H1012 - Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part II. (SL 2025-26)
Session Year 2025
Overview: Subpart II-D of S.L. 2025-26 (House Bill 1012) creates the Aerial Asset Accessibility Grant Program (Program), administered by the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management (NCEM), for the purposes of repairing damage from Hurricane Helene and to improve airfield property to increase emergency preparedness and disaster response. Eligible recipients for a grant awarded under this Program are limited to persons or units of local government that own an airport that (i) is currently in operation or (ii) was in operation prior to Hurricane Helene and not currently in operation but for damage from Hurricane Helene and meet certain criteria. Eligible recipients are subject to prioritization by NCEM. Grants must not exceed $5 million per eligible recipient, and a single county must not receive more than two grants. NCEM must submit a report to the chairs of the Joint Legislative Emergency Management Oversight Committee and the Fiscal Research Division no later than six months after the application period for this Program opens, and every six months thereafter until all funds are expended.
This subpart became effective June 27, 2025.