North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HB1258: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 49-22-16 of the of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to energy conversion and transmission facility siting; and to provide for retroactive application.
Status: Signed into law, April 21, 2025
Relating to energy conversion and transmission facility siting; and to provide for retroactive application.
What the bill says
An act to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 49-22-16 of the of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to energy conversion and transmission facility siting; and to provide for retroactive application.
From the enrolled text, April 9, 2025:
AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 49-22-16 of the of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to energy conversion and transmission facility siting; and to provide for retroactive application. SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 2 of section 49-22-16 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows: 2. a. A certificate of site compatibility for an electric energy conversion facility may not supersede or preempt any local land use, zoning, or building rules, regulations, or ordinances and a site may not be designated which violates local land use, zoning, or building rules, regulations, or ordinances. A b. Except as provided in this section, a permit for the construction of an electric transmission facility within a designated corridor supersedes and preempts aany local land use, or zoning, or building rule, regulation, or ordinance, upon a finding by the commission that the rule, regulation, or ordinance, as applied to the proposed route, is regulations. c. Before an electric transmission facility is approved, the commission shall require the applicant to comply with the road use agreements of the impacted political subdivision. A permit may supersede and preempt the requirements of a political subdivision if the applicant shows by a preponderance of the evidence the regulations or ordinances are unreasonably restrictive in view of existing technology, factors of …
Sponsors
- Michael Brandenburg (R, 28) · primary sponsor
- Glenn Bosch (R, 30)
- Cole Conley (R, 12)
- Jim Grueneich (R, 28)
- Jared Hagert (R, 20)
- Craig Headland (R, 29)
- Keith Kempenich (R, 39)
- Greg Kessel (R, 39)
- Mike Nathe (R, 30)
- Dale Patten (R, 26)
- Todd Porter (R, 34)
- Terry Wanzek (R, 29)
Latest actions
- : Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17
- : Signed by Governor 04/15
- : Sent to Governor
- : Signed by Speaker
- : Signed by President
- : Returned to House
- : Second reading, passed, yeas 27 nays 18
- : Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 4 3 0
- : Committee Hearing 10:00
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Votes
- Final Passage (April 4, 2025): 27 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Final Passage (January 30, 2025): 86 yea, 7 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1258?
- HB1258 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 49-22-16 of the of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to energy conversion and transmission facility siting; and to provide for retroactive application.
- What does HB1258 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 49-22-16 of the of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to energy conversion and transmission facility siting; and to provide for retroactive application.
- What is the status of HB1258?
- Signed into law as of April 21, 2025. Latest action: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17 (April 21, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1258?
- Michael Brandenburg (R, 28), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1258?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1258.html
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