H926 - Regulatory Reform Act of 2025. (SL 2025-94)

Overview: Section 21 of S.L. 2025‑94 (House Bill 926) requires the Environmental Management Commission to revise the rule governing stormwater management for new development in the Falls Lake watershed to:

• Except as required pursuant to federal law or permit, prohibit requirements for a stormwater permit, management plan, or post‑construction stormwater controls for single family and duplex residential and recreational development that cumulatively disturb less than one acre, which is not part of a larger common plan of development.
• Prohibit applicable local governments from establishing requirements more restrictive than the rule.

This section became effective October 6, 2025.