North Carolina HB 530: Halifax, Northampton, Warren Counties/Funds.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 530

Short Title: Funds/Halifax, Northampton, Warren Counties. (Public)
Sponsors: Representative R. Pierce.
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
March 27, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR VARIOUS PUBLIC PURPOSES IN HALIFAX, 2
NORTHAMPTON, AND WARREN COUNTIES. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
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PART I. HALIFAX COUNTY PUBLIC PROJECTS 6
SECTION 1.(a) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State 7
Budget and Management the sum of one hundred fifteen million two hundred eleven thousand 8
seven hundred sixty-three dollars ($115,211,763) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal 9
year to provide the following directed grants to the following entities: 10
(1) Six hundred ten thousand nine hundred forty-four dollars ($610,944) to the 11
City of Roanoke Rapids for Chaloner Bridge replacement and drainage 12
improvements. 13
(2) Forty-five million two hundred eighty thousand eight hundred nineteen 14
dollars ($45,280,819) to the Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District to be allocated 15
as follows: 16
a. Four million eight hundred forty-seven thousand eight hundred 17
nineteen dollars ($4,847,819) for the Belmont Pump Station. 18
b. Six million two hundred eighteen thousand dollars ($6,218,000) for 19
the Premier Boulevard water/sewer extension. 20
c. Thirty-one million one hundred fifteen thousand dollars ($31,115,000) 21
for a drinking water emerging construction project. 22
d. Three million one hundred thousand dollars ($3,100,000) for an 23
activated sludge blower system. 24
(3) Eight million dollars ($8,000,000) to the Town of Enfield for its electric grid 25
replacement. 26
(4) Sixty-one million three hundred twenty thousand dollars ($61,320,000) to 27
Halifax County to be allocated as follows: 28
a. Five million dollars ($5,000,000) for sewer line extension to Exit 154 29
on I-95. 30
b. Three hundred twenty thousand dollars ($320,000) for Airboss access 31
road. 32
c. Five million dollars ($5,000,000) for court services building 33
renovation. 34
d. Fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) for a new county detention center. 35

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e. One million dollars ($1,000,000) for broadband service expansion. 1
SECTION 1.(b) There is appropriated to the Office of State Budget and 2
Management the sum of four million six hundred fifty thousand one hundred seventy-six dollars 3
($4,650,176) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to provide the following 4
directed grants: 5
(1) Five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000) to Halifax County to be 6
allocated as follows: 7
a. Three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) for a new ambulance. 8
b. Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for 18 self-contained 9
breathing apparatus for the Darlington Volunteer Fire Department. 10
(2) Seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) to Halifax Fire and Rescue, Inc., 11
to purchase a fire truck. 12
(3) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to the Town of Enfield to upfit 13
fitness building and purchase apparatus for the Fire Department. 14
(4) Fifteen thousand one hundred seventy-six dollars ($15,176) to the Town of 15
Scotland Neck to purchase body cameras and other needed equipment for the 16
Police Department. 17
(5) Two million two hundred ten thousand dollars ($2,210,000) to the Town of 18
Roanoke Rapids for needs of its fire department, including a new ladder truck, 19
generator, and air packs. 20
(6) One million twenty-five thousand dollars ($1,025,000) to the Town of Weldon 21
to be allocated as follows: 22
a. Eight hundred fifty thousand dollars ($850,000) for a new fire engine. 23
b. One hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000) for building 24
renovation and site preparation and a viper radio system purchase. 25
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PART II. NORTHAMPTON COUNTY PUBLIC PROJECTS 27
SECTION 2.(a) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State 28
Budget and Management the sum of thirteen million fifty thousand dollars ($13,050,000) in 29
nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to provide directed grants to the following 30
entities: 31
(1) Four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) to the Town of Rich Square for 32
wastewater treatment improvements. 33
(2) Seven million dollars ($7,000,000) to the Town of Garysburg for water system 34
improvements. 35
(3) Two million one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,150,000) to the Town of 36
Seaboard to be allocated as follows: 37
a. Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for Community Center 38
renovation. 39
b. One million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,250,000) for street 40
replacement and repairs. 41
c. Four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for renovation of the Old 42
Seaboard Bank.