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1		-	Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
2		-	In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
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	2	+	Sixty-ninth
	3	+	Legislative Assembly
	4	+	of North Dakota
	5	+	Introduced by
	6	+	Representatives Monson, Beltz, Hagert, Nelson, Vigesaa, Weisz
	7	+	Senators Klein, Lemm, Myrdal, Wanzek
	8	+	A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 49-02-26, 49-02-29, and 49-02-31 of the North
	9	+	Dakota Century Code, relating to renewable electricity and recycled energy credits; and to
	10	+	repeal section 49-02-30 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to energy from hydroelectric
	11	+	facilities.
	12	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
	13	+	SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 49-02-26 of the North Dakota Century Code is
	14	+	amended and reenacted as follows:
	15	+	49-02-26. Qualifying for renewable electricity and recycled energy credits - Exception
	16	+	for certain hydroelectric facilities.
	17	+	Except as otherwise provided in this section, forFor purposes of qualifying for renewable
	18	+	electricity and recycled energy credits, electricity must be generated from a source identified in
	19	+	section 49-02-25. For electricity generated from hydroelectric facilities, the hydroelectric facility
	20	+	must have an inservice date of January 1, 2007, or later, or be new hydroelectric generation
	21	+	obtained from repowering or efficiency improvements to hydroelectric facilities existing on
	22	+	August 1, 2007.
	23	+	SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 49-02-29 of the North Dakota Century Code is
	24	+	amended and reenacted as follows:
	25	+	49-02-29. Qualifying for renewable electricity and recycled energy objective.
	26	+	For purposes of qualifying for the renewable electricity and recycled energy objective
	27	+	contained in section 49-02-28, electricity, except for electricity generated from a hydroelectric
	28	+	facility with an inservice date before January 1, 2007, and electricity that is not obtained from
	29	+	repowering or efficiency improvements to a hydropower facility existing on August 1, 2007,
	30	+	regardless of the source's inservice date, qualifies for meeting the statewide objective provided
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4		-	(Representatives Monson, Beltz, Hagert, Nelson, Vigesaa, Weisz)
5		-	(Senators Klein, Lemm, Myrdal, Wanzek)
6		-	AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 49-02-26, 49-02-29, and 49-02-31 of the North Dakota Century
7		-	Code, relating to renewable electricity and recycled energy credits; and to repeal section
8		-	49-02-30 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to energy from hydroelectric facilities.
9		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
10		-	SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 49-02-26 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and
11		-	reenacted as follows:
12		-	49-02-26. Qualifying for renewable electricity and recycled energy credits - Exception for
13		-	certain hydroelectric facilities.
14		-	Except as otherwise provided in this section, forFor purposes of qualifying for renewable electricity
15		-	and recycled energy credits, electricity must be generated from a source identified in section 49-02-25.
16		-	For electricity generated from hydroelectric facilities, the hydroelectric facility must have an inservice
17		-	date of January 1, 2007, or later, or be new hydroelectric generation obtained from repowering or
18		-	efficiency improvements to hydroelectric facilities existing on August 1, 2007.
19		-	SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 49-02-29 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and
20		-	reenacted as follows:
21		-	49-02-29. Qualifying for renewable electricity and recycled energy objective.
22		-	For purposes of qualifying for the renewable electricity and recycled energy objective contained in
23		-	section 49-02-28, electricity, except for electricity generated from a hydroelectric facility with an
24		-	inservice date before January 1, 2007, and electricity that is not obtained from repowering or efficiency
25		-	improvements to a hydropower facility existing on August 1, 2007, regardless of the source's inservice
26		-	date, qualifies for meeting the statewide objective provided that the source meets the requirements of
27		-	the North Dakota public service commission's rules for tracking, recording, and verifying renewable
28		-	energy certificates.
29		-	SECTION 3. AMENDMENT. Section 49-02-31 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and
30		-	reenacted as follows:
31		-	49-02-31. Purchase and retirement of renewable energy and recycled energy certificates to
32		-	meet the objective.
33		-	A portion or all of the renewable energy and recycled energy objective may be met by the purchase
34		-	and retirement of renewable energy and recycled energy certificates representing credits from qualified
35		-	sources and facilities as defineddescribed in sectionssection 49-02-26 and 49-02-30. Renewable
36		-	energy and recycled energy certificates do not need to be acquired from an in-state facility.
37		-	SECTION 4. REPEAL. Section 49-02-30 of the North Dakota Century Code is repealed. H. B. NO. 1211 - PAGE 2
38		-	____________________________ ____________________________
39		-	Speaker of the House President of the Senate
40		-	____________________________ ____________________________
41		-	Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate
42		-	This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative
43		-	Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No. 1211.
44		-	House Vote: Yeas 92 Nays 1 Absent 1
45		-	Senate Vote:Yeas 47 Nays 0 Absent 0
46		-	____________________________
47		-	Chief Clerk of the House
48		-	Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
49		-	Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
50		-	____________________________
51		-	Governor
52		-	Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
53		-	at ________ o’clock ________M.
54		-	____________________________
55		-	Secretary of State
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	58	+	that the source meets the requirements of the North Dakota public service commission's rules
	59	+	for tracking, recording, and verifying renewable energy certificates.
	60	+	SECTION 3. AMENDMENT. Section 49-02-31 of the North Dakota Century Code is
	61	+	amended and reenacted as follows:
	62	+	49-02-31. Purchase and retirement of renewable energy and recycled energy
	63	+	certificates to meet the objective.
	64	+	A portion or all of the renewable energy and recycled energy objective may be met by the
	65	+	purchase and retirement of renewable energy and recycled energy certificates representing
	66	+	credits from qualified sources and facilities as defineddescribed in sectionssection 49-02-26 and
	67	+	49-02-30. Renewable energy and recycled energy certificates do not need to be acquired from
	68	+	an in-state facility.
	69	+	SECTION 4. REPEAL. Section 49-02-30 of the North Dakota Century Code is repealed.
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