North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H850: Interbasin Transfer Moratorium/Study.
Status: Signed into law, July 9, 2025
What the bill says
An act to impose a moratorium on issuance of certificates for certain surface water transfers.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT TO IMPOSE A MORATORIUM ON ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES FOR CERTAIN SURFACE WATER TRANSFERS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. Findings. - The General Assembly finds that the State's laws regulating surface water transfers, originally enacted more than 30 years ago, should be comprehensively reviewed and evaluated for updates in light of the State's tremendous economic and population growth and the impact of natural disasters on riverine and water reservoir systems over that period. In particular, the General Assembly finds that the approval of proposed transfers that are significant in terms of their size compared to the overall hydrologic flow, current and future water storage capacity, and cumulative water resources demands within the source river basin should be temporarily paused while this review and evaluation is ongoing. SECTION 2.(a) Study. - The North Carolina Collaboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Collaboratory) shall study the current statutory process for approval of surface water transfers and provide any recommendations for legislation revising that process that the Collaboratory finds is needed. As part of its study, the Collaboratory shall review all of the following: (1) The adequacy of the requirements for an environmental impact study set forth in G.S. 143-215.22L(d) in ensuring that all impacts on upstream and downstream users of water in the river …
Sponsors
- Adams, Jay (R, 96) · primary sponsor
- Blackwell, Hugh (R, 86) · primary sponsor
- Setzer, Mitchell S. (R, 89) · primary sponsor
- Greene, Dudley (R, 85) · primary sponsor
- Eddins, Blair (R, 94)
Latest actions
- : Ch. SL 2025-74
- : Signed by Gov. 7/9/2025
- : Pres. To Gov. 7/1/2025
- : Ratified
- : Ordered Enrolled
- : Concurred In S Com Sub
- : Placed On Cal For 06/26/2025
- : Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- : Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- : Special Message Sent To House
Votes
- Interbasin Transfer Moratorium/Study. M11 Concur (June 26, 2025): 105 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Interbasin Transfer Moratorium/Study. Second Reading (June 25, 2025): 45 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Interbasin Transfer Moratorium/Study. Second Reading (May 6, 2025): 108 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Interbasin Transfer Moratorium/Study. A1 Adams Second Reading (May 6, 2025): 108 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: WATER RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN., RATIFIED, MORATORIUMS, LAKES & RIVERS, PUBLIC, COMMISSIONS, ENVIRONMENT
Common questions
- What is H850?
- H850 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Interbasin Transfer Moratorium/Study.
- What does H850 do?
- In its own words: An act to impose a moratorium on issuance of certificates for certain surface water transfers.
- What is the status of H850?
- Signed into law as of July 9, 2025. Latest action: Ch. SL 2025-74 (July 9, 2025).
- Who sponsored H850?
- Adams, Jay (R, 96), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H850?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H850
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