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ND HB1383
ND HB1383The federal environmental law impact review committee, exclusion and avoidance areas, the factors considered by the public service commission when evaluating and designating sites, corridors, and routes, and state agency rules; to provide for a report to the legislative management; to provide an appropriation; and to provide a continuing appropriation.
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Introduced
01/14/2019
01/14/2019
In Committee
04/01/2019
04/01/2019
Crossed Over
02/27/2019
02/27/2019
Passed
04/22/2019
04/22/2019
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/24/2019
04/24/2019
Introduced Session
66th Legislative Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 4.1-01 and a new section to chapter 49-22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of an environmental impact mitigation fund and to mitigating direct environmental impacts; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 4.1-01-18, sections 49-22-05.1 and 49-22-09, and subsection 4 of section 49-22-16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the federal environmental law impact review committee, exclusion and avoidance areas, the factors considered by the public service commission when evaluating and designating sites, corridors, and routes, and state agency rules; to provide for a report to the legislative management; to provide an appropriation; and to provide a continuing appropriation.
AI Summary
This bill amends existing laws in North Dakota related to the federal environmental law impact review committee, exclusion and avoidance areas for siting of energy facilities, factors considered by the public service commission when evaluating and designating sites/corridors/routes, and state agency rules. It creates a new environmental impact mitigation fund administered by the agriculture commissioner to provide grants to mitigate adverse environmental impacts from development. The bill also provides an appropriation of $5 million to the fund for the 2019-2021 biennium.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance
Sponsors (12)
Tracy Boe (D)*,
Mike Brandenburg (R)*,
Craig Headland (R)*,
Michael Howe (R)*,
Dennis Johnson (R)*,
Jim Schmidt (R)*,
Jim Dotzenrod (D),
Robert Erbele (R),
Larry Luick (R),
Jim Roers (R),
David Rust (R),
Terry Wanzek (R),
Last Action
Signed by Governor 04/24 (on 04/24/2019)
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