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Read. Follow. Verify.North Dakota Authorizes Land Transfer for New Training and Storage Facility in Jamestown
Last action · March 20, 2025: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18Sponsor: Matt Ruby
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What This Bill Does
House Bill 1520 authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to transfer approximately 25.2 acres of adjacent to the North Dakota State Hospital to the Office of the Adjutant General for the construction of a new training and storage facility, taking effect immediately as an .
The measure shifts state-owned property from health administration to military and emergency management use in Stutsman County, bypassing standard state land transfer statutes.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Office of the Adjutant General
Receives ownership of approximately 25.2 acres of real property for a new training and storage facility.
Department of Health and Human Services
Must transfer property adjacent to the North Dakota State Hospital under the terms of the act.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
15 actions- Mar 20, 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 10, 2025HouseReturned to House
Show 9 earlier actions
- Mar 7, 2025SenateFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0, Emergency clause carried
- Mar 7, 2025SenateCommitteeReported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
- Feb 20, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 11:15
- Feb 13, 2025SenateIntroduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee
- Feb 6, 2025SenateReceived from House
- Feb 5, 2025HouseFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0, Emergency clause carried
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeCommittee Hearing 09:00
- Jan 20, 2025HouseIntroduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Finance and Taxation Committee
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