A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT authorizing cities and counties to allocate excess stormwater capacity for urban redevelopment projects.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 160A‑459 reads as rewritten:
"§ 160A‑459.  Stormwater control.
…
(f)	Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a city may calculate its stormwater infrastructure capacity and, where excess capacity exists, may allocate the excess capacity to urban redevelopment projects. The allocation authorized under this subsection may be used in lieu of on‑site storage requirements. For purposes of this subsection, the term "redevelopment project" has the same meaning as in G.S. 160A‑503(19)."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 153A‑454 reads as rewritten:
"§ 153A‑454.  Stormwater control.
…
(e)	Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county may calculate its stormwater infrastructure capacity and, where excess capacity exists, may allocate the excess capacity to urban redevelopment projects. The allocation authorized under this subsection may be used in lieu of on‑site storage requirements. For purposes of this subsection, the term "redevelopment project" has the same meaning as in G.S. 160A‑503(19)."
 SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.