AN ACT to provide Funds for a study of drainage issues on Goose Creek Island in pamlico County.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  The sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2023‑2024 fiscal year is appropriated from the General Fund to Pamlico County for the County to contract with a third party to conduct an engineering study of drainage on Goose Creek Island. The study shall address waterway improvements to Eastham Creek to improve stormwater capacity and reduce flooding impacts on the island and may include work to support permitting and other regulatory approvals for the solutions identified in the study.

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2023.