Bill > H927

This bill appropriates various funds for Durham City and County for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, allocating money for several specific purposes. These include $1 million for city parks maintenance and landfill expansion, $30 million for wastewater utility infrastructure improvements in the Research Triangle Park area, and $237,000 for the Stagville Memorial Project to support an art installation honoring local history. The bill also provides $500,000 to the Department of Transportation for repairing orphan roads in non-municipal Durham County areas. Additionally, it allocates funds to the Administrative Office of the Courts for implementing the eCourts system, with over $14 million for 219 positions to improve court efficiency. The bill includes $500,000 for establishing a legal support center in Durham County, modeled after Wake County's center, to provide legal guidance to self-representing litigants. Furthermore, it provides funds for court staff salary enhancements, technological upgrades to courtrooms, and mandates a Department of Transportation study to reevaluate road funding procedures, particularly for rural counties experiencing population growth and increased traffic congestion. Most provisions become effective on July 1, 2025, with the remainder effective immediately upon becoming law.

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https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H927