Plain English Summary
This bill allows North Carolina to reclassify and reallocate remaining State Fiscal Recovery Funds (federal COVID-19 relief money) to different eligible government services and projects, permits the state to use interest earned on certain pandemic relief funds for operations, and extends the North Carolina Pandemic Recovery Office's operations deadline from June 30, 2026, to May 1, 2027.
Arguments in Favor
Supporters argue this bill provides flexibility to use federal pandemic relief funds efficiently by redirecting unexpended money from completed or nearly-completed projects to other eligible uses before federal deadlines expire, preventing funds from going unused or being returned to the federal government. This allows the state to maximize the benefit of these federal dollars for infrastructure and pandemic recovery purposes.
Arguments Against
Opponents may worry that shifting funds between projects reduces accountability and oversight of the original funding decisions, and that reallocating money away from initial recipients could disrupt planned projects or services. Some may question whether the extended deadline for the Pandemic Recovery Office represents prolonged pandemic-era spending rather than returning to normal budgeting practices.
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Sponsors
Primary Sponsor
Representative · District 105
Primary Sponsor
Representative · District 26
Primary Sponsor
Representative · District 120
Primary Sponsor
Representative · District 9
Cosponsors (40)
Representative · District 102
Representative · District 61
Representative · District 48
Representative · District 89
Representative · District 4
Representative · District 23
Representative · District 49
Representative · District 88
Representative · District 31
Representative · District 99
Representative · District 66
Representative · District 92
Representative · District 43
Representative · District 52
Representative · District 53
Representative · District 93
Representative · District 65
Representative · District 109
Representative · District 70
Representative · District 8
Representative · District 71
Representative · District 103
Representative · District 41
Representative · District 34
Representative · District 6
Representative · District 115
Representative · District 50
Representative · District 5
Representative · District 114
Representative · District 59
Representative · District 57
Representative · District 73
Representative · District 42
Representative · District 67
Representative · District 33
Representative · District 107
Representative · District 27
Representative · District 24
Representative · District 95
Representative · District 40
Vote Breakdown (4 roll calls)
This bill was signed into law.
Final Vote
On: Second Reading
Party Breakdown