Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 — Part II

• §1.1
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  This act shall be known as "The Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 – Part II."

• §1.2
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  The appropriations and allocations made in this act are for maximum amounts necessary to implement this act.

• §1.3
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  Unless otherwise provided, Part II of this act applies to the North Carolina counties in the affected area, as defined in Section 1.4 of this act.

• §1.4
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  Unless otherwise provided, the following definitions apply in this act: (1) Affected area. – The counties designated before, on, or after the effective date of this act under a major disaster declarat

• §1.5
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  The North Carolina General Assembly finds that several wildfires have burned thousands of acres in Western North Carolina in 2025, and efforts were hampered to extinguish those wildfires due to Hurric

• §2A.1.(a)
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  The State Controller shall reserve to the Hurricane Helene Disaster Recovery Fund (Helene Fund) established in Section 4.1 of S.L. 2024-51 funds transferred from the following for the 2025-2026 fiscal

• §2A.1.(b)
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  Funds reserved pursuant to this section do not constitute an "appropriation made by law," as that phrase is used in Section 7(1) of Article V of the North Carolina Constitution.

• §2A.2.(a)
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  The State Controller shall transfer to the Helene Fund the sum of sixty-four million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($64,750,000) in the 2025-2026 fiscal year appropriated or allocated to the ag

• §2A.2.(b)
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  Of the funds appropriated to the North Carolina Community Colleges System Office for the tuition grant program established pursuant to Section 4A.3 of S.L. 2024-53, the following amounts shall be real

• §2A.3.(a)
  ActiveAutoDepartment of Agriculture and Consumer Services · NER

  There is appropriated from the Helene Fund the sum of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year as follows: (1) Sixty-three million dollars ($63,0

• §2A.3.(b)
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  Of the funds allocated to the NCSBE under Sections 6.1(a) and 9.1(c) of S.L. 2024-51, not including the funds transferred under this subpart, the NCSBE may use the remaining funds for conducting and s

• §2A.3.(c)
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  The State Controller shall transfer interest earned as of June 30, 2025, from the Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund established in Article 38B of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes, estimated a

• §2A.3.(d)
  ActiveAutoDepartment of Public Safety · JPS

  Of the funds allocated to NCEM in this act, NCEM may use one-half percent (0.5%), totaling one million four hundred thousand dollars ($1,400,000), for administrative purposes to implement and operate

• §2A.3.(f)
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  G.R.O.W.

• §2A.3.(g)
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  If House Bill 125, 2025 Regular Session, becomes law, then Sections 2A.3(e) and (f) of this act are repealed.

• §2A.3.(h)
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  Grant programs for units of local government that specifically allocate a portion of funds to a named unit of local government shall account for and reduce that unit's otherwise allowable amount from

• §2A.4.(a)
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  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the following previously appropriated funds to the Department of Transportation shall be reallocated for use in accordance with subsection (

• §2A.4.(b)
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  The following funds, the total sum of which is two hundred ninety-eight million one hundred sixty-one thousand four hundred eighteen dollars ($298,161,418), shall be used by the Department of Transpor

• §2A.4.(c)
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  All funds used for Hurricane Helene recovery as set forth in this section shall be managed in a separate project account within the Reserve for General Maintenance (GMR).

• §2A.4.(d)
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  In addition to the other items published in the weekly report required under G.S. 143C-6-11(n), the Department shall include the total sum of Hurricane Helene expenditures and the total sum of federal

• §2A.5.(a)
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  For each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, any State-owned railroad company that has trackage in more than two counties shall issue an annual cash dividend to the State.

• §2A.7.(a)
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  The State Controller shall transfer the sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year of the funds allocated to the Department of Environmental Qualit

• §2A.7.(b)
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  Remaining unspent funds appropriated under this section shall revert to the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund to be used for the original purpose set forth in Section 40.7 of S.L. 2021-180, as ame

• §2B.1.(a)
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  There is established the Hurricane Helene Local Government Capital Grant Program (Program) to be administered by the Office of State Budget and Management.

• §2B.1.(c)
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  To be eligible for a grant under the Program, a recipient shall be a unit of local government or a federally recognized tribe on lands held in trust by the United States located in the affected area.

• §2B.1.(d)
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  OSBM shall prioritize grants to an eligible recipient with a population of 300,000 or fewer based on the 2023 Certified County Population Estimates from the State Demographer and that qualify, in whol

• §2B.1.(e)
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  OSBM shall not award more than the following percentages of the funds appropriated for the Program: (1) Twenty percent (20%) to one county, including grants to units of local government within that co

• §2B.1.(f)
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  OSBM shall submit a report to the chairs of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on General Government and the Joint Legislative Emergency Management Oversight Committee and the Fiscal Research D

• §2C.1.(a)
  ActiveAutoDepartment of Public Safety · JPS

  There is established the Hurricane Helene Flood Mitigation Grant Program (Program).

• §2C.1.(b)
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  Grants disbursed under the Program for eligible flood mitigation grants must be for projects that reduce the risk of future damage from flooding through structural or nonstructural measures through th

• §2C.1.(c)
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  Grants disbursed under the Program may also be used by units of local government to identify and design shovel-ready projects related to flood mitigation.

• §2C.1.(d)
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  Cost-Share. – There is no cost-share or matching requirement by recipients to receive grants under the Program.

• §2C.1.(e)
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  NCEM shall not award a grant larger than (i) ten percent (10%) to a single recipient or (ii) twenty percent (20%) to a single county, of the total amount of funds appropriated in this act for the Prog

• §2C.1.(f)
  ActiveAutoDepartment of Public Safety · JPS

  NCEM may retain up to one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the funds appropriated for the Program created by this section for administrative expenses.

• §2C.1.(g)
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  To the extent the Program requirements described in this section conflict with the DRMF requirements, this section controls.

• §2D.1.(a)
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  There is established the Aerial Asset Accessibility Grant Program (Program) to be administered by NCEM.

• §2D.1.(b)
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  NCEM shall disburse grants to eligible recipients to repair, replace, and restore infrastructure on airport property, including terminals, runways, gates, hangars, curtilage structures, airport roads,

• §2D.1.(c)
  ActiveAutoDepartment of Public Safety · JPS

  NCEM shall disburse grants to eligible recipients to improve the capacity for emergency preparedness and disaster response through capital projects and infrastructure and communication improvements on

• §2D.1.(d)
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  An eligible recipient for a grant awarded under this Program shall be limited to persons or units of local government that own an airport that (i) is currently in operation or (ii) was in operation pr

• §2D.1.(e)
  ActiveAutoDepartment of Public Safety · JPS

  NCEM shall prioritize applicants with facilities that demonstrate adequate runway capacity, storage capacity, and personnel that can substantially contribute to enhanced regional emergency and disaste

• §2D.1.(f)
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  Grants awarded under this Program shall not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000) per eligible recipient.

• §2D.1.(g)
  ActiveAutoDepartment of Public Safety · JPS

  NCEM shall submit a report to the chairs of the Joint Legislative Emergency Management Oversight Committee and the Fiscal Page 10 Session Law 2025-26 House Bill 1012 Research Division no later than si

• §2E.1
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  Part 3 of Article 21 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 143-215.32B.

• §2F.1
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  The Department of Information Technology shall issue a request for proposals for the development and creation of a disaster relief portal, focused on constituent engagement, that will operate as a cen

• §3.1
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  In accordance with G.S. 166A-19.20(c)(2), the statewide declaration of emergency issued by the Governor in Executive Order No. 315, concurred to by the Council of State, and extended by Section 3.1 of

• §3.2.(a)
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  The General Assembly finds that the supplemental appropriations provided by Congress in the American Relief Act of 2025 (P.L. 118-158) and allocated by the U.S.

• §3.2.(b)
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  These funds shall be receipted by the Department of Environmental Quality in the amounts listed in subsection (a) of this section for those purposes.

• §3.2.(c)
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  The following entities are eligible to apply for a loan or grant from funds appropriated in this act to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund for decentralized wastewater treatment systems: (1) A local

• §3.3
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  Section 4C.7(j) of S.L. 2024-53, as amended by Section 1D.10 of S.L. 2024-57, reads as rewritten: "SECTION 4C.7.(j) Terms. – A loan from the program is subject to all of the following: (1) Interest ra

• §3.4
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  G.S. 166A-19.40 reads as rewritten: "§ 166A-19.40.

• §3.5
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  Notwithstanding any provision of law or policy promulgated or adopted by The University of North Carolina to the contrary, qualifying structures may be demolished if approved by the Chief Financial Of

• §3.6.(a)
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  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following programs and funds shall prioritize applicants from counties that (i) were designated, in whole or in part, by

• §3.6.(b)
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  Each agency overseeing the administration of funds from the programs and funds listed in subsection (a) of this section shall require applicants seeking prioritization to attest that (i) the applicati

• §4.1.(a)
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  Except as otherwise provided, funds appropriated under Part II of this act shall revert to the Savings Reserve if not expended or encumbered by June 30, 2030.

• §4.1.(b)
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  A recipient of State funds under this act shall use best efforts and take all reasonable steps to obtain alternative funds that cover the losses or needs for which the State funds are provided, includ

• §4.1.(c)
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  If a recipient obtains alternative funds pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the recipient shall remit the funds to the State agency House Bill 1012 Session Law 2025-26 Page 13 from which the

• §4.1.(d)
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  Any contract or other instrument entered into by a recipient for receipt of funds under this act shall include the requirements set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.

• §4.1.(e)
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  The Governor may not use the funds described in this act to make budget adjustments under G.S. 143C-6-4 or to make reallocations under G.S. 166A-19.40(c).

• §4.1.(f)
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  The Governor shall ensure that funds allocated in this act are expended in a manner that does not adversely affect any person's or entity's eligibility for federal funds that are made available, or th

• §4.1.(g)
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  OSBM shall add the appropriations and allocations provided for in this act to the reporting requirements set forth in Section 4.1(g) of S.L. 2025-2.

• §4.1.(h)
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  The Office of the Governor of North Carolina shall continue the reporting requirements set forth in Section 4.2 of S.L. 2025-2.

• §5.1
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  The headings to the parts and sections of this act are a convenience to the reader and are for reference only.

• §5.2
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  If any section or provision of this act is declared unconstitutional or invalid by the courts, it does not affect the validity of this act as a whole or any part other than the part so declared to be

• §5.3
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  Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law.

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