North Carolina SB 1001: Coastal Regulatory Reform.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 4
SENATE BILL 1001
Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee Substitute Adopted 6/17/26
Finance Committee Substitute Adopted 6/23/26
Fourth Edition Engrossed 6/30/26

Short Title: Coastal Regulatory Reform. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
May 4, 2026
*S1001-v-4*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO MODIFY THE COASTAL AREA MANAGEMENT ACT APPLICATION 2
PROCESSING RULE TO CLARIFY ADJACENT LANDOWNER NOTICE 3
REQUIREMENTS, TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM CAMA APPLICATION 4
PROCESSING FEE, TO AMEND UPLAND BASIN DISSOLVED OXYGEN AND 5
FINANCIAL ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, TO MAKE OTHER TECHNICAL 6
CORRECTIONS TO THE UPLAND BASIN PERMITTING STATUTE, AND TO 7
CLARIFY AGENCY AUTHORITY OVER THE COASTAL RESERVE. 8
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 9
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MODIFY COASTAL AREA MANAGEMENT ACT APPLICATION PROCESSING 11
RULE TO CLARIFY ADJACENT LANDOWNER NOTICE REQUIREMENTS 12
SECTION 1.(a) Definitions. – For purposes of this section and its implementation, 13
"CAMA Application Processing Rule" means 15A NCAC 07J .0204 (Processing the 14
Application). 15
SECTION 1.(b) CAMA Application Processing Rule. – Until the effective date of 16
the revised permanent rule that the Coastal Resources Commission (Commission) is required to 17
adopt pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, the Commission shall implement the CAMA 18
Application Processing Rule as provided in subsection (c) of this section. 19
SECTION 1.(c) Implementation. – For both CAMA major and minor development 20
permit applications, the CAMA Application Processing Rule shall provide the following: 21
(1) Documentation showing that notice was sent by certified mail to an adjacent 22
riparian landowner at the tax address of record satisfies the notice 23
requirements of the CAMA Application Processing Rule if the applicant 24
provides proof that the adjacent riparian landowner received the notice. 25
(2) If the applicant cannot provide proof that the adjacent riparian landowner 26
received the notice, the permit application may proceed without proof of 27
receipt only if the applicant provides documentation showing that notice was 28
sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, at least 60 days before issuance 29
of the permit, to both (i) the adjacent riparian landowner's tax address of 30
record and (ii) the property address of the adjacent riparian property, if a 31
separate property address has been assigned and differs from the landowner's 32
tax address of record. 33

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(3) During the 60-day period following the date the notice was sent by certified 1
mail, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Division of Coastal 2
Management, or the local permit officer may continue to process the 3
application. If there is no proof of receipt, however, the permit shall not be 4
issued until the 60-day period has expired. The failure of an adjacent riparian 5
landowner to receive, claim, or respond to the certified mail notice shall not 6
delay or prevent issuance of the permit after the 60-day period has expired. 7
(4) Nothing in this subsection is intended to limit or prohibit an applicant for a 8
minor development permit from using any other method of notice permitted 9
by applicable law or rule. 10
SECTION 1.(d) Additional Rulemaking Authority. – The Commission shall adopt 11
a rule to amend the CAMA Application Processing Rule consistent with subsection (c) of this 12
section. Notwithstanding G.S. 150B-19(4), the rule adopted by the Commission pursuant to this 13
section shall be substantively identical to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section. Rules 14
adopted pursuant to this section are not subject to Part 3 of Article 2A of Chapter 150B of the 15
General Statutes. Rules adopted pursuant to this section shall become effective as provided in 16
G.S. 150B-21.3(b1), as though 10 or more written objections had been received as provided in 17
G.S. 150B-21.3(b2). 18
SECTION 1.(e) Sunset. – This section expires when permanent rules adopted as 19
required by subsection (d) of this section become effective. 20
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INCREASE MAXIMUM CAMA FEE 22
SECTION 2. G.S. 113A-119.1 reads as rewritten: 23
"§ 113A-119.1. Permit fees. 24
(a) The Commission shall have the power to establish a graduated fee schedule for the 25
processing of applications for permits, renewals of permits, modifications of permits, or transfers 26
of permits issued pursuant to this Article. In determining the fee schedule, the Commission shall 27
consider the administrative and personnel costs incurred by the Department for processing the 28
applications, related compliance activities, and the complexity of the development sought to be 29
undertaken for which a permit is required under this Article. The fee to be charged for processing 30
an application may not exceed five hundred sixty-three dollars ($563.00). five hundred sixty-four 31
dollars ($564.00). The