McCrory signs 7 bills into law, including regulatory bill

RALEIGH, NC (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has signed the legislature’s annual “regulatory reform” bill into law despite complaints from environmental groups about provisions affecting seasonal streams and involving potential exemptions from civil penalties for polluters.

McCrory announced the legislation among one of seven bills he had signed. The governor traveled to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians reservation Friday to sign one of the measures, which makes clear the ability of the tribe to operate several law enforcement agencies.

The state Sierra Club and other environmental groups urged McCrory to veto the regulatory measure.

There are now fewer than 15 bills left behind by this year’s General Assembly session still on McCrory’s desk. He has until Oct. 30 to sign or veto them, or let them become law without his signature.

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