Senate amendments make the following changes to the 3rd edition.

Amendment #1 adds to the research the North Carolina Policy Collaboratory (Policy Collaboratory) is charged to conduct after identifying faculty expertise within the UNC System, using technology and instrumentation existing throughout the UNC System, to include studying the air emissions and atmospheric deposition of GenX and other emerging compounds.

Amendment #2 provides that of the funds appropriated to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to implement the act, $813,000 can be allocated to the Division of Water Resources for nonrecurring expenses for time-limited positions and operations support, specifically: (1) for the collection of air and water quality samples related to GenX and other emerging contaminants that are delivered to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or to an entity designated to perform analysis of the samples by the Policy Collaboratory and (2) to address National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting backlogs. Makes conforming changes.