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Read. Follow. Verify.North Dakota bill proposes $1 million sewer infrastructure grant for Lake Metigoshe State Park
Last action · February 14, 2025: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 5 nays 39Sponsors: Paul Thomas and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
North Dakota Senate Bill 2185 proposed a $1,000,000 one-time from the general fund for the 2025-2027 to fund a sewer and water infrastructure replacement grant project at Lake Metigoshe State Park and surrounding areas. The bill failed to pass in the Senate on February 14, 2025.
The measure would have provided state funding to replace local water and sewer systems serving a state park and nearby properties, but the legislation was defeated.
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.
Parks and Recreation Department
Would have received and administered the $1,000,000 appropriation for the grant project.
Residents of Lake Metigoshe State Park and surrounding areas
Would have received upgraded water and sewer infrastructure servicing their area if the grant had been awarded.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Failed in the Senate.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 14, 2025SenateSecond reading, failed to pass, yeas 5 nays 39
- Feb 13, 2025SenateCommitteeReported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 12 2 2
- Feb 4, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 08:30
- Jan 13, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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