North Carolina HB 352: JUVENILE RECORDS FOR RESEARCH

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 4
HOUSE BILL 352
Committee Substitute Favorable 3/25/25
Senate Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee Substitute Adopted 6/17/25
Senate Regulatory Reform Committee Substitute Adopted 6/18/25

Short Title: Bid Reqs/Permitting/Inundation Maps/CAMA. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
March 11, 2025
*H352-v-4*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF WATER AND 2
SEWAGE SYSTEMS OR FACILITIES MAY BE AWARDED WHEN AT LEAST TWO 3
COMPETITIVE BIDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, TO LIMIT REPEATED REQUESTS 4
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING, TO 5
CLARIFY THAT CERTAIN DOWNSTREAM INUNDATION MAPS ARE SUBJECT TO 6
DISCLOSURE, TO CLARIFY THAT CERTAIN MAN-MADE DITCHES ARE NOT 7
COVERED UNDER THE COASTAL AREA MANAGEMENT ACT, AND TO REFORM 8
PERMITTING RELATED TO UPLAND BASIN MARINAS. 9
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 10
SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 143-132 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 11
"(a1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, no contract to which 12
G.S. 143-129 applies for construction of water systems or facilities, or sewage disposal systems 13
or facilities, shall be awarded by any board or governing board of the State, or any political 14
subdivision of the State, unless two competitive bids have been received from reputable and 15
qualified contractors regularly engaged in their respective lines of endeavor. Except as provided 16
in this subsection, all requirements of subsection (a) of this section apply to the receipt of bids 17
and the award of construction contracts. For purposes of this subsection, the following definitions 18
shall apply: 19
(1) Sewage disposal systems or facilities. – Sewage disposal systems or facilities, 20
including all plants, works, instrumentalities, and properties used or useful in 21
the collection, treatment, purification, or disposal of sewage. 22
(2) Water systems or facilities. – Water systems or facilities, including all plants, 23
works, instrumentalities, and properties used or useful in obtaining, 24
conserving, treating, and distributing water for domestic or industrial use, 25
irrigation, sanitation, fire protection, or any other public or private use." 26
SECTION 1.(b) This section is effective when it becomes law and applies to 27
contracts for construction or repair work in an amount less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) 28
entered into on or before December 31, 2027. 29
SECTION 2.(a) G.S. 143-214.7(b6) reads as rewritten: 30
"(b6) Permitting under the authority granted to the Commission by this section shall comply 31
with the procedures and time lines set forth in this subsection. For any development necessitating 32
stormwater measures subject to this section, applications for new permits, permit modifications, 33
permit transfers, permit renewals, and decisions to deny an application for a new permit, permit 34

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modification, transfer, or renewal shall be in writing. Where the Commission has provided a 1
digital submission option, such submission shall constitute a written submission. The 2
Commission shall act on a permit application as quickly as possible. The Commission may 3
conduct any inquiry or investigation it considers necessary before acting on an application and 4
may require an applicant to submit plans, specifications, and other information the Commission 5
considers necessary to evaluate the application. If the Commission fails to act on an application 6
for a permit or for a renewal of a permit as specified in this subsection after the applicant submits 7
all information required by the Commission, the application shall be deemed approved without 8
modification. [The following provisions apply:]The following provisions apply: 9
(1) The Commission shall perform an administrative review of a new application 10
and of a resubmittal of an application determined to be incomplete under 11
subdivision (3) of this subsection within 10 working days of receipt to 12
determine if the information is administratively complete. If complete, the 13
Commission shall issue a receipt letter or electronic response stating that the 14
application is complete and that a 70-calendar day technical review period has 15
started as of the original date the application was received. If required items 16
or information is not included, the application shall be deemed incomplete, 17
and the Commission shall issue an application receipt letter or electronic 18
response identifying the information required to complete the application 19
package before the technical review begins. When the required information is 20
received, the Commission shall then issue a receipt letter or electronic 21
response specifying that it is complete and that the 70-calendar day review 22
period has started as of the date of receipt of all required information. The