North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H1218: Navigable Waters/Pine Knoll Shores.
Status: In committee, June 3, 2026
What the bill says
An act to provide the town of pine knoll shores with the authority to place aids and markers to navigation.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE THE TOWN OF PINE KNOLL SHORES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO PLACE AIDS AND MARKERS TO NAVIGATION. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. The Town of Pine Knoll Shores (Town) is empowered to make, adopt, and enforce ordinances for the navigable waters of canals and Bogue Sound within the corporate limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction of the Town concerning the following: (1) Placement and maintenance of channel aids and markers, anchoring aids and markers, and navigational aids and markers in conformity with the United States Aids to Navigation System and the rules of the Wildlife Resources Commission as adopted for use on the waters of North Carolina pursuant to G.S. 75A-15(c). Before placing channel aids and markers, anchoring aids and markers, and navigational aids and markers, the Town Board of Commissioners, by ordinance, shall identify the location of the aids and markers by use of Global Positioning System coordinates and notify both the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in writing of the intent to place the aids and markers. The notice shall be at least six weeks prior to the placement of any channel aids and markers, anchoring aids and markers, or navigational aids and markers under the authority granted by this act. (2) The …
Sponsors
- Cairns, Celeste C. (R, 13) · primary sponsor
- Branson, Jerry (R, 59)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Regular Message Received From House
- : Regular Message Sent To Senate
- : Passed 3rd Reading
- : Passed 2nd Reading
- : Added to Calendar
- : Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- : Reptd Fav
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Votes
- Navigable Waters/Pine Knoll Shores. Second Reading (June 2, 2026): 112 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: COASTAL RESOURCES, LOCAL, WATER RESOURCES, COUNTIES, BOATING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAKES & RIVERS, PINE KNOLL SHORES
Common questions
- What is H1218?
- H1218 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Navigable Waters/Pine Knoll Shores.
- What does H1218 do?
- In its own words: An act to provide the town of pine knoll shores with the authority to place aids and markers to navigation.
- What is the status of H1218?
- In committee as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (June 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1218?
- Cairns, Celeste C. (R, 13), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H1218?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1218
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