§ 139-55 – Review of applications.
139-55. Review of applications. (a) The State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall receive and review applications for grants for small watershed projects authorized under Public Law 566 (83rd Congress, as amended) and approve, approve in part, or disapprove all such applications. (b) In reviewing each application, the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall […]
§ 139-56 – Recommendation of priorities and disbursal of grant funds.
139-56. Recommendation of priorities and disbursal of grant funds. Whenever two or more applications for grants are approved in whole or in part, the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall establish priorities among the several applications for disbursal of grant funds. To the extent that funds are available, the State Soil and Water Conservation […]
§ 139-57 – Availability of funds.
139-57. Availability of funds. All grants shall be contingent upon the availability of funds for disbursement to applicants. At the end of each fiscal year the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall notify all applicants whose applications have been approved and to whom grant funds have not been disbursed of the status of their […]
§ 139-60 – Agricultural Water Resources Assistance Program.
139-60. Agricultural Water Resources Assistance Program. (a) Program Established. – The Agricultural Water Resources Assistance Program is established. The purpose of the Program shall be to assist farmers and landowners in doing any one or more of the following: (1) Identify opportunities to increase water use efficiency, availability, and storage. (2) Implement best management practices […]
§ 139-65 – Streamflow Rehabilitation Assistance Program.
139-65. Streamflow Rehabilitation Assistance Program. (a) Program Established. – The Streamflow Rehabilitation Assistance Program is established. The purpose of the Program shall be to assist an eligible grantee in protecting and restoring the integrity of drainage infrastructure through routine maintenance to existing streams and drainage ways by removing blockages caused by accumulated debris or sediment, […]
§ 139-45 – Extraterritorial powers of counties.
139-45. Extraterritorial powers of counties. A county which has been authorized to levy a watershed improvement tax, whether pursuant to Article 3 of General Statutes 139 or by special act or otherwise, may take any authorized watershed action and may expend funds for any authorized watershed purpose (including acquisition of real and personal property, easements, […]
§ 139-46 – Recreational and related aspects of watershed improvement programs.
139-46. Recreational and related aspects of watershed improvement programs. (a) Local watershed sponsors may install and maintain recreational facilities and services in connection with watershed improvement works or projects, and may provide areas (including structures) for the conservation and replacement of fish and wildlife habitat. For any of these purposes said sponsors may appropriate and […]
§ 139-48 – Participation by cities, counties, industries and others.
139-48. Participation by cities, counties, industries and others. (a) Any industry, or private water user, the State of North Carolina, the United States or any of its agencies, any county, municipality or any other political subdivision may participate in watershed improvement works or projects upon mutually agreeable terms relating to such matters as the construction, […]
§ 139-49 – Borrowing by local units for anticipated water supplies.
139-49. Borrowing by local units for anticipated water supplies. (a) Any local unit may issue bonds or other obligations in the manner provided by this section (and may appropriate and expend funds derived therefrom) for the purpose of financing all or any part of the cost of providing storage capacity for anticipated future or present […]
§ 139-53 – State Soil and Water Conservation Commission authorized to accept applications.
139-53. State Soil and Water Conservation Commission authorized to accept applications. The State Soil and Water Conservation Commission is authorized to accept applications for grants for nonfederal costs relating to small watershed projects authorized under Public Law 566 (83rd Congress as amended) from local sponsors of such projects properly organized under the provisions of either […]