North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota SB2210: AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study relating to the management of water based on watershed boundaries.
Status: Signed into law, April 21, 2025
Relating to the management of water based on watershed boundaries.
What the bill says
An act to provide for a legislative management study relating to the management of water based on watershed boundaries.
From the enrolled text, April 15, 2025:
AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study relating to the management of water based on watershed boundaries. SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY - WATER MANAGEMENT BASED ON WATERSHED BOUNDARIES. During the 2025-26 interim, the legislative management shall study the feasibility and desirability of assigning management authority for the waters of the state to the area located in the naturally occurring watershed, rather than assigning management authority based on political subdivision boundaries. The study must review the approaches used for managing water in surrounding states; the powers, duties, and organizational structure of watershed boards; dispute resolution procedures afforded to individuals residing within the boundaries of a watershed district; the mechanism to initiate, implement, and improve works projects within a watershed district; and the role of the department of water resources in mapping and establishing watershed boundaries. The legislative management shall report its findings and recommendations, together with any legislation required to implement the recommendations, to the seventieth legislative assembly. S. B. NO. 2210 - PAGE 2 ____________________________ ____________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House ____________________________ ____________________________ Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as Senate Bill No. 2210. …
Sponsors
- Mark Weber (R, 22) · primary sponsor
- Michael Brandenburg (R, 28)
- Michael Dwyer (R, 47)
- Larry Luick (R, 25)
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck (R, 25)
- Ronald Sorvaag (R, 45)
Latest actions
- : Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17
- : Signed by Governor 04/17
- : Sent to Governor
- : Signed by President
- : Signed by Speaker
- : Returned to Senate
- : Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 3
- : Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 1
- : Committee Hearing 09:30
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Votes
- Final Passage (April 11, 2025): 85 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Final Passage (January 28, 2025): 45 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB2210?
- SB2210 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study relating to the management of water based on watershed boundaries.
- What does SB2210 do?
- In its own words: An act to provide for a legislative management study relating to the management of water based on watershed boundaries.
- What is the status of SB2210?
- Signed into law as of April 21, 2025. Latest action: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17 (April 21, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB2210?
- Mark Weber (R, 22), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB2210?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo2210.html
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