§ 139-54. Purposes for which grants may be requested. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 139‑54.  Purposes forwhich grants may be requested.

Applications for grants may bemade for the nonfederal share of small watershed projects for the followingpurposes in amounts not to exceed the percentage of the nonfederal costsindicated:

(1)        Land rightsacquisition for impounding or retarding water – fifty percent (50%).

(2)        Engineering fees –fifty percent (50%).

(3)        Anticipated futureand present water supply needs in conjunction with watershed improvement worksor projects as described in G.S. 139‑37.1 – fifty percent (50%).

(4)        Installation ofrecreational facilities and services (to include land acquisition) as describedin G.S. 139‑46 – fifty percent (50%).

(5)        Construction costsfor water management (drainage or irrigation) purposes, including utility androad relocations not funded by the State Department of Transportation – sixty‑sixand two‑thirds percent (66 2/3%).

(6)        Conservation andreplacement of fish and wildlife habitat as described in G.S. 139‑46 –seventy‑five percent (75%).

(7)        Rehabilitation orimprovement of water resources structural measures in accordance with criteriaestablished by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United StatesDepartment of Agriculture pursuant to the Watershed Protection and FloodPrevention Act of 1954, as amended by the Small Watershed RehabilitationAmendments of 2000 (Pub. L. No. 106‑472, 114 Stat. 2007), codified at 16U.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%). (1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1206;1979, c. 1046, s. 2; 2002‑176, s. 3.)