Source: Adam Wagner, NEWS & OBSERVER, 10/30/19


A $258 million disaster relief effort approved Wednesday by the House Appropriations Committee represents a shift in how the state approaches such legislation, according to one of its sponsors. “Resiliency and mitigation is a larger part of this bill than similar bills we’ve taken up,” said Rep. Chuck McGrady, a Hendersonville Republican, who later characterized the effort as a “pivot.”
The Storm Recovery Act of 2019, House Bill 1023, addresses recovery efforts for four different storms that have hit North Carolina since 2016 ...

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