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North CarolinaSB 4722025-2026 SessionSenateWALLET
AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO THE PROCESS FOR 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATIONS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
Sponsored By: Steve Jarvis (Republican), Tom McInnis (Republican), Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican)
Signed by Governor
ADMINISTRATIVE CODEADMINISTRATIVE RULESCAMACOASTAL RESOURCESCOMMISSIONSDEFINITIONSDEQENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Faster 401 water permit timelines
Beginning October 1, 2025, DEQ must send any fee notice within 5 business days or the fee is waived. The review clock starts when you pay or on day 6 if the fee is waived. DEQ has 30 business days to say your application is complete, and 20 business days to review fixes. If it misses those windows, your application is treated as complete. If no hearing is held, DEQ must approve or deny within 10 business days after completeness; with a hearing, within 15 business days after the record closes. Missing a decision deadline waives certification unless you agree in writing to extend, up to one year from receipt. If a hearing is needed, DEQ must tell you during the completeness review and request any extra information within 15 business days after comments end. DEQ also posts any federal public notice within five business days.
Limits on 401 permit conditions
Starting October 1, 2025, DEQ can only add effluent or other limits needed to meet State water quality standards. It cannot add other kinds of conditions. DEQ can deny only when no reasonable conditions can assure compliance, and it must explain why.
Man-made ditches removed from coastal rules
Starting July 2, 2025, the law defines many built drainage features as “man‑made ditches,” like ponds, culverts, canals, swales, storm channels, and roadside ditches. These ditches and any marsh inside them are not Areas of Environmental Concern or marshland under coastal rules. The Coastal Resources Commission cannot designate man‑made ditches as AECs.
Faster approvals and bonds for upland marinas
Effective July 2, 2025, new rules cover “upland basin marinas” that hold 10 or more boats. DEQ must approve a complete application in 60 days (one 30‑day info request allowed) or the permit is deemed approved. You must sample dissolved oxygen about 50 feet from each entrance and keep it at least at pre‑project levels. Keep a 30‑foot vegetated shoreline buffer and meet wetland caps: no more than 5% of marina waters area and no more than 10% of coastal wetland fringe, or provide mitigation. Impacts over 125 linear feet require mitigation or credits. You must post a bond or set aside money equal to five years of estimated annual operation and maintenance for water‑quality tech. Meeting these rules creates a presumption of compliance, but DEQ can require fixes if later monitoring shows standards are not met. Filing a Major Development CAMA permit counts as a complete 401 application for these marinas.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Steve Jarvis
Republican • Senate
Tom McInnis
Republican • Senate
Timothy D. Moffitt
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 6/25/2025
SB 472: Coastal Regulatory Reform.
Yes: 30 • No: 15 • Other: 5
House vote • 6/24/2025
SB 472: Coastal Regulatory Reform.
Yes: 66 • No: 45 • Other: 8
House vote • 6/24/2025
SB 472: Coastal Regulatory Reform.
Yes: 109 • No: 0 • Other: 8
Senate vote • 4/30/2025
SB 472: Amend 401 Certification Process.
Yes: 31 • No: 15 • Other: 4
Actions Timeline
Ch. SL 2025-48
7/2/2025SenateSigned by Gov. 7/2/2025
7/2/2025SenatePres. To Gov. 6/27/2025
6/27/2025SenateRatified
6/26/2025SenateOrdered Enrolled
6/25/2025SenateConcurred In H Com Sub
6/25/2025SenatePlaced on Today's Calendar
6/25/2025SenateWithdrawn From Com
6/25/2025SenateRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
6/25/2025SenateSpecial Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
6/25/2025SenateSpecial Message Sent To Senate
6/25/2025HouseOrdered Engrossed
6/24/2025HousePassed 3rd Reading
6/24/2025HousePassed 2nd Reading
6/24/2025HouseAmend Adopted A1
6/24/2025HouseAdded to Calendar
6/24/2025HouseCal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
6/24/2025HouseReptd Fav Com Sub 2
6/24/2025HouseRe-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
6/19/2025HouseReptd Fav Com Substitute
6/19/2025HouseRe-ref to the Com on Agriculture and Environment, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
6/17/2025HouseWithdrawn From Com
6/17/2025HouseRe-ref to the Com on Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
6/16/2025HouseWithdrawn From Com
6/16/2025HouseRef To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
5/5/2025House
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