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S541 • 2025

Train Infrastructure Acceleration Act.

Train Infrastructure Acceleration Act.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Everitt, Smith, Bradley, Garrett, Grafstein, Waddell
Last action
2025-03-26
Official status
Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
Effective date
2025-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Train Infrastructure Acceleration Act.

Train Infrastructure Acceleration Act.

What This Bill Does

  • Train Infrastructure Acceleration Act.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-26 Senate

    Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

  2. 2025-03-26 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  3. 2025-03-26 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  4. 2025-03-26 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  5. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Train Infrastructure Acceleration Act.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 541

Short Title: Train Infrastructure Acceleration Act. (Public)
Sponsors: Senators Everitt and Smith (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
March 26, 2025
*S541-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO PROVIDE AD DITIONAL STATE FUNDI NG TO EXPEDITE THE 2
DEVELOPMENT OF TRAIN INFRASTRUCTURE IN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH 3
THE CONTINUED IMPLEM ENTATION OF THE CORR IDOR IDENTIFICATION 4
PROGRAM. 5
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 6
SECTION 1.(a) Short Title. – This act shall be known as the "Train Infrastructure 7
Acceleration Act." 8
SECTION 1.(b) Purpose. – The purpose of this act is to recognize the significance 9
of the Corridor Identification Program routes submitted to the Federal Railroad Administration's 10
Corridor Identification and Development Program, to strengthen partnerships with federal 11
agencies, and to secure additional funding for both existing and new corridors. The Department 12
of Transportation shall expedite the implementation of these routes with the goal of enhancing 13
rail connectivity across North Carolina. 14
SECTION 1.(c) Allocation. – In accordance with the purpose of this act, each of the 15
following routes shall receive an additional State allocation of one million dollars ($1,000,000) 16
for comprehensive engineering, feasibility studies, and initial development efforts. These 17
additional funds shall be in addition to the funds already allocated for this purpose. 18
Route Name 19
Asheville to Salisbury. 20
Charlotte to Washington, D.C. (Southeast Corridor (SEC): Norlina Subdivision realignment of 21
the existing Carolinian). 22
Charlotte to Atlanta, Georgia (SEC: Greenfield alternative). 23
Charlotte to Kings Mountain. 24
Raleigh to Fayetteville. 25
Raleigh to Wilmington. 26
Raleigh to Winston-Salem. 27
SECTION 1.(d) Report. – No later than December 1 of each year, the Department 28
shall submit an annual report on the implementation of this act to the Joint Legislative 29
Transportation Oversight Committee and the Fiscal Research Division. The report shall detail 30
the utilization of funds, advancements in engineering and feasibility studies, and any secured 31
federal funding. 32
SECTION 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 33
Transportation the sum of seven million dollars ($7,000,000) in nonrecurring funds. 34
SECTION 3. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 35