Raleigh, NC – Earlier today, the 2021 Appropriations Act was passed out of the North Carolina House of Representatives with bipartisan support. In addition to pay raises for teachers and state employee, state employee retiree supplement bonuses, investments in agriculture, and funding for infrastructure improvements, S105 also includes several line items that will impact Eastern North Carolina. 

• $125 million – ECU Brody School of Medicine

• $42 million - Neuse River flood mitigation 

• $25 million - Lenoir Community College Hangar 

• $16 million - Global TransPark

• $14.5 million – Pitt Community College 

• $11.8 million - Lenoir Community College

• $10.3 million - Town of La Grange Water/Sewer replacement 

• $5 million - Uptown Greenville project

• $4 million - Eastern NC Food Commercialization Project (Ayden) 

• $2 million - Pitt County Airport (PGV) 

• $550,000 - Lenoir County Courthouse repairs

• $500,000 (Recurring) - Lenoir County Schools repair and renovations

• $500,000 (Recurring) - Pitt County Schools repair and renovations

• $250,000 - Pink Hill Elementary driveway safety project 

• $100,000 - Pitt County Innovative Court Pilot Program 

• $50,000 - Eastern NC Alliance for marketing expenses

“No budget is perfect, but the House budget goes a long way to address many of our needs statewide and local,” said Rep. Humphrey. “I will continue to work closely with Senator Jim Perry and House Majority Leader John Bell to ensure these provisions are in the final version of the budget.”

Background: The 2021 Appropriations Act (Senate Bill 105) is the proposed state budget put forth by the NC General Assembly for Fiscal Years 2021-22 and 2022-23. Earlier this Summer, the NC Senate passed their version of the bill before it was sent to the NC House. Over the last several weeks, NC House Legislators have studied S105 and made several substantive changes to the budget. This week, the NC House’s version of S105 was presented in committee and on the House Floor for approval. After passing the House Chamber by a bipartisan supermajority, The 2021 Appropriations Act will go to conference committee where House and Senate leaders will negotiate until there is an agreement on the final legislative budget. If the final changes are approved by both chambers, the final draft will be presented to Governor Roy Cooper for signature into law.