North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 159G Water Infrastructure

Article 1 - General Provisions.

• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-1 through 159G-18.   Repealed by Session Laws 2005-454, s. 2, effective January 1, 2006
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-1 through 159G-18.   Repealed by Session Laws 2005-454, s. 2, effective January 1, 2006
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-1 through 159G-18.   Repealed by Session Laws 2005-454, s. 2, effective January 1, 2006
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-1 through 159G-18.   Repealed by Session Laws 2005-454, s. 2, effective January 1, 2006
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-1 through 159G-18.   Repealed by Session Laws 2005-454, s. 2, effective January 1, 2006
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-1 through 159G-18.   Repealed by Session Laws 2005-454, s. 2, effective January 1, 2006
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-1 through 159G-18.   Repealed by Session Laws 2005-454, s. 2, effective January 1, 2006
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-1 through 159G-18.   Repealed by Session Laws 2005-454, s. 2, effective January 1, 2006
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-1 through 159G-18.   Repealed by Session Laws 2005-454, s. 2, effective January 1, 2006
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-1 through 159G-18.   Repealed by Session Laws 2005-454, s. 2, effective January 1, 2006
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-1 through 159G-18.   Repealed by Session Laws 2005-454, s. 2, effective January 1, 2006
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-1 through 159G-18.   Repealed by Session Laws 2005-454, s. 2, effective January 1, 2006
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-1 through 159G-18.   Repealed by Session Laws 2005-454, s. 2, effective January 1, 2006
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-1 through 159G-18.   Repealed by Session Laws 2005-454, s. 2, effective January 1, 2006
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-1 through 159G-18.   Repealed by Session Laws 2005-454, s. 2, effective January 1, 2006
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-1 through 159G-18.   Repealed by Session Laws 2005-454, s. 2, effective January 1, 2006
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-1 through 159G-18.   Repealed by Session Laws 2005-454, s. 2, effective January 1, 2006
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-1 through 159G-18.   Repealed by Session Laws 2005-454, s. 2, effective January 1, 2006
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-19.   Reserved for future codification purposes
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-20.   Definitions
  The following definitions apply in this Chapter: (1) Asset management plan. - The strategic and systematic application of management practices applied to the infrastructure...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-21.   Revenue for water projects
  This Chapter governs the use of the following revenue: (1) Revenue appropriated to the Department to match federal funds received for loans and grants...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-22.   Water Infrastructure Fund
  (a) Fund Established. - The Water Infrastructure Fund is established as a special revenue fund. The Fund is comprised of the accounts set out...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-23.   Common criteria for loan or grant from Wastewater Reserve or Drinking Water Reserve
  The criteria in this section apply to a loan or grant from the Wastewater Reserve or the Drinking Water Reserve. The Division of Water...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-24.   Fee imposed on a loan or grant from Water Infrastructure Fund
  (a) A loan awarded from the Water Infrastructure Fund is subject to a fee of two percent (2%) of the loan. A grant awarded...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-25.   Expenditure for emergency corrective action at a wastewater treatment works
  (a) The Department may use revenue in any account of the Wastewater Reserve to provide funds for emergency corrective action at a wastewater treatment...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-26.   Annual reports on Water Infrastructure Fund
  (a) Requirement. - The Department must publish a report each year on the accounts in the Water Infrastructure Fund that are administered by the...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-27.   Reserved for future codification purposes
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-28.   Reserved for future codification purposes
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-29.   Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 2 - Water Infrastructure Loans and Grants Administered by Department.

• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-30.   Department's responsibility
  The Department, through the Division of Water Infrastructure, administers loans and grants made from the CWSRF, the DWSRF, the Wastewater Reserve, and the Drinking...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-31.   Entities eligible to apply for loan or grant
  A local government unit or a nonprofit water corporation is eligible to apply for a loan or grant from the CWSRF, the DWSRF, the...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-32.   Projects eligible for loan or grant
  (a) CWSRF and DWSRF. - Federal law determines whether a project is eligible for a loan or grant from the CWSRF and the DWSRF....
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-33.   Loans and grants available from Wastewater Reserve
  (a) Types. - The Department is authorized to make the types of loans and grants listed in this subsection from the Wastewater Reserve. Each...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-34.   Loans and grants available from Drinking Water Reserve
  (a) Types. - The Department is authorized to make the types of loans and grants listed in this section from the Drinking Water Reserve....
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-35.   Criteria for loans and grants
  (a) CWSRF and DWSRF. - Federal law determines the criteria for awarding a loan or grant from the CWSRF or the DWSRF. An award...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-36.   Limits on loans and grants
  (a) CWSRF and DWSRF. - Federal law governs loans and grants from the CWSRF and the DWSRF. An award of a loan or grant...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-37.   Application to CWSRF, Wastewater Reserve, DWSRF, and Drinking Water Reserve
  An application [for a loan or grant from the] CWSRF, the Wastewater Reserve, the DWSRF, or the Drinking Water Reserve must be filed with...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-38.   Environmental assessment and public hearing
  (a) Required Information. - An application submitted under this Article for a loan or grant for a project must state whether the project requires...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-39.   Review of applications and award of loan or grant
  (a) Point Assignment. - The Division of Water Infrastructure must review all applications filed for a loan or grant under this Article for an...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-40.   Terms of loan and execution of loan documents
  (a) Approval by Local Government Commission. - The Department may not award a loan under this Article unless the Local Government Commission approves the...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-41.   Withdrawal of loan or grant
  A letter of intent to offer an award for a loan or grant for a project is withdrawn if the applicant fails to enter...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-42.   Disbursement of loan or grant
  The Department must disburse the proceeds of a loan or grant to a recipient in a series of payments based on the progress of...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-43.   Inspection of project
  (a) Authority. - The Department may inspect a project for which it awards a loan or grant under this Article to determine the progress...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-44.   Rules
  The Department may adopt rules to implement this Chapter. Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, the Administrative Procedure Act, governs the adoption of rules...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-45.   Reserved for future codification purposes
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-46.   Reserved for future codification purposes
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-47.   Reserved for future codification purposes
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-48.   Reserved for future codification purposes
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-49.   Reserved for future codification purposes
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-50.   Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 3 - Reserved.

• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-51 through 159G-64.   Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 4 - State Water Infrastructure Commission.

• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-65 through 159G-67.   Repealed by Session Laws 2013-360, s. 14.21(c), effective July 1, 2013
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-65 through 159G-67.   Repealed by Session Laws 2013-360, s. 14.21(c), effective July 1, 2013
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-65 through 159G-67.   Repealed by Session Laws 2013-360, s. 14.21(c), effective July 1, 2013
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-68.   Reserved for future codification purposes
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-69.   Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 5 - State Water Infrastructure Authority.

• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-70.   State Water Infrastructure Authority created
  (a) Authority Established. - The State Water Infrastructure Authority is created within the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. (b) Membership. - The Authority...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-71.   State Water Infrastructure Authority; powers and duties
  The Authority has the following additional duties: (1) After reviewing the recommendations for grants and loans submitted to it by the Division, to determine...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159G-72.   State Water Infrastructure Authority; reports
  No later than November 1 of each year, the Authority shall submit a report of its activity and findings, including any recommendations or legislative...

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