Critical Funds for North Mecklenburg.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 951

Short Title: Critical Funds for North Mecklenburg. (Public)
Sponsors: Senator Mohammed (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
May 4, 2026
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR CRITICAL FUNDS FOR NORTH MECKLENBURG. 2
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 3
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State 4
Budget and Management the sum of twenty million four hundred forty thousand dollars 5
($20,440,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to provide a directed grant to 6
the Town of Davidson for emergency services. These funds shall be used as follows: 7
(1) Seventeen million dollars ($17,000,000) for the construction of a fire station. 8
(2) Three million dollars ($3,000,000) to purchase an emergency vehicle. 9
(3) One hundred thousa nd dollars ($100,000) to purchase police equipment to 10
enhance community safety. 11
(4) Three hundred forty thousand dollars ($340,000) to replace breathing 12
apparatus equipment. 13
SECTION 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State 14
Budget and Management the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in nonrecurring funds for 15
the 2026-2027 fiscal year to provide a directed grant to the Town of Cornelius for the following 16
purposes and in the following amounts: 17
(1) Three million dollars ($3, 000,000) for the acquisition of property for the 18
construction of a future public safety facility, including a future fire station 19
that will provide for emergency services for the southwest portion of the Town 20
and space for a police facility to augment current police space. 21
(2) One million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) for the replacement 22
of a fire engine. 23
(3) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) to improve pedestrian safety at the 24
intersection of NC 115 and Catawba Avenue to accommodate increased 25
pedestrian activity in the downtown Cornelius area. 26
(4) Three million five hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000) to construct a 27
recreation center on the campus of an elementary school in the Town. 28
SECTION 3. There is appropriated from the General Fund to t he Office of State 29
Budget and Management the sum of four million dollars ($4,000,000) in nonrecurring funds for 30
the 2026 -2027 fiscal year to provide a directed grant to the Lake Norman Community 31
Development Corporation (Corporation), a nonprofit corporatio n, for the purposes and in the 32
amounts provided in this section. The Corporation may retain and use up to three percent (3%) 33
of the funds appropriated in this section for administrative expenses. 34
(1) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) for the development of affordable housing 35
throughout the Town of Cornelius, other than in the Smithville community. 36
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(2) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) for the acquisition of land and the 1
development of affordable housing in the Smithville community located in the 2
Town of Cornelius. 3
SECTION 4. This act becomes effective July 1, 2026. 4