H985 Summary

• Appropriates $165,500 to the Town of Webster for Webster Park improvements ($150,000) and a flood gauge on the Tuckasegee River ($15,000).

• Appropriates $2,390,550 to the Town of Bryson City for a pumper truck ($540,000), fire hydrant repairs ($450,550), and Main Street pedestrian safety improvements ($1,400,000), plus $10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure associated with a new Swain County Middle School.

• Appropriates $10,000,000 to Swain County for replacement of sewer lines serving Swain County High School through the Water Infrastructure Fund.

• Modifies small county supplemental funding formulas and removes local minimum effort requirements for supplemental funding in low-wealth counties, with $3,309,480 and $18,500,000 in recurring funds for implementation.

• Appropriates substantial funding for Blue Ridge Community College ($99,556,000), Transylvania County Schools ($28,453,000), City of Brevard ($19,500,000), UNC Asheville radar systems ($17,250,000), Smoky Mountain High School athletic facilities ($9,350,000), and other local projects in House District 119.