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The second bill mentioned (it is NEVER a good thing when a bill is labelled as "streamlining") is extremely concerning.</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 6, 2021 8:00 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [NC-LEGISLATIVE-UPDATE] NC Sierra Club Legislative Update</font>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Good
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have heated up at the N.C. General Assembly in recent weeks, though much of the action is still going on behind the scenes in bill drafting as bill-filing deadlines loom later this month. Legislators have a limited number of bills that they are allowed to
file and it takes lots of work to build support for a measure from co-sponsors, colleagues and members of the other chamber. </span></p>
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next date to watch after the bill-filing deadline is crossover - the date by which a bill must be passed by one chamber in order to remain eligible for passage in the biennium. If a bill doesn’t make crossover it’s a sign that it likely doesn’t have the support
to pass. Crossover is set for mid-May this year, but sometimes that date is pushed out. </span></p>
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have filed environmental bills this year that we are watching closely and learning more about including: </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2021/h220" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">House
Bill 220, “Assuring Choice of Energy Service,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">”</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">
</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">sponsored by House Representatives Arp, Miller,
Saine, and Szoka, would take away the ability of local governments to decide how buildings are powered. If enacted, it would prevent counties and cities from being able to transition away from gas-powered buildings to modern, electric-powered building codes,
and make local commitments to 100% clean energy very difficult to achieve. Over 25 local governments in North Carolina have made such commitments. We have seen versions of this bill in at least 11 other states. H 220 was referred to the House Committee on
Energy & Public Utilities.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2021/h218" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">House
Bill 218, “Streamline Permits/Redevelopment of Property,”</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"> sponsored by Representative
Zenger, would direct local governments to treat the expansion of the footprint of proposed structures by no more than 20% as a minor modification to a development agreement that can either be exempted from approval or administratively approved by the local
government. This change may have negative water quality impacts because redevelopment classification has implications for what kind of stormwater controls are required. Stormwater runoff from developed areas is important to control so that it doesn’t pollute
water that we use for drinking or recreation. This bill was referred to the House Committee on Judiciary 1.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">A helpful bipartisan
bill to address plastic pollution was filed this week by House Representatives Warren and Richardson,
</span><a href="https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2021/H230" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">House
Bill 230, “NC Managing Environmental Waste Act of 2021.”</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"> The Act, if passed, will
provide funding to localities to help reduce plastic waste, establish a pilot program to reduce plastic waste at state food service facilities, and require a legislative study on plastic waste. Please take a second to send an email of thanks to
</span><a href="mailto:Harry.Warren@ncleg.gov" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Rep.
Warren</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"> and
</span><a href="mailto:William.Richardson@ncleg.gov" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Rep.
Richardson</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt; background-color:transparent; font-variant-numeric:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"> for their leadership on reducing plastic waste. </span></p>
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Cassie Gavin, Senior Director of Government Relations</font>
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<div><a href="mailto:cassie.gavin@sierraclub.org" target="_blank"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif">cassie.gavin@sierraclub.org</font></a></div>
<div><font size="2" color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">19 W. Hargett Street, Suite 210</font></div>
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