementing the Flood Resiliency Blueprint. Additional funding includes $1.21 million for eight positions to provide technical assistance to businesses and improve grant administration, $600,000 for five marine patrol officer positions, $400,000 for three positions to staff a mobile air quality monitoring unit, $3.15 million for dam overtopping studies, $1.5 million for Superfund cleanup cost-sharing, $4.01 million for 24 positions to address emerging compounds like PFAs, and a significant $2 billion allocation to the Water Infrastructure Fund for public water and wastewater system project grants. The bill becomes effective on July 1, 2025, and aims to strengthen environmental management, infrastructure, and resilience across various sectors in North Carolina.

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https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S590