H600 - Regulatory Reform Act of 2023. (SL 2023-137)

Overview: Sections 1–4 of S.L. 2023-137:

• Make various changes to stormwater permitting regarding development in excess of the allowable density under applicable water supply watershed rules.
• Make various changes to development in the vegetative buffer for Department of Transportation (NCDOT) projects.
• Make various changes to requirements for stormwater permit submittal.
• Create prohibitions on requiring stormwater permit applicants to take action on unaffiliated adjacent property.
• Authorize the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to rescind a stormwater permit in certain circumstances.
• Allow local governments to consider existing stormwater control measures when determining stormwater fees.
• Direct the Environmental Management Commission to implement a post-construction stormwater rule to allow an exemption for certain public linear transportation projects undertaken by a non-DOT entity.

This bill was vetoed by the Governor on October 2, 2023, and that veto was overridden by the General Assembly on October 10, 2023. These sections became effective October 10, 2023.