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11 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
22 SESSION 2025
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4-HOUSE BILL 530
3+H D
4+HOUSE BILL DRH30235-LGa-145
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78 Short Title: Funds/Halifax, Northampton, Warren Counties. (Public)
89 Sponsors: Representative R. Pierce.
9-For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
10-Referred to: Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
11-March 27, 2025
12-*H530 -v-1*
10+Referred to:
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12+*DRH30235 -LGa-145*
1313 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
1414 AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR VARIOUS PUBLIC PURPOSES IN HALIFAX, 2
1515 NORTHAMPTON, AND WARREN COUNTIES . 3
1616 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
1717 5
1818 PART I. HALIFAX COUNTY PUBLIC PROJECTS 6
1919 SECTION 1.(a) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State 7
2020 Budget and Management the sum of one hundred fifteen million two hundred eleven thousand 8
2121 seven hundred sixty-three dollars ($115,211,763) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal 9
2222 year to provide the following directed grants to the following entities: 10
2323 (1) Six hundred ten thousand nine hundred forty-four dollars ($610,944) to the 11
2424 City of Roanoke Rapids for Chaloner Bridge replacement and drainage 12
2525 improvements. 13
2626 (2) Forty-five million two hundred eighty thousand eight hundred nineteen 14
2727 dollars ($45,280,819) to the Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District to be allocated 15
2828 as follows: 16
2929 a. Four million eight hundred forty-seven thousand eight hundred 17
3030 nineteen dollars ($4,847,819) for the Belmont Pump Station. 18
3131 b. Six million two hundred eighteen thousand dollars ($6,218,000) for 19
3232 the Premier Boulevard water/sewer extension. 20
3333 c. Thirty-one million one hundred fifteen thousand dollars ($31,115,000) 21
3434 for a drinking water emerging construction project. 22
3535 d. Three million one hundred thousand dollars ($3,100,000) for an 23
3636 activated sludge blower system. 24
3737 (3) Eight million dollars ($8,000,000) to the Town of Enfield for its electric grid 25
3838 replacement. 26
3939 (4) Sixty-one million three hundred twenty thousand dollars ($61,320,000) to 27
4040 Halifax County to be allocated as follows: 28
4141 a. Five million dollars ($5,000,000) for sewer line extension to Exit 154 29
4242 on I-95. 30
4343 b. Three hundred twenty thousand dollars ($320,000) for Airboss access 31
4444 road. 32
4545 c. Five million dollars ($5,000,000) for court services building 33
4646 renovation. 34
47-d. Fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) for a new county detention center. 35 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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49-e. One million dollars ($1,000,000) for broadband service expansion. 1
50-SECTION 1.(b) There is appropriated to the Office of State Budget and 2
51-Management the sum of four million six hundred fifty thousand one hundred seventy-six dollars 3
52-($4,650,176) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to provide the following 4
53-directed grants: 5
54-(1) Five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000) to Halifax County to be 6
55-allocated as follows: 7
56-a. Three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) for a new ambulance. 8
57-b. Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for 18 self-contained 9
58-breathing apparatus for the Darlington Volunteer Fire Department. 10
59-(2) Seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) to Halifax Fire and Rescue, Inc., 11
60-to purchase a fire truck. 12
61-(3) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to the Town of Enfield to upfit 13
62-fitness building and purchase apparatus for the Fire Department. 14
63-(4) Fifteen thousand one hundred seventy-six dollars ($15,176) to the Town of 15
64-Scotland Neck to purchase body cameras and other needed equipment for the 16
65-Police Department. 17
66-(5) Two million two hundred ten thousand dollars ($2,210,000) to the Town of 18
67-Roanoke Rapids for needs of its fire department, including a new ladder truck, 19
68-generator, and air packs. 20
69-(6) One million twenty-five thousand dollars ($1,025,000) to the Town of Weldon 21
70-to be allocated as follows: 22
71-a. Eight hundred fifty thousand dollars ($850,000) for a new fire engine. 23
72-b. One hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000) for building 24
73-renovation and site preparation and a viper radio system purchase. 25
74- 26
75-PART II. NORTHAMPTON COUNTY PUBLIC PROJE CTS 27
76-SECTION 2.(a) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State 28
77-Budget and Management the sum of thirteen million fifty thousand dollars ($13,050,000) in 29
78-nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to provide directed grants to the following 30
79-entities: 31
80-(1) Four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) to the Town of Rich Square for 32
81-wastewater treatment improvements. 33
82-(2) Seven million dollars ($7,000,000) to the Town of Garysburg for water system 34
83-improvements. 35
84-(3) Two million one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,150,000) to the Town of 36
85-Seaboard to be allocated as follows: 37
86-a. Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for Community Center 38
87-renovation. 39
88-b. One million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,250,000) for street 40
89-replacement and repairs. 41
90-c. Four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for renovation of the Old 42
91-Seaboard Bank. 43
92-(4) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the Town of Woodland for the 44
93-construction of a new town hall. 45
94-(5) One million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) to Northampton 46
95-County for wastewater treatment expansion. 47
96-SECTION 2.(b) There is appropriated to the Office of State Budget and 48
97-Management the sum of four million seven hundred fifty-six thousand dollars ($4,756,000) in 49
98-nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to provide the following directed grants: 50 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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100-(1) Six thousand dollars ($6,000) to the Town of Conway Police Department for 1
101-video conferencing equipment. 2
102-(2) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the Town of Gaston for a heavy rescue 3
103-unit and tanker truck for its Volunteer Fire Department. 4
104-(3) Four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) to the Town of Woodland for a 5
105-rescue truck for its Volunteer Fire Department. 6
106-(4) One million one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,150,000) to the Town of 7
107-Rich Square to renovate a building and to purchase a storage facility and 8
47+d. Fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) for a new county detention center. 35
48+e. One million dollars ($1,000,000) for broadband service expansion. 36
49+H.B. 530
50+Mar 26, 2025
51+HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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53+SECTION 1.(b) There is appropriated to the Office of State Budget and 1
54+Management the sum of four million six hundred fifty thousand one hundred seventy-six dollars 2
55+($4,650,176) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to provide the following 3
56+directed grants: 4
57+(1) Five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000) to Halifax County to be 5
58+allocated as follows: 6
59+a. Three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) for a new ambulance. 7
60+b. Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for 18 self-contained 8
61+breathing apparatus for the Darlington Volunteer Fire Department. 9
62+(2) Seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) to Halifax Fire and Rescue, Inc., 10
63+to purchase a fire truck. 11
64+(3) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to the Town of Enfield to upfit 12
65+fitness building and purchase apparatus for the Fire Department. 13
66+(4) Fifteen thousand one hundred seventy-six dollars ($15,176) to the Town of 14
67+Scotland Neck to purchase body cameras and other needed equipment for the 15
68+Police Department. 16
69+(5) Two million two hundred ten thousand dollars ($2,210,000) to the Town of 17
70+Roanoke Rapids for needs of its fire department, including a new ladder truck, 18
71+generator, and air packs. 19
72+(6) One million twenty-five thousand dollars ($1,025,000) to the Town of Weldon 20
73+to be allocated as follows: 21
74+a. Eight hundred fifty thousand dollars ($850,000) for a new fire engine. 22
75+b. One hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000) for building 23
76+renovation and site preparation and a viper radio system purchase. 24
77+ 25
78+PART II. NORTHAMPTON COUNTY PUBLIC PROJECTS 26
79+SECTION 2.(a) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State 27
80+Budget and Management the sum of thirteen million fifty thousand dollars ($13,050,000) in 28
81+nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to provide directed grants to the following 29
82+entities: 30
83+(1) Four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) to the Town of Rich Square for 31
84+wastewater treatment improvements. 32
85+(2) Seven million dollars ($7,000,000) to the Town of Garysburg for water system 33
86+improvements. 34
87+(3) Two million one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,150,000) to the Town of 35
88+Seaboard to be allocated as follows: 36
89+a. Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for Community Center 37
90+renovation. 38
91+b. One million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,250,000) for street 39
92+replacement and repairs. 40
93+c. Four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for renovation of the Old 41
94+Seaboard Bank. 42
95+(4) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the Town of Woodland for the 43
96+construction of a new town hall. 44
97+(5) One million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) to Northampton 45
98+County for wastewater treatment expansion. 46
99+SECTION 2.(b) There is appropriated to the Office of State Budget and 47
100+Management the sum of four million seven hundred fifty-six thousand dollars ($4,756,000) in 48
101+nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to provide the following directed grants: 49
102+(1) Six thousand dollars ($6,000) to the Town of Conway Police Department for 50
103+video conferencing equipment. 51 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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105+(2) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the Town of Gaston for a heavy rescue 1
106+unit and tanker truck for its Volunteer Fire Department. 2
107+(3) Four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) to the Town of Woodland for a 3
108+rescue truck for its Volunteer Fire Department. 4
109+(4) One million one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,150,000) to the Town of 5
110+Rich Square to renovate a building and to purchase a storage facility and 6
111+3,000-gallon tanker for its Volunteer Fire Department. 7
112+(5) Seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) to the Town of Severn for a 8
108113 3,000-gallon tanker for its Volunteer Fire Department. 9
109-(5) Seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) to the Town of Severn for a 10
110-3,000-gallon tanker for its Volunteer Fire Department. 11
111-(6) Four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000) to the Town of Lasker for 12
112-building renovations and upgrades at its Volunteer Fire Department. 13
113- 14
114-PART III. WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC PROJECTS 15
115-SECTION 3.(a) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State 16
116-Budget and Management the sum of thirty-six million forty-two thousand five hundred thirty 17
117-dollars ($36,042,530) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to provide directed 18
118-grants to the following entities: 19
119-(1) Eighteen million two hundred ninety-two thousand five hundred thirty dollars 20
120-($18,292,530) to Warren County to be allocated as follows: 21
121-a. Five million four hundred thirty thousand five hundred dollars 22
122-($5,430,500) for a regional water system water tank. 23
123-b. Six million sixty-four thousand one hundred dollars ($6,064,100) for 24
124-extension of Eaton's Ferry Sewer. 25
125-c. Four million eight hundred three thousand three hundred dollars 26
126-($4,803,300) for the Soul City force main replacement. 27
127-d. Nine hundred ninety-four thousand six hundred thirty dollars 28
128-($994,630) for the Soul City Boulevard watermain replacement. 29
129-e. One million dollars ($1,000,000) for a waterline extension at the 30
130-Industrial Site in Soul City. 31
131-(2) Seventeen million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($17,750,000) to the 32
132-Town of Warrenton to be allocated as follows: 33
133-a. Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for wastewater treatment plant 34
134-rehabilitation. 35
135-b. Three million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($3,750,000) for 36
136-sewer system rehabilitation. 37
137-c. Four million dollars ($4,000,000) for water system rehabilitation. 38
138-SECTION 3.(b) There is appropriated to the Office of State Budget and 39
139-Management the sum of nine million six hundred six thousand nine hundred twenty dollars 40
140-($9,606,920) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to provide the following 41
141-directed grants: 42
142-(1) Five million two hundred seventy-seven thousand dollars ($5,277,000) to 43
143-Warren County to be allocated as follows: 44
144-a. One million eight hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000) for the needs 45
145-of the Churchill-Five Forks Fire Department, including replacement 46
146-of fire engines, brush truck, rescue boat, and fire radios and purchase 47
147-of self-contained breathing apparatus equipment, rescue boat upgrade 48
148-or replacement, and mobile fire radio replacement. 49
149-b. One hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000) to purchase a 50
150-brush truck for the Inez Volunteer Fire Department. 51 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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114+(6) Four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000) to the Town of Lasker for 10
115+building renovations and upgrades at its Volunteer Fire Department. 11
116+ 12
117+PART III. WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC PROJECTS 13
118+SECTION 3.(a) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State 14
119+Budget and Management the sum of thirty-six million forty-two thousand five hundred thirty 15
120+dollars ($36,042,530) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to provide directed 16
121+grants to the following entities: 17
122+(1) Eighteen million two hundred ninety-two thousand five hundred thirty dollars 18
123+($18,292,530) to Warren County to be allocated as follows: 19
124+a. Five million four hundred thirty thousand five hundred dollars 20
125+($5,430,500) for a regional water system water tank. 21
126+b. Six million sixty-four thousand one hundred dollars ($6,064,100) for 22
127+extension of Eaton's Ferry Sewer. 23
128+c. Four million eight hundred three thousand three hundred dollars 24
129+($4,803,300) for the Soul City force main replacement. 25
130+d. Nine hundred ninety-four thousand six hundred thirty dollars 26
131+($994,630) for the Soul City Boulevard watermain replacement. 27
132+e. One million dollars ($1,000,000) for a waterline extension at the 28
133+Industrial Site in Soul City. 29
134+(2) Seventeen million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($17,750,000) to the 30
135+Town of Warrenton to be allocated as follows: 31
136+a. Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for wastewater treatment plant 32
137+rehabilitation. 33
138+b. Three million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($3,750,000) for 34
139+sewer system rehabilitation. 35
140+c. Four million dollars ($4,000,000) for water system rehabilitation. 36
141+SECTION 3.(b) There is appropriated to the Office of State Budget and 37
142+Management the sum of nine million six hundred six thousand nine hundred twenty dollars 38
143+($9,606,920) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to provide the following 39
144+directed grants: 40
145+(1) Five million two hundred seventy-seven thousand dollars ($5,277,000) to 41
146+Warren County to be allocated as follows: 42
147+a. One million eight hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000) for the needs 43
148+of the Churchill-Five Forks Fire Department, including replacement 44
149+of fire engines, brush truck, rescue boat, and fire radios and purchase 45
150+of self-contained breathing apparatus equipment, rescue boat upgrade 46
151+or replacement, and mobile fire radio replacement. 47
152+b. One hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000) to purchase a 48
153+brush truck for the Inez Volunteer Fire Department. 49 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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152155 c. Five hundred ninety-two thousand dollars ($592,000) for the needs of 1
153156 the Roanoke-Wildwood Volunteer Fire Department, including 2
154157 self-contained breathing apparatus, boat motor, and water building. 3
155158 d. One million four hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($1,475,000) 4
156159 for the needs of the Hawtree Volunteer Fire Department, including a 5
157160 new fire truck, mortgage settlement, and self-contained breathing 6
158161 apparatus. 7
159162 e. Two hundred twenty-eight thousand dollars ($228,000) for the needs 8
160163 of the Arcola Rural Volunteer Fire Department, including chief 9
161164 support vehicle, storage facility, new cascade system, uniforms, floor 10
162165 buffer, and a shipping container for training. 11
163166 f. One hundred fifty-seven thousand dollars ($157,000) for the needs of 12
164167 the Drewry Fire Department, including repairs to parking lot and 13
165168 driveway and purchase of alarm system and garage door operators. 14
166169 g. Eight hundred fifty thousand dollars ($850,000) for the needs of the 15
167170 Soul City Volunteer Fire Department, including replacement of fire 16
168171 engine and first responder vehicle. 17
169172 (2) Three hundred twenty-nine thousand nine hundred twenty dollars ($329,920) 18
170173 to the Town of Warrenton to be allocated as follows: 19
171174 a. Thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) to purchase body cameras for 20
172175 the Police Department. 21
173176 b. Two hundred ninety-four thousand nine hundred twenty dollars 22
174177 ($294,920) to the Town of Warrenton for the needs of the Rural 23
175178 Volunteer Fire Department, including self-contained breathing 24
176179 apparatus, inflatable raft/boat, and HVAC and equipment upgrades. 25
177180 (3) Four million dollars ($4,000,000) to the Town of Norlina for a new fire 26
178181 station. 27
179182 28
180183 PART IV. LAKE GASTON 29
181184 SECTION 4. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State 30
182185 Budget and Management the sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) in recurring 31
183186 funds for each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to be used for a multiyear project to treat 32
184187 lyngbya spp., a cyanobacteria, in Lake Gaston. 33
185188 34
186189 PART V. EFFECTIVE DATE 35
187190 SECTION 5. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 36