Gov. Cooper Signs Disaster Bill

Monday, November 18, 2019 - 16:31 Press Release

The bill includes $1.7 million for Ocracoke School.

Ocracoke Pre-K students, with their teachers Jess Fawcett and Jennifer Daniels, attend school at their temporary classroom in the Ocracoke Child Care building. All but four classrooms in the Pre-K through 12 school were flooded during Hurricane Dorian.

Today, Governor Cooper signed the following bills into law:

Senate Bill 356: DOT Cash and Accountability
House Bill 200: 2019 Storm Recovery/ Var. Budget Corrections

Governor Cooper's spokesperson, Ford Porter, shared the following statement on House Bill 200:

"This legislation helps families recovering from Dorian and previous storms, especially those left behind by the federal government. The Governor pushed for this funding and the Republican leadership was willing to risk losing it by attaching unrelated political power grabs, but the Governor believes helping these survivors must prevail."

Also of interest to Hyde County is funding for the Lake Mattamuskeet pump station included in House Bill 200.