Steele Creek Investment and Improvement Act.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 609

Short Title: Steele Creek Investment and Improvement Act. (Public)
Sponsors: Senator Salvador (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
March 26, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO APPROPRIAT E FUNDS FOR VARIOUS IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN 2
MECKLENBURG COUNTY'S STEELE CREEK COMMUNITY. 3
Whereas, Steele Creek is a community located in southwest Mecklenburg County 4
along Lake Wylie and the Catawba River Basin; and 5
Whereas, over the past 15 years, Steele Creek has seen a rapid growth of its population 6
by over 70%; and 7
Whereas, the 28278 ZIP Code is one of the fastest growing ZIP Codes in the State of 8
North Carolina; and 9
Whereas, Steele Creek has established itself as a commercial and manufacturing hub, 10
home to major corporations such as Groninger USA, Siemens Energy, and Spectrum; and 11
Whereas, the jobs and resources in Steele Creek serve the entire region, including 12
multiple North Carolina counties and South Carolina; and 13
Whereas, many residents of Steele Creek live in unincorporated Mecklenburg County 14
and are unable to take advantage of municipal services; Now, therefore, 15
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 16
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the Gen eral Fund to the Office of State 17
Budget and Management the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) in 18
nonrecurring funds for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year to provide a directed grant to Steele Creek 19
Community Place, Inc., a nonprofit organization, to support an initiative to connect opportunities 20
and resources with the needs of all people of all backgrounds in the Steele Creek area to increase 21
community health and wellness. These funds shall be allocated equally among the following 22
focus areas: (i) upward mobility and networking, (ii) physical wellness, (iii) family partnership, 23
and (iv) mental health. 24
SECTION 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State 25
Budget and Management the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,0 00) in nonrecurring 26
funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to provide a directed grant to the Steele Creek Fire and Rescue 27
Service, Inc., a nonprofit organization, to support the needs of the fire department, including the 28
purchase of a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), a ladder truck, a fire/rescue boat along 29
with a boathouse for said fire boat, and real property/building for training. 30
SECTION 3. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the North Carolina 31
Department of Transportation the sum o f five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) in 32
nonrecurring funds for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year for a comprehensive traffic study of traffic 33
patterns and potential changes to Shopton Road West from South Tryon to Highway 160. 34
SECTION 4. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 35