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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina Appropriates $25,000 for Asheville Water System Study at Pisgah View State Park
Last action · February 27, 2025: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Lindsey Prather and 6 others
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina allocates $25,000 in nonrecurring state funds for the 2025-2026 to the City of Asheville to study the feasibility and cost of extending its water system to the new Pisgah View State Park starting July 1, 2025.
Provides state funding specifically dedicated to evaluating public infrastructure expansion costs for a state park.
Who It Would Affect
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City of Asheville
Receives $25,000 in state funds to conduct or facilitate a water extension feasibility study.
Key Facts
- The General Assembly appropriates $25,000 in nonrecurring funds from the General Fund to the City of Asheville for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
- The funds are designated for conducting or facilitating a study on the feasibility and cost of extending the city's water system several miles to serve the new Pisgah View State Park.
- The act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Feb 27, 2025HouseRef to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Feb 27, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Feb 26, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance15How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment2Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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