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North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 139. Soil and Water Conservation Districts § 139-55. Review of applications

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall receive and review applications for grants for small watershed projects authorized under Public Law 566 (83rd Congress, as amended) and approve, approve in part, or disapprove all such applications.

(b) In reviewing each application, the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall consider:

(1) The financial resources of the local sponsoring organization;

(2) Nonstructural measures such as sedimentation control ordinances and floodplain zoning ordinances enacted and enforced by local governments to alleviate flooding;

(3) Regional benefits of projects to an area greater than the area under jurisdiction of the local sponsoring organization;

(4) Any direct benefit to State-owned lands and properties.

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