Section 143B-135.238 - Grant requirements(a) Eligible Applicants. - Any of the following are eligible to apply for a grant from the Fund for the purpose of protecting and enhancing water quality: (2) A local government unit.(3) A nonprofit corporation whose primary purpose is the conservation, preservation, or restoration of our State's cultural, environmental, or natural resources.(b) Criteria. - The criteria developed by the Trustees under G.S. 143B-135.242 apply to grants made under this Part.(c) Matching Requirement. - The Board of Trustees shall establish matching requirements for grants awarded under this Part. This requirement may be satisfied by the donation of land to a public or private nonprofit conservation organization as approved by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees may also waive the requirement to match a grant pursuant to guidelines adopted by the Board of Trustees.(d) Restriction. - No grant shall be awarded under this Part for any of the following purposes: (1) To satisfy compensatory mitigation requirements under 33 USC § 1344 or G.S. 143-214.11.(2) To any project receiving State funds authorized by G.S. 143-215.71 for the nonfederal share of a grant under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.(e) Withdrawal. - An award of a grant under this Part which will require a construction contract is withdrawn if the grant recipient fails to enter into a construction contract for the project within one year after the date of execution of the grant contract, unless the Trustees find that the applicant has good cause for the failure. If the Trustees find good cause for a recipient's failure, the Trustees must set a date by which the recipient must take action or forfeit the grant.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-135.238
Amended by 2023 N.C. Sess. Laws 70,s. 8, eff. 6/30/2023.Amended by 2020 N.C. Sess. Laws 18, s. 12-b, eff. 6/12/2020.Amended by 2019 N.C. Sess. Laws 32, s. 1-a, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by 2015 N.C. Sess. Laws 241, s. 14.30-r1, eff. 7/1/2015.Renumbered from §113A-254 by 2015 N.C. Sess. Laws 241, s. 14.30-k1, eff. 7/1/2015.Amended by 2014 N.C. Sess. Laws 100, s. 14.8-c, eff. 7/1/2014.Amended by 2007 N.C. Sess. Laws 185, s. 1, eff. 7/5/2007. 2007 N.C. Sess. Laws 185, s. 2, states, "This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to applications for planning grants and technical assistance grants received by the Clean Water Management Trust Fund on or after 1 January 2007."Amended by 2006 N.C. Sess. Laws 178, s. 1, eff. 1/1/2006.Amended by 2005 N.C. Sess. Laws 454, s. 6, eff. 1/1/2006.Renumbered from § 113-145.4 by 2003 N.C. Sess. Laws 0340, s. 1.3, eff. 7/27/2003. 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 27.6(a).