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HB 273 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Create/Fund Brushy Mountains State Natural Area.

HB 273 creates the Brushy Mountains State Natural Area (BMSNA) in Alexander, Caldwell, and Wilkes counties, adding it to North Carolina's state parks system. The bill appropriates $500,000 total ($250,000 one-time and $250,000 annual) from the General Fund for initial land acquisition, site development, and operating costs at BMSNA, using existing funding sources like the Land and Water Conservation Fund. This directly affects residents and visitors in those three counties by establishing a new protected natural area. The funding becomes effective July 1, 2025, for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $500k from General Fund for new state park, directly funding public recreation via budget allocation per bill's funding language and subjects.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentCreates Brushy Mountains State Natural Area and funds land acquisition/conservation, directly protecting natural resources per bill summary and subjects.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Mar 5, 2025
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Filed → Edition 1 · 4 edits
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This diff shows primarily formatting and metadata changes to House Bill 273 rather than substantive policy modifications. The bill's short title, sponsor information, and bill number remain consistent, though the document header was reformatted and the bill identifier was updated from DRH10112-MH-92 to H273-v-1. No changes to the actual legislative text regarding the Brushy Mountains State Natural Area creation or funding were detected in this comparison.
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Document header formatting was adjusted with repositioned text and added page number 1

Bill identifier changed from DRH10112-MH-92 to H273-v-1 to reflect the new edition version

Sponsor reference text was updated to direct readers to the General Assembly website for a complete list of sponsors

Referred to committee information was added with specific committee names and date March 5, 2025

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Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Mar 4, 2025
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0 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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