The North Carolina General Assembly is due back in Raleigh on Wednesday.
The session had been previously scheduled, but WRAL reports disaster recovery efforts will now be the focus. In a joint statement, House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger said they’re still working to determine what needs to be included in legislation.
The state has $4.75 billion in general savings reserves, often referred to as a "rainy day fund," as well as hundreds of millions more in various targeted savings reserves for emergency response.
Twenty-five counties in western North Carolina have received a major disaster declaration.
