A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to apply alternate prioritization CRITERIA under the strategic transportation investments act formula to Federal and state funds used for emergency REPAIR work, aS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 136‑189.11 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
(c1)	Emergency Funds With Alternative Criteria. — The following funds, obligated in support of emergency repair work necessary to restore essential travel, minimize the extent of damage, or protect remaining facilities, as a result of events that occurred during a federal‑ or State‑declared emergency that significantly damaged the State‑maintained transportation system to the extent that safe passage is jeopardized, shall be subject to subsection (d) of this section but shall not be subject to the prioritization criteria set forth in that subsection:
(1)	Federal or State funds obligated for repairs for which federal Emergency Relief Funds are available pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 125.
(2)	State funds obligated for repairs to damage occurring as a result of an event that is lawfully declared to be a federal or State emergency."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.