IBT Subbasin/TMDL Transport Factor.

Added a requirement that the Department must provide a list of qualified professionals for the Environmental Management Commission to select at least two validators for the Neuse River Basin watershed modeling.

Added a condition that the Commission may only use the modeling if each of the two selected professionals validates the model.

Removed the original short title, sponsor names, and filing information, replacing them with formal amendment adoption language.

Page number updated from page 2 to page 3, and edition status changed from 'Second Edition' to 'Third Edition' with an engrossed date of 5/7/25.

Bill identifier version number updated from *S605-v-2* to *S605-v-3*.

Line numbering in the river basin list was renumbered to reflect the new page structure, but the actual river names and basin designations remain identical.

Added legislative findings explaining the rationale for eliminating certain subbasin designations, citing rapid growth, economic development pressures, and the need for drought resilience.

Modified the definition of river basins by removing specific subbasin designations (Haw River, Deep River, Contentnea Creek) from the list, while keeping the broader major river basin structure intact.

Modified the applicability of the 2020 Farm Act TMDL transport factor calculation, changing how nutrient offset credits are applied to wastewater permits under the 1999 Phase I TMDL.

Added new language specifying that nutrient offset credits must be applied to wastewater permits by applying the TMDL transport factor to both permitted wastewater discharge and nutrient offset credits.