Repeal of ban on erosion-control structures passes Senate committee

Repeal of ban on erosion-control structures passes Senate committee

On June 17, the Senate Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee voted to pass the “Repeal Hardened Structure Ban” with a favorable report and referred it to the Senate Appropriations Committee. SB 1009 would eliminate the ban on erosion-control structures (hardened structures) and would require the North Carolina Collaboratory to update North Carolina’s Beach and Inlet Management Plan and allocate funds for that purpose.  “Policy that made…

Senators okay repeal of NC's hardened structure ban, dismiss buyouts for threatened coastal homes • NC Newsline

North Carolina's longstanding prohibition of hardened structures like jetties and seawalls to control coastal erosion appears to be washing away in the waning days of the 2026 legislative session.

Committee advances bills upending 40-year coastal policy

The ocean shoreline at Buxton as it appeared Oct. 8. Photo: Don Bowers/Island Free Press North Carolina lawmakers pushed forward a pair of bills Wednesday that, in tandem, would repeal a decades-old ban on hardened coastal erosion-control structures and secure state funding for terminal groins. Senate Bill 1009 aims to erase the state’s 40-year prohibition on hardened structures, including breakwaters, bulkheads, seawalls, jetties, revetments, a…