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

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

Applications for grants may be made for the nonfederal share of small watershed projects for the following purposes in amounts not to exceed the percentage of the nonfederal costs indicated: Land rights acquisition for impounding or retarding water - fifty percent (50%). Engineering fees - fifty percent (50%). Anticipated future and present water supply needs in conjunction with watershed improvement works or projects as described in G.S. 139-37.1 - fifty percent (50%). Installation of recreational facilities and services (to include land acquisition) as described in G.S. 139-46 - fifty percent (50%). Construction costs for water management (drainage or irrigation) purposes, including utility and road relocations not funded by the State Department of Transportation - sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%). Conservation and replacement of fish and wildlife habitat as described in G.S. 139-46 - seventy-five percent (75%). Rehabilitation or improvement of water resources structural measures in accordance with criteria established by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954, as amended by the Small Watershed Rehabilitation Amendments of 2000 (Pub. L. No. 106-472, 114 Stat. 2007), codified at 16 U.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%). History (1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1206; 1979, c. 1046, s. 2; 2002-176, s. 3.)

Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 139-54 ("Purposes for which grants may be requested.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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