FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA AprSESSION 30,2025 2026S S.B.1 SENATE BILL 1009 Short Title:
1009 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS35443-RIa-42 Short Title:
Rules and Operations of the Senate May 4, 2026 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ELIMINATE THE BAN ON HARDENED STRUCTURES AND TO REQUIRE THE NORTH CAROLINA COLLABORATORY TO UPDATE THE STATE'S BEACH AND INLET MANAGEMENT PLAN AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE.
113A-115.1, as enactedbyenactedbySection1ofthis Section1ofthis act, andandG.S. G.S.
113A-115.2, as enacted bybySection Section 2 of this act, and shall seek approval of the proposed amended management plan by the United States Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary's authorized designee no later than six months after the effective date of this act.
The updated Plan should catalog current erosion concerns along the State's oceanfront and estuarine shorelines, evaluate the dredging needs of *DRS35443-RIa-42**S1009-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 inlets and navigational channels, and recommend a prioritized schedule of maintenance dredging projects with beneficial placement of beach-compatible material.
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