North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S958: Safe Parks Act.
Status: In committee, May 4, 2026
What the bill says
An act to provide funding for remediation of environmental contamination at public parks.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR REMEDIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AT PUBLIC PARKS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. ESTABLISH CONTAMINATED PARKS REMEDIAL ACCOUNT WITHIN INACTIVE HAZARDOUS SITES CLEANUP FUND SECTION 1.1. G.S. 130A-295.9 reads as use of proceeds.proceeds; establishment of Contaminated Parks Remedial Account. It is the intent that the proceeds of the solid waste disposal tax imposed by Article 5G of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes credited to the Inactive Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund pursuant to G.S. 105-187.63(1) shall be used as set forth in this section: (1) Thirty-three and one-third percent (33.33%) shall be used by the Department of Environmental Quality to fund the assessment and remediation of pre-1983 landfills, except up to nineteen percent (19%) of the funds credited under this subdivision may be used to fund administrative expenses related to hazardous and solid waste management. (2) Sixty-seven and two-thirds percent (67.67%) shall be credited to the Contaminated Parks Remedial Account (CoPRA), which the Department shall establish as a separate account within the Inactive Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund and use to fund assessment and remediation of pre-1983 landfills or other inactive hazardous sites that impair the use of a public park owned by a unit of local government. Activities under this subdivision shall be matched by the …
Sponsors
- Chitlik, Sophia (D, 22) · primary sponsor
- Murdock, Natalie S. (D, 20) · primary sponsor
- Mayfield, Julie (D, 49) · primary sponsor
- Smith, Kandie D. (D, 5)
- Waddell, Joyce (D, 40)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: BUDGETING, TAXES, EXCISE, PARKS & RECREATION AREAS, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENT, POLLUTION, TAXATION, FUNDING
Common questions
- What is S958?
- S958 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Safe Parks Act.
- What does S958 do?
- In its own words: An act to provide funding for remediation of environmental contamination at public parks.
- What is the status of S958?
- In committee as of May 4, 2026. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (May 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored S958?
- Chitlik, Sophia (D, 22), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S958?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S958
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