GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2025

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HOUSE BILL 735

 

 

Short Title:      Modernize STI Transit Funding.

(Public)

Sponsors:

Representatives Belk, Morey, T. Brown, and Lopez (Primary Sponsors).

For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.

Referred to:

Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

April 3, 2025

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to modernize sti transit funding.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 136‑189.10(2)e. reads as rewritten:

"e.        Public transportation service not included in subdivision (3) or (4) of this section. This sub‑subdivision includes commuter rail, intercity rail, and light rail. Nothing in this sub‑subdivision shall be construed as authorizing total State funding in excess of the maximum established in sub‑subdivision g. of subdivision (3) of this section for commuter rail and light rail projects."

SECTION 2.  G.S. 136‑189.10(3)g. reads as rewritten:

"g.        Public transportation service that spans two or more counties and that serves more than one municipality. Programmed funds pursuant to this sub‑subdivision shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of any distribution region allocation. This sub‑subdivision includes commuter rail, intercity rail, and light rail. Total State funding for a commuter rail or light rail project shall not exceed the lesser of ten percent (10%) of the distribution region allocation or ten percent (10%) of the estimated total project costs used during the prioritization scoring process. The State shall not be responsible or liable for any project costs in excess of the maximum established under this sub‑subdivision. Any agreement entered into by the State to fund a commuter rail or light rail project shall include language setting out the limitations set forth in this sub‑subdivision."

SECTION 3.  G.S. 136‑189.10(4) is amended by adding a new sub‑subdivision to read:

"i.         Public transportation service that spans four or more counties and that serves more than three municipalities."

SECTION 4.  G.S. 136‑189.11(d1) is repealed.

SECTION 5.  This act is effective when it becomes law.