North Dakota lawmakers make recommendations on zoning, data centers
Lawmakers in North Dakota are wrestling with how much control local governments should have over energy projects—and the debate is heating up. A proposal to withhold infrastructure funds from communities that challenge state-approved projects faced resistance in the Senate Energy Committee, with critics calling it government overreach. Meanwhile, efforts to expand the Public Service Commission and regulate data centers also met roadblocks. As the legislative session moves forward, these decisions will shape how energy and infrastructure develop across the state.
Joey Harris with the Bismarck Tribune has the full story on bills listed below.
SB 2208
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 57-51.1-07.7 and 57-51.1-07.8 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the municipal infrastructure fund and the county and township infrastructure fund.
House Sponsors: Brandenburg (R, District 28), Porter (R, District 34),
Senate Sponsors: Patten (R, District 26), Bekkedahl (R, District 1), Erbele (R, District 28), Kessel (R, District 39),
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SCR 4015
A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 2 of article V of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to the election of public service commissioners; to provide for application; and to provide an effective date.
House Sponsors: Osowski (R, District 42),
Senate Sponsors: Magrum (R, District 8), Walen (R, District 4),
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HB 1579
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 49-03.1-01, 49-03.1-02, 49-03.1-03, and 49-03.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the requirement for data centers to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
House Sponsors: Novak (R, District 33), Heinert (R, District 32), Porter (R, District 34),
Senate Sponsors: Kessel (R, District 39), Patten (R, District 26),
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