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North Dakota HB 1402 gives local governments first dibs on state surplus vehicles at a 30 percent discount

Original title: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 54-44-04.6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to state surplus motor vehicles.

Last action · February 5, 2025: Withdrawn from further considerationSponsors: Jim Grueneich and 9 others

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What This Bill Proposed

State surplus motor vehicles must be offered exclusively to for fourteen days at thirty percent below before other transfers occur.

Why it matters

Changes procurement costs for local government agencies by creating a mandatory two-week priority window and a price discount for purchasing state surplus vehicles.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

political subdivisions

Political subdivisions gain a fourteen-day priority window and a thirty percent discount to purchase state surplus motor vehicles.

Directly affected

state agencies

State agencies must hold surplus motor vehicles for political subdivisions before transferring them at fair market value to other eligible entities.

Directly affected

nonprofit organizations

Nonprofit organizations receive regular notifications of surplus property availability but are subject to the initial fourteen-day purchasing priority given to political subdivisions for motor vehicles.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long do political subdivisions have exclusive access to surplus motor vehicles?
have a fourteen-day priority window to purchase surplus motor vehicles.
What is the price discount for political subdivisions purchasing surplus motor vehicles?
can purchase surplus motor vehicles at a cost of thirty percent less than .

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Withdrawn.

Procedural history

3 actions
  1. Feb 5, 2025House
    Withdrawn from further consideration
  2. Feb 5, 2025HouseCommittee
    Request return from committee
  3. Jan 13, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee

Version history

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Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

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Connected Entities

North Dakota Century Code, Federal Property Administrative Services Act of 1949
OrganizationNorth Dakota Century Code“Statutory code being amended”Map →
otherFederal Property Administrative Services Act of 1949“Federal act governing surplus property eligibility”Map →

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Analysis Score

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  • Significance20
    Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
  • Controversy10
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment5
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  • Buzz15
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