North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota SCR4029: A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying the costs and effects of planting and tending to sterile monoculture invasive plants and native plants within the state.
Status: Failed, March 14, 2025
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying the costs and effects of planting and tending to sterile monoculture invasive plants and native plants within the state.
From the introduced text, March 7, 2025:
A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying the costs and effects of planting and tending to sterile monoculture invasive plants and native plants within the state. WHEREAS, North Dakota has a diverse range of grasses and plants within the state; and WHEREAS, many plants and grasses are native to the state, while other plants and grasses have been transported and planted from other parts of the region, country, and world; and WHEREAS, the Legislative Assembly should assess whether foreign or native plants and grasses, or a combination of both, best promote the various ecosystems of our state; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN: That the Legislative Management shall consider studying the cost of planting sterile monoculture invasive plants as opposed to native prairie plants throughout the state; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the study must include a comparison of mowing, seeding, and herbicide and pesticide application practices and other costs and effects associated with planting each type of plant in the state; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the study must include an analysis of how monoculture invasive plants and native prairie plants affect the various ecosystems of the state; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Legislative Management report its findings and recommendations, together …
Sponsors
- Jeffery Magrum (R, 8) · primary sponsor
- Dawson Holle (R, 31)
- SuAnn Olson (R, 8)
- Desiree van Oosting (R, 36)
Latest actions
- : Second reading, failed to adopt
- : Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 6 1 0
- : Committee Hearing 09:00
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Common questions
- What is SCR4029?
- SCR4029 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying the costs and effects of planting and tending to sterile monoculture invasive plants and native plants within the state.
- What does SCR4029 do?
- In its own words: A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying the costs and effects of planting and tending to sterile monoculture invasive plants and native plants within the state.
- What is the status of SCR4029?
- Failed as of March 14, 2025. Latest action: Second reading, failed to adopt (March 14, 2025).
- Who sponsored SCR4029?
- Jeffery Magrum (R, 8), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SCR4029?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo4029.html
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