NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1967 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1071

HOUSE BILL 998

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 38 OF CHAPTER 143 OF THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTES RELATING TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF WATER RESOURCES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 143-354(a)(1) is hereby amended by adding a sentence at the end thereof to read as follows:

"It shall investigate the long-range needs of counties and municipalities and other local governments for water supply storage available in Federal projects."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 143-354(a) is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

"(10)    The board is authorized to provide to Federal agencies the required assurances, subject to availability of appropriations by the General Assembly or applicable funds or assurances from local governments, of non-Federal cooperation for water supply storage and other Congressionally-authorized purposes in Federal projects.

"(11)    The board is authorized to assign or transfer to any county or municipality or other local government having a need for water supply storage in Federal projects any interest held by the State in such storage, upon the assumption of repayment obligation therefor, or compensation to the State, by such local government. The board shall also have the authority to reassign or transfer interests in such storage held by local governments, if indicated by the investigation of needs made pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of this Section, subject to equitable adjustment of financial responsibility."

Sec. 3.  G.S. 143-355(b)(1) is rewritten to read as follows:

"(1)      To request the North Carolina Congressional Delegation to apply to the Congress of the United States whenever deemed necessary for appropriations for protecting and improving any harbor or waterway in the State and for accomplishing needed flood control, shore erosion prevention, and water resources development for water supply, water quality control, and other purposes."

Sec. 4.  G.S. 143-355(b)(7) is hereby rewritten to read as follows:

"(7)      To cooperate with Federal and interstate agencies in planning and developing water resource projects for navigation, flood control, hurricane protection, shore erosion prevention, and other purposes."

Sec. 5.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 6.  This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 3rd day of July, 1967.