North Carolina HB 282: Strategic Transportation Investments Act (STI) Funding/Bicycle/Pedestrian Improvements.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 282

Short Title: STI Funding/Bicycle/Pedestrian Improv. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Butler, Belk, F. Jackson, and Roberson (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
March 5, 2025
*H282-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF STRATEGIC TRANSPORTATION 2
INVESTMENTS ACT (STI) FUNDS FOR INDEPENDENT BICYCLE AND 3
PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. G.S. 136-189.10(2)g. reads as rewritten: 6
"g. Federally Federal and local government funded independent bicycle 7
and pedestrian improvements." 8
SECTION 2. G.S. 136-189.11(d)(3)c. reads as rewritten: 9
"c. Bicycle and pedestrian limitation. – The Department shall not may 10
provide financial support for federal and local government funded 11
independent bicycle and pedestrian improvement projects, except for 12
federal funds administered by the Department for that purpose. This 13
sub-subdivision shall not apply to funds allocated to a municipality 14
pursuant to G.S. 136-41.1 that are committed by the municipality as 15
matching funds for federal funds administered by the Department and 16
used for bicycle and pedestrian improvement projects. This limitation 17
shall not apply to funds authorized for projects in the State 18
Transportation Improvement Program that are scheduled for 19
construction as of October 1, 2013, in State fiscal year 2012-2013, 20
2013-2014, or 2014-2015.projects." 21
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law. 22