North Carolina § 159G-30 - Department's responsibility.

§ 159G-30. Department's responsibility.

The Department, through the Division, administers the following: Loans and grants made from the CWSRF, the DWSRF, the Wastewater Reserve, and the Drinking Water Reserve. The award of funds by the Authority from the Community Development Block Grant program to local government units for infrastructure projects. Grants made from the Viable Utility Reserve. History (2005-454, s. 3; 2011-145, s. 13.3(jjj); 2013-360, s. 14.21(g); 2013-413, s. 57(t); 2014-115, s. 17; 2015-241, s. 14.13(c1); 2020-79, s. 1(c).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2013-360, s. 14.21(a), provides: "The Division of Water Infrastructure is established as a new division within the environmental area of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources [now Department of Environmental Quality]. All functions, powers, duties, and obligations previously vested in the Division of Water Quality of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources pertaining to the implementation and administration of Chapter 159G of the General Statutes are transferred to and vested in the Division of Water Infrastructure by a Type II transfer, as defined in G.S. 143A-6. All functions, powers, duties, and obligations previously vested in the Division of Water Resources of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources pertaining to the implementation and administration of Chapter 159G of the General Statutes are transferred to and vested in the Division of Water Infrastructure by a Type II transfer, as defined in G.S. 143A-6. The Water Infrastructure Fund established under G.S. 159G-22 and all accounts within the Water Infrastructure Fund under G.S. 159G-22 shall be transferred to and administered by the Division of Water Infrastructure. In addition to its other duties set forth in Chapter 159G, the Division of Water Infrastructure shall be responsible for administering the program whereby local government units are awarded funds by the State Water Infrastructure Authority created by this section for infrastructure projects from community development block grant funds." Session Laws 2013-360, s. 14.21(o), provides, in part: "The Revisor of Statutes may conform names and titles changed by this section and may correct statutory references as required by this section throughout the General Statutes." Pursuant to this authority, the Revisor of Statutes made conforming changes in this section. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2011-145, s. 13.3(jjj), effective July 1, 2011, twice substituted "Division of Water Resources" for "Division of Environmental Health." Session Laws 2013-360, s. 14.21(g), effective July 1, 2013, substituted "Infrastructure" for "Quality or the Division of Water Resources," and deleted the former second and third sentences, which read: "The Division of Water Quality administers loans and grants from the CWSRF and the Wastewater Reserve. The Division of Water Resources administers loans and grants from the DWSRF and the Drinking Water Reserve." Session Laws 2013-413, s. 57(t), deleted "the Division of Water Quality and" preceding "the Division of Water" and deleted the former second and third sentences, which read: "The Division of Water Quality administers loans and grants from the CWSRF and the Wastewater Reserve. The Division of Water Resources administers loans and grants from the DWSRF and the Drinking Water Reserve." For effective date, see Editor's note. Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.13(c1), effective July 1, 2015, added "and shall administer the award of funds by the State Water Infrastructure Authority from the Community Development Block Grant program to local government units for infrastructure projects." Session Laws 2020-79, s. 1(c), effective July 1, 2020, rewrote the section.