We are so excite to announce that the Powell Bill 2018 Progam is open now 6/29/2018.
You should be received by email from the system with the following message, as below. If you did not receive it, please contact the
PowellBillHelp@ncdot.gov to correct your email and get access ASAP.
Certified Statement, street listing, certified Powell Bill map, and add/delete sheet
(if applicable)
are due
between July 1st and July 21st , 2018
Now: Powell Bill Expenditures Report is statutorily due by August 1st of each year.
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Municipality Name: Name of Town
Dear Powell Bill Participant,
The following number xxxxxxx identifies your Certified Statement
for the 2018 State Street-Aid (Powell Bill) Program. You are
requested to logon to the EBS System(https://www.ebs.nc.gov) to begin the
Certified Statement process.
You may also begin completing your Expenditure Report (Due August 1,
2018) and Fiscal Data Report (Due December 1, 2018).
If you need more details click on “Powell Bill Help” on the left side of
the screen, or please contact Powell Bill Program Coordinator in Raleigh
at
PowellBillHelp@ncdot.gov or (919) 707-4586 if you have any questions
or concerns.
Sincerely,
Dr. Majed Al-Ghandour, Ph.D., PE, CPM
Manager
Project Management & Powell Bill
Division of Planning and Programming
North Carolina Department of Transportation
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Powell Bill allocations are made to incorporated municipalities which establish their eligibility and qualify per North Carolina General Statute 136-41.1 through 136-41.4. Annually, State Street-Aid (Powell Bill) allocations are made to incorporated municipalities which establish their eligibility and qualify as provided by G.S. 136-41.1 through 136-41.4.
Important Dates to Remember
•Certified Statement, street listing, certified Powell Bill map, and add/delete sheet
(if applicable)
are due
between July 1st and July 21st of each year.
•
Powell Bill Expenditures Report is statutorily due by August
1st of each year.
• Municipal Street Fiscal Data Report is due by December 1st
of each year.
and the new Session 2017-57, SENATE BILL 257 requires that a sum of $147,500,000 be disbursed to the qualifying municipalities for FY-2017-2018 and FY 2018-2019.
The statutes also provide that funds be disbursed to the qualified municipalities on or before October 1st and January 1st, thereby allowing sufficient time after the end of the fiscal year for verification of information and to determine the proper allocations and preparation of disbursements. Powell Bill funds shall be expended primarily for the purposes of resurfacing streets within the corporate limits of the municipality but may also used for maintaining, repairing, constructing, reconstructing or widening of any street or public thoroughfare within the municipal limits or for planning, construction, and maintenance of bikeways, greenways or sidewalks.
Session 2017-57 SENATE BILL 257 states: ....."The funds allocated to cities and towns under the provisions of G.S. 136-41.2 shall not be expended for the construction of a sidewalk into which is built a mailbox, utility pole, fire hydrant, or other similar obstruction that would impede the clear passage of pedestrians on the sidewalk....
… (b1)
Failure to File. – A municipality that fails to file the statement required under
subsection (b) of this section by October 1 is
ineligible to receive funds allocated on October 1 under G.S. 136-41.1 or G.S. 136-41.2 for the fiscal year in which the municipality failed to file the statement. A municipality that fails to file the statement required under subsection (b) of this section by January 1 is ineligible to receive funds allocated under G.S. 136-41.1 or G.S. 136-41.2 for the fiscal year in which the municipality failed to file the statement.
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