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S38 • 2025

Hertford County Economic Development.

Hertford County Economic Development.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Hanig, Sanderson
Last action
2025-04-01
Official status
Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
Effective date
2025-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Hertford County Economic Development.

Hertford County Economic Development.

What This Bill Does

  • Hertford County Economic Development.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

  2. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  3. 2025-02-03 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  4. 2025-02-03 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  5. 2025-01-30 Senate

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Hertford County Economic Development.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 38

Short Title: Hertford County Economic Development. (Public)
Sponsors: Senator Hanig (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
February 3, 2025
*S38-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO APPROPRIAT E MONEY TO HERTFORD COUNTY FOR ECONOMIC 2
DEVELOPMENT. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to Hertford County the 5
nonrecurring sum of fifty-one million dollars ($51,000,000) for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year to be 6
used for purposes consistent with this act. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 7
funds appropriated by this act shall not revert at the end of the 2025 -2026 fiscal year but shall 8
remain available for expenditure in accordance with this act until the earlier of (i) the date the 9
funds are expended or (ii) June 30, 2027, at which time the funds shall revert to the General Fund. 10
Hertford County may allocate funds it receives unde r this act to the Hertford County Rural 11
Development Authority (the "RDA") to be used by the RDA for purposes consistent with 12
subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section. Funds appropriated to Hertford County by this act shall 13
be allocated as follows: 14
(1) Forty million dollars ($40,000,000) for the construction of a public industrial 15
dock and barge at the future "Hertford County River Industrial Park" located 16
at 931 River Road in Hertford County, tax parcel PIN 6925 -99-9558, (the 17
"Flowers site"). 18
(2) Eleven million dollars ($11,000,000) for road construction at the Flowers site. 19
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 20