North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HB1201: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 61-04-03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a limitation on the amount of water not applied to beneficial use.
Status: Signed into law, April 7, 2025
Relating to a limitation on the amount of water not applied to beneficial use.
What the bill says
An act to amend and reenact section 61-04-03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a limitation on the amount of water not applied to beneficial use.
From the enrolled text, March 27, 2025:
AN ACT to amend and reenact section 61-04-03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a limitation on the amount of water not applied to beneficial use. SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 61-04-03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows: 61-04-03.1. Limitation on amount of water. An applicant may not apply for a permit or permits for irrigation which, if approved, would enable a person, at any one time, to hold a conditional water permit or permits for more than seven hundred twenty acre-feet [888106.75 cubic meters] of water from a single surface or ground water source that has not been applied to beneficial use. Applications submitted in violation of this section may not be assigned a priority date and must be returned to the applicant by the department of water resources. This section may not apply to water permit applications from the Missouri River or to applications submitted by irrigation districts organized pursuant to this title. For the purposes of this section, "person", when applied to an individual, means the individual and the individual's spouse and dependents within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 152]. H. B. NO. 1201 - PAGE 2 ____________________________ ____________________________ Speaker of the House President of the Senate ____________________________ ____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of …
Sponsors
- Michael Brandenburg (R, 28) · primary sponsor
- Robert Erbele (R, 28)
- Jim Grueneich (R, 28)
- Jared Hagert (R, 20)
- Craig Headland (R, 29)
- Larry Luick (R, 25)
- Alisa Mitskog (D, 25)
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck (R, 25)
- Terry Wanzek (R, 29)
- Jonathan Warrey (R, 22)
- Mark Weber (R, 22)
Latest actions
- : Filed with Secretary Of State 04/03
- : Signed by Governor 04/02
- : Sent to Governor
- : Signed by Speaker
- : Signed by President
- : Returned to House
- : Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 1
- : Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
- : Committee Hearing 02:30
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee
Votes
- Final Passage (March 25, 2025): 44 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Final Passage (February 24, 2025): 93 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1201?
- HB1201 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): AN ACT to amend and reenact section 61-04-03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a limitation on the amount of water not applied to beneficial use.
- What does HB1201 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend and reenact section 61-04-03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a limitation on the amount of water not applied to beneficial use.
- What is the status of HB1201?
- Signed into law as of April 7, 2025. Latest action: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/03 (April 7, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1201?
- Michael Brandenburg (R, 28), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1201?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1201.html
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