---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amend Interbasin Transfer Laws."
description: "Amend Interbasin Transfer Laws."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2007"
identifier: "HB 820"
citation: "North Carolina HB 820 (2007)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COASTAL RESOURCES", "COMMISSIONS", "DENR", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.", "ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMN.", "FISHERIES", "LAKES & RIVERS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REPORTS", "STUDIES", "TITLE CHANGE", "WATER RESOURCES", "REP. GIBSON", "CHAPTERED", "REP. ALLEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-03-14"
last_action: "2007-08-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd6bb79b-d271-4297-a3b3-50e6195fc68b"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&BillID=H820&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "ace0a05bde14bcd448f55d6b6695100327f27ad87e0c065e8c44df423df14e59"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nc"]
---

# North Carolina HB 820 (2007) — Amend Interbasin Transfer Laws.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H820v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H820v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H820v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H820v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H820v4.pdf)
6. **SL2007-518** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H820v5.pdf)

## Votes

- C Rpt Adopt — **108–5** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Gibson — cosponsor (person)
- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
- M. Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- Wray — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2007-08-31** Ch. SL 2007-518 `became-law`
- **2007-08-31** Signed By Gov. 8/31/2007 `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-02** Pres. To Gov. 8/3/2007 `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-02** Ratified
- **2007-08-02** Conf Report Adopted
- **2007-08-02** Conf Report Adopted
- **2007-08-02** Placed On Cal For 8/2/2007
- **2007-08-02** Conf Rept Re-submitted
- **2007-08-01** Conf Rept Withdrawn
- **2007-08-01** Placed On Cal For 8/1/2007
- **2007-08-01** Conf Com Reported
- **2007-08-01** Placed On Cal For 8/2/2007
- **2007-08-01** Conf Rpt Re-submitted
- **2007-08-01** Conf Rpt Withdrawn
- **2007-08-01** Placed On Cal For 8/2/2007
- **2007-08-01** Conf Com Reported
- **2007-07-30** Conferee Added
- **2007-07-30** Conf Com Appointed
- **2007-07-28** Conf Com Appointed
- **2007-07-28** Failed concur in S/Com Sub
- **2007-07-27** Placed On Cal For 7/28/2007
- **2007-07-27** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2007-07-27** Com Sub Ruled Material
- **2007-07-27** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2007-07-27** Engrossed
- **2007-07-27** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2007-07-27** Amend Adopted 2 `amendment-passage`
- **2007-07-27** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2007-07-26** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2007-07-26** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-07-24** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-24** Withdrawn From Comm
- **2007-07-18** Re-ref Com On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-16** Held by Senate
- **2007-05-16** Rec From House
- **2007-05-15** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2007-05-14** Placed On Cal For 5/15/2007
- **2007-05-10** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2007-05-10** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-11** Re-ref Com On Environment and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-11** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-03-15** Ref to the Com on Wildlife Resources and, if favorable, to the Com on Environment and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-15** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-14** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dd6bb79b-d271-4297-a3b3-50e6195fc68b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).