North CarolinaBill would reject a rule amendment for wheat straw beach fencing
North Carolina would reject a Coastal Resources Commission rule amendment about how people install and maintain wheat straw bales as sand fences in ocean hazard areas.
What it does
North Carolina would reject a rule amendment about using wheat straw bales as sand fences in coastal areas exposed to ocean hazards.
Argument forRejecting the amendment could give elected lawmakers greater control over agency rules for wheat straw sand fences in ocean hazard areas.
Argument againstRejecting the amendment could prevent coastal regulators from putting their approved changes to wheat straw sand fence rules into use.
More detail
North Carolina would reject the Coastal Resources Commission's specified rule amendment. The amendment concerns installing and maintaining wheat straw bales as sand fences in coastal areas exposed to ocean hazards. The rejection covers the amendment adopted by the Coastal Resources Commission on April 30, 2025, and approved by the Rules Review Commission on June 26, 2025. The rejection would take effect when the bill becomes law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 5Passed 1st ReadingLatest
- May 5Ref to the Com on Agriculture and Environment, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the HouseMinor
- Apr 30FiledIntroduced
Environment & Energy