{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-113a-134.12","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113A-134.12","heading":"Multiyear beach management and restoration strategy and plan.","body":"(a)\tThe Department of Environmental Quality shall develop a multiyear beach management and restoration strategy and plan that does all of the following:\n(1)\tUtilizes the data and expertise available in the Divisions of Water Resources, Coastal Management, and Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources.\n(2)\tIdentifies the erosion rate at each beach community and estimates the degree of vulnerability to storm and hurricane damage.\n(3)\tUses the best available geological and geographical information to determine the need for and probable effectiveness of beach nourishment.\n(4)\tProvides for coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the North Carolina Department of Transportation, the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, and other State and federal agencies concerned with beach management issues.\n(5)\tProvides a status report on all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' beach protection projects in the planning, construction, or operational stages.\n(6)\tMakes maximum feasible use of suitable sand dredged from navigation channels for beach nourishment to avoid the loss of this resource and to reduce equipment mobilization costs.\n(7)\tPromotes inlet sand bypassing where needed to replicate the natural flow of sand interrupted by inlets.\n(8)\tProvides for geological and environmental assessments to locate suitable materials for beach nourishment.\n(9)\tConsiders the regional context of beach communities to determine the most cost-effective approach to beach nourishment.\n(10)\tProvides for and requires adequate public beach access, including access for individuals with a disability.\n(11)\tRecommends priorities for State funding for beach nourishment projects, based on the amount of erosion occurring, the potential damage to property and to the economy, the benefits for recreation and tourism, the adequacy of public access, the availability of local government matching funds, the status of project planning, the adequacy of project engineering, the cost-effectiveness of the project, and the environmental impacts.\n(12)\tIncludes recommendations on obtaining the maximum available federal financial assistance for beach nourishment.\n(13)\tIs subject to a public hearing to receive citizen input.\n(b)\tEach plan shall be as complete as resources and available information allow. (2000-67, s. 13.9(c), (d); 2012-143, s. 1(f); 2015-241, s. 14.30(u); 2017-10, s. 4.9; 2018-142, s. 15.)","path":["Chapter 113A. Pollution Control and Environment.","Article 7C. Beach Management Plan."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_113A/GS_113A-134.12.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:07Z","sha256":"ddc8fffb246538388a3680cdd1769087c16e6cc5552166881430500a562f88dd","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-113a-134.11","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-113a-135-through-113a-149"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}