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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Applications for grants may be made for the nonfederal share of small watershed projects for the following purposes in amounts not to exceed the percentage of the nonfederal costs indicated:
(1) Land rights acquisition for impounding or retarding water--fifty percent (50%).
(2) Engineering fees--fifty percent (50%).
(3) Anticipated future and present water supply needs in conjunction with watershed improvement works or projects as described in G.S. 139-37.1--fifty percent (50%).
(4) Installation of recreational facilities and services (to include land acquisition) as described in G.S. 139-46--fifty percent (50%).
(5) Construction costs for water management (drainage or irrigation) purposes, including utility and road relocations not funded by the State Department of Transportation--sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%).
(6) Conservation and replacement of fish and wildlife habitat as described in G.S. 139-46--seventy-five percent (75%).
(7) Rehabilitation or improvement of water resources structural measures in accordance with criteria established by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954, as amended by the Small Watershed Rehabilitation Amendments of 2000 (Pub. L. No. 106-472, 114 Stat. 2007), codified at 16 U.S.C. § 1001, et. seq.; the Dam Safety Law of 1967, G.S. 143-215.23, et. seq.; and rules adopted pursuant thereto--fifty percent (50%).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 139. Soil and Water Conservation Districts § 139-54. Purposes for which grants may be requested - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nc/chapter-139-soil-and-water-conservation-districts/nc-gen-st-sect-139-54/
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