House amendment to the 5th edition makes the following changes.

Amends Section 13.4 of SL 2018-5 to provide that the $1 million allocated to the Town of Mount Airy of the funds appropriated to the Division of Water Infrastructure is to be used for water or sewer projects (was, for a water and sewer line extension project).

Amends the act's long title.

House committee substitute to the 3rd edition makes the following changes.

Modifies the proposed changes to SL 2018-5, Section 13.9, as amended, by requiring that the $5 million appropriated to the Division of Water Resources to provide grant-in-aid to Resource Institute Inc. for the purpose of working with coastal local governments and engineering firms to explore opportunities for the development and implementation of emerging techniques that can extend the useful life of beach nourishment projects, instead be allocated in equal amounts to the Towns of North Topsail Beach, Surf City, and Topsail Beach for hurricane recovery projects in or benefiting the towns and their adjoining coastline (previously, required $3.4 million be allocated to provide grant-in-aid to Resource Institute Inc. to work with and implement projects in or benefiting Surf City and Topsail Beach, and that $1.6 million of the $5 million appropriation be allocated to North Topsail Beach alone for hurricane recovery projects). Makes conforming changes to the reporting requirement, now requiring the towns receiving the allocations to report to the specified NCGA committee and division by October 1, 2019, with the report including a list of projects funded, project participants, and impact documentation (no longer requiring a summary of emerging technologies developed and implemented resulting from collaboration with local governments, engineering firms, and Resource Institute Inc.).

Senate committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. 

Amends SL 2016-94, Section 14.20A, as amended, by extending the time within which funds for the interconnection and extension of water lines to participating counties and municipalities undertaken by a Regional Water and Sewer Authority established pursuant to Article 1 of GS Chapter 162A (required inclusion of Rockingham and Guilford counties and one or more municipalities within those counties) from June 30, 2020, to June 30, 2021.

Amends SL 2018-5, Section 13.9, as amended, by requiring that $1.6 million of the $5 million appropriated to the Division of Water Resources to provide a grant-in-aid to Resource Institute, Inc., for the purpose of working with coastal local governments and engineering firms to explore opportunities for the development and implementation of emerging techniques that can extend the useful life of beach nourishment projects, be allocated instead to North Topsail Beach for hurricane recovery projects in or benefiting the town and its adjoining coastline. Makes conforming changes.