North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota SB2325: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 47-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to nonfederal easements granted on wetland areas.
Status: Failed, April 11, 2025
Relating to nonfederal easements granted on wetland areas.
What the bill says
A bill for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 47-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to nonfederal easements granted on wetland areas.
From the introduced text, January 20, 2025:
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 47-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to nonfederal easements granted on wetland areas. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 47-05 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and enacted as follows: Easements granted to a nonfederal party within a wetland - Restrictions - Liability . 1. Before a real property owner grants an easement within a wetland of this state to any person, except the federal government, the grantor of the easement shall request the department of water resources or appropriate federal agency to determine the ordinary high water mark of the area subject to the easement. All easement holders having obtained an easement subject to this section before Augus t 1, 2025, shall obtain an ordinary high water mark determination from the department of water resources or appropriate federal agency. 2. Upon determining the ordinary high water mark of the affected areas, the easement holder shall record a copy of the easement, the ordinary high water mark determination issued by the department of water resources or appropriate federal agency, and a map of the area subject to the easement with the county recorder of the county in which the majority of …
Sponsors
- Larry Luick (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Michael Brandenburg (R, 28)
- Terry Wanzek (R, 29)
- Mark Weber (R, 22)
Latest actions
- : Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 4 nays 84
- : Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 12 0 1
- : Committee Hearing 09:00
- : Rereferred to Energy and Natural Resources
- : Request return from committee
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee
- : Received from Senate
- : Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0
- : Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
- : Committee Hearing 08:30
Votes
- Final Passage (April 11, 2025): 4 yea, 84 nay, failed
- Final Passage (February 17, 2025): 45 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB2325?
- SB2325 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 47-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to nonfederal easements granted on wetland areas.
- What does SB2325 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 47-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to nonfederal easements granted on wetland areas.
- What is the status of SB2325?
- Failed as of April 11, 2025. Latest action: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 4 nays 84 (April 11, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB2325?
- Larry Luick (R, 25), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB2325?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo2325.html
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