HB 909 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

State Infrastructure Bank Board.

This bill creates a new State Infrastructure Bank Board in North Carolina to manage federal, state, and private funding for transportation, water, and sewer infrastructure projects. The Board will be composed of six state officials including the Secretaries of Commerce, Transportation, and Environmental Quality, along with the State Treasurer, Auditor, and Budget Officer, and will operate independently within the Department of Commerce. It authorizes the Board to provide loans and financial assistance to local governments and toll authorities for infrastructure development, requiring repayment with interest and security based on project revenues or other assets. The legislation also establishes specific accounting procedures for the bank's funds, outlines rules for loan approval, and transfers existing infrastructure bank funds to this new Board, with an effective date of July 1, 2025.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Last action May 7, 2025
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MAJOR
This bill revision significantly restructures the State Infrastructure Bank Board by moving it from the Department of Commerce to the Department of State Treasurer, expanding its authority to include broader infrastructure projects, and adding detailed rules for loan terms and concessionary lending. The changes aim to improve financial oversight, increase flexibility for private capital participation, and ensure loans meet stricter fiscal standards while maintaining federal compliance.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from primarily transportation infrastructure to include water, sewer, and other essential infrastructure projects. The Board's administrative location shifted from Commerce to State Treasurer, and its lending authority now includes explicit provisions for regional projects and private capital partnerships.
SCOPE

The Board's administrative location changed from the Department of Commerce to the Department of State Treasurer, shifting oversight to a more fiscally-focused agency.

Definition of 'other infrastructure projects' was added to include publicly owned or public-private partnership projects essential to health, safety, and economic vitality.

REQUIREMENT

New loan term requirements limit loans to 30 years unless unanimously approved, with interest rates tied to market AAA municipal bond rates.

Private capital participation requirements ensure compliance with federal and State law while protecting long-term affordability and public utility.

Removed specific cooperation requirements with the Division of Water Infrastructure and State Water Infrastructure Authority, replaced with broader regional project provisions.

Removed provisions requiring the Local Government Commission to review and approve loans, consolidating approval authority within the Board.

Removed the provision protecting the Transportation Investment Strategy Formula from modification by the Board.

FISCAL

New concessionary lending authority allows below-market or zero-interest loans to facilitate private capital participation and projects with insufficient commercial viability.

Blended financing authority enables the Board to combine public and private funds through subordinated loans, guarantees, and first-loss positions.

ELIGIBILITY

New provisions allow financial assistance to regional entities, joint agencies, and multijurisdictional authorities serving multiple governmental units.

Floor votes · House May 7, 2025

How they voted

1091
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 121
May 7, 2025
D Democratic46
40 Yea 1 Nay 5
86% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican73
67 Yea 6
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 7, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
May 6, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
3 primary · 14 co-sponsors

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