North Carolina § 139-55 Review of applications

North Carolina Statutes

§ 139-55 — Review of applications

North Carolina § 139-55

Ch. 139Soil and Water Conservation Districts

Art. 4Grants for Small Watershed Projects

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 139-55 (2026).

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(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 consider:

(1)The financial resources of the local sponsoring organization;

(2)Nonstructural measures such as sedimentation control ordinances and floodplain zoning ordinances enacted and enforced by local governments to alleviate flooding;

(3)Regional benefits of projects to an area greater than the area under jurisdiction of the local sponsoring organization;

(4)Any direct benefit to State-owned lands and properties. (1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1206;

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(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 consider:
(1) The financial resources of the local sponsoring organization;
(2) Nonstructural measures such as sedimentation control ordinances and floodplain zoning ordinances enacted and enforced by local governments to alleviate flooding;
(3) Regional benefits of projects to an area greater than the area under jurisdiction of the local sponsoring organization;
(4) Any direct benefit to State-owned lands and properties. (1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1206; 2002-165, s. 2.17; 2007-495, s. 17.)