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Read. Follow. Verify.North Dakota authorizes Department of Water Resources to extend conditional water permit deadlines
Last action · March 19, 2025: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18
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What This Bill Does
North Dakota has enacted House Bill 1042, allowing the Department of Water Resources to grant extensions for applying water to a under s. The new law establishes a 60-day window after permit expiration for holders to request a renewal before the permit is considered .
Permit holders face strict forfeiture rules if they miss the 60-day renewal window following the expiration of their water application period, impacting water rights holders across the state.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
conditional water permitholders
Permitholders are subject to new 60-day deadlines following expiration notices and face permit forfeiture if renewal requests are denied.
Department of Water Resources
The department is authorized to review extension requests, grant renewals, and oversee permit forfeitures under the amended statute.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if a permitholder fails to request a renewal after their water application period expires?
Who has the authority to extend the time for applying water to a beneficial use?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
15 actions- Mar 19, 2025Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18
- Mar 18, 2025HouseEnrolledSigned by Governor 03/17
- Mar 14, 2025HouseEnrolledSent to Governor
- Mar 14, 2025HouseSigned by Speaker
- Mar 12, 2025SenateSigned by President
- Mar 11, 2025HouseReturned to House
Show 9 earlier actions
- Mar 10, 2025SenateFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0
- Mar 7, 2025SenateCommitteeReported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0
- Feb 20, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 09:15
- Feb 5, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 20, 2025SenateReceived from House
- Jan 17, 2025HouseFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0
- Jan 16, 2025HouseCommitteeReported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 0
- Jan 16, 2025HouseCommitteeCommittee Hearing 09:00
- Jan 7, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Version history
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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