GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
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SENATE BILL 56
Short Title: Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part I. (Public)
Sponsors: Senators Hise, Daniel, and Moffitt (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
February 6, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO ENACT THE DISASTER RECOVERY AC T OF 2025 – PART I. 2
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 3
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PART I. TITLE AND SCOPE OF ACT 5
SECTION 1.1. Title. – This act shall be known as "The Disaster Recovery Act of 6
2025 – Part I." 7
SECTION 1.2. Maximum Amounts; Effectuate Savings. – The appropriations and 8
allocations made in this act are for maximum amounts necessary to implement this act. Savings 9
shall be effected where the total amounts appropriated or allocated are not required to implement 10
this act. 11
SECTION 1.3. Scope. – Unless otherwise provided, Section 2 of this act applies to 12
the North Carolina counties in the affected area, as defined in Section 1.4 of this act. 13
SECTION 1.4. Definitions. – Unless otherwise provided, the following definitions 14
apply in this act: 15
(1) Affected area. – The counties designated before, on, or after the effective date 16
of this act under a major disaster declaration by the President of the United 17
States under the Stafford Act (P.L. 93-288) as a result of Hurricane Helene. 18
(2) Helene Fund. – The Hurricane Helene Disaster Recovery Fund established in 19
Section 4.1 of S.L. 2024-51. 20
(3) SERDRF. – The State Emergency Response and Disaster Relief Fund 21
established in G.S. 166A-19.42. 22
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PART II. SERDRF FUNDING 24
SECTION 2. Intent to Transfer Disaster Relief Funds. – It is the intent of the General 25
Assembly to transfer funds from the SERDRF to the Helene Fund for further disaster relief and 26
recovery assistance. 27
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PART III. EFFECTIVE DATE 29
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law. 30