Senate Bill 372 Summary

• Modifies electrical contractor license classifications effective October 1, 2022: Limited (≤$100,000), Intermediate (≤$200,000), and Unlimited licenses with specified experience hour requirements (3,000-9,000 hours).

• Delays effectiveness of wastewater treatment and dispersal rules (15A NCAC 18E) from 2021 to January 1, 2024, with prior rules remaining in effect until that date.

• Authorizes well contractors to self-certify private drinking water well grouting with written notice to local health departments, eliminating mandatory inspections, effective October 1, 2022.

• Increases project value thresholds for general contractor licenses: Intermediate from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000 and Limited from $500,000 to $750,000, excluding land costs.

• Modifies wastewater permitting processes to establish 10-business-day decision deadlines for local health departments on improvement permits and construction authorizations, with automatic approval if no action taken.

• Establishes alternative building design appeals process through Department of Insurance Engineering Division with 10-business-day decision requirement, effective January 1, 2023.

• Requires Department of Environmental Quality to study erosion and sedimentation control requirements relative to federal stormwater standards by September 1, 2022.