The Daily Bulletin: 2024-05-03
PUBLIC/HOUSE BILLS
H 998 (2023-2024) BLUE RIBBON TASK FORCE SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE. Filed May 2 2024, AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE
BLUE RIBBON TASK FORCE ON WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Identical to S 858, fded
5/2/24.
Includes whereas clauses.
Establishes an 18-member Blue Ribbon Task Force on Wastewater Infrastructure Development in North Carolina (Task Force),
to (I) review and assess the current state of wastewater infrastructure in the State; (2) develop strategies and plans for the
effective implementation of wastewater treatment projects, for addressing existing challenges and banners to project financing
and construction, and for addressing future needs within the State; and (3) to identify funding mechanisms, including potential
contributions from industrial wastewater discharges, to support wastewater infrastructure development. Sets out membership
requirements and appointing authority; co-chair appointment process; meeting requirements; staffing requirements; and
provisions for per diem, subsistence, and travel allowances.
Requires the Task Force to consult with the Department of Commerce. Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina,
Utilities Commission, and Golden LEAF Foundation.
Authorizes Task Force meetings to begin on or after July I, 2024. Requires a final report on the study to the specified NCGA
committee by December 1 . 2026. Terminates the Task Force upon the earlier of December 1 . 2026. or the filing of the final
report.
Appropriates $10,000 in recurring funds for 2024-25 from the General Fund to support the Task Force.
Intro, by Everitt.
APPROP, STUDY
Development, Land Use and Housing, Community and
Economic Development, Government, Budget/Appropriations,
State Agencies, Department of Commerce, Public Enterprises
and Utilities
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H 1001 (2023-2024) RIGHT TO USE CONTRACEPTION ACT. Filed May 2 2024, AN ACT PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO USE
CONTRACEPTION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO SUPPORT
THE MEDICAID FAMILY PLANNING PROG MM.
Identical to S 808, filed
5/2/24.
Adds new Article 10, Right to Use Contraception, in GS Chapter 90. providing as follows.
Sets out State policy that the State has no legitimate governmental interest in limiting the freedom to use contraception to
prevent pregnancy.
Defines contraception, contraceptive, and health care provider. Gives a person the right to obtain contraceptives and engage in
contraception; gives a health care provider the right to provide contraception and contraception-related information. Requires
that to defend against a claim that a law, regulation, or policy violates a health care provider's or patient's statutory rights, a
party must establish, by clear and convincing evidence either: (1 ) that the law, regulation, or policy advances the safety of
contraceptives, contraception, and contraception-related information and the safety of contraceptives, contraception, and
