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1-Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
2-In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
3-HOUSE BILL NO. 1042
4-(Energy and Natural Resources Committee)
1+25.8007.01000
2+Sixty-ninth
3+Legislative Assembly
4+of North Dakota
5+Introduced by
6+Energy and Natural Resources Committee
57 (At the request of the Department of Water Resources)
6-AN ACT to amend and reenact section 61-04-14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to
7-extending time for the application of water to a beneficial use.
8+A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 61-04-14 of the North Dakota Century Code,
9+relating to extending time for the application of water to a beneficial use.
810 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
9-SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 61-04-14 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and
10-reenacted as follows:
11+SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 61-04-14 of the North Dakota Century Code is
12+amended and reenacted as follows:
1113 61-04-14. Extending time for application to beneficial use.
1214 The department of water resources may extend the time for the application of water to the
13-beneficial use cited in the conditional water permit for good cause shown. When the time has expired,
14-the department may renew and extend the time upon application. However, a conditional water permit,
15-or any portion of the applicationpermit must be considered forfeited if no request for renewal is received
16-by the department within sixty days after the date the permitholder is informed the period for applying
17-water to the beneficial use cited in the conditional water permit has expired. If a request to extend the
18-time for application to beneficial use for any conditional water permit, or portion of the permit, is denied,
19-the conditional water permit, or portion of the permit, must be considered forfeited. Sections 61-04-23
20-through 61-04-25 do not apply to this section. H. B. NO. 1042 - PAGE 2
21-____________________________ ____________________________
22-Speaker of the House President of the Senate
23-____________________________ ____________________________
24-Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate
25-This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative
26-Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No. 1042.
27-House Vote: Yeas 90 Nays 0 Absent 4
28-Senate Vote:Yeas 45 Nays 0 Absent 2
29-____________________________
30-Chief Clerk of the House
31-Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
32-Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
33-____________________________
34-Governor
35-Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
36-at ________ o’clock ________M.
37-____________________________
38-Secretary of State
15+beneficial use cited in the conditional water permit for good cause shown. When the time has
16+expired, the department may renew and extend the time upon application. However, a
17+conditional water permit, or any portion of the applicationpermit must be considered forfeited if
18+no request for renewal is received by the department within sixty days after the date the
19+permitholder is informed the period for applying water to the beneficial use cited in the
20+conditional water permit has expired. If a request to extend the time for application to beneficial
21+use for any conditional water permit, or portion of the permit, is denied, the conditional water
22+permit, or portion of the permit, must be considered forfeited. Sections 61-04-23 through
23+61-04-25 do not apply to this section.
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