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1-Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
2-In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
3-SENATE BILL NO. 2068
4-(Transportation Committee)
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2+Sixty-ninth
3+Legislative Assembly
4+of North Dakota
5+Introduced by
6+Transportation Committee
57 (At the request of the Public Service Commission)
6-AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 49-17.1-02, 49-17.1-03, and 49-17.1-04 of the North Dakota
7-Century Code, relating to rail service assistance.
8+A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 49-17.1-02, 49-17.1-03, and 49-17.1-04 of the
9+North Dakota Century Code, relating to rail service assistance.
810 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
9-SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 49-17.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and
10-reenacted as follows:
11+SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 49-17.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code is
12+amended and reenacted as follows:
1113 49-17.1-02. Department of transportation as designated state agency.
12-The department, with the approvalcooperation of the commission, is authorized to exercise those
13-powers necessary for the state to qualify for rail service assistance grants pursuant to provisions of the
14-Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 [Pub. L. 94-210; 90 Stat. 149; 49 U.S.C.
15-1651 et seq.], including authority to:
14+The department, with the approvalcooperation of the commission, is authorized to exercise
15+those powers necessary for the state to qualify for rail service assistance grants pursuant to
16+provisions of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 [Pub. L. 94-210; 90
17+Stat. 149; 49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.], including authority to:
1618 1.Prepare and recommend a state plan for all rail transportation and local rail services.
1719 2.Administer and coordinate the state plan.
18-3.Provide in the plan for the equitable distribution of rail service assistance grants among state,
19-local, and regional transportation authorities.
20+3.Provide in the plan for the equitable distribution of rail service assistance grants
21+among state, local, and regional transportation authorities.
2022 4.Promote and support safe, adequate, and efficient rail services for those railway lines
2123 receiving rail service assistance grants.
2224 5.Employ sufficient trained and qualified personnel for these purposes.
23-6.Maintain adequate programs of investigation, research, promotion, and development in
24-connection with these purposes and to provide for public participation therein.
25-7.Provide satisfactory assurances on behalf of the state that fiscal control and fund accounting
26-procedures will be adopted by the state as may be necessary to assure proper disbursement
27-of an account for federal funds paid to the state as rail service assistance grants.
28-8.Comply with the regulations of the secretary of transportation of the United States department
29-of transportation affecting rail service assistance grants.
30-9.Do all things otherwise necessary to maximize federal assistance to the state under the
31-Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 [Pub. L. 94-210; 90 Stat. 149;
32-49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.], and any amendments to it.
33-SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 49-17.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and
34-reenacted as follows:
25+6.Maintain adequate programs of investigation, research, promotion, and development
26+in connection with these purposes and to provide for public participation therein.
27+7.Provide satisfactory assurances on behalf of the state that fiscal control and fund
28+accounting procedures will be adopted by the state as may be necessary to assure
29+proper disbursement of an account for federal funds paid to the state as rail service
30+assistance grants.
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58+8.Comply with the regulations of the secretary of transportation of the United States
59+department of transportation affecting rail service assistance grants.
60+9.Do all things otherwise necessary to maximize federal assistance to the state under
61+the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 [Pub. L. 94-210;
62+90 Stat. 149; 49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.], and any amendments to it.
63+SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 49-17.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code is
64+amended and reenacted as follows:
3565 49-17.1-03. Application for assistance.
36-The department, with the approval of the commission, may make application on behalf of the state
37-for grants made available by the secretary of transportation under the Railroad Revitalization and
38-Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 [Pub. L. 94-210; 90 Stat. 149; 49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.]. S. B. NO. 2068 - PAGE 2
39-SECTION 3. AMENDMENT. Section 49-17.1-04 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and
40-reenacted as follows:
66+The department, with the approval of the commission, may make application on behalf of
67+the state for grants made available by the secretary of transportation under the Railroad
68+Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 [Pub. L. 94-210; 90 Stat. 149; 49 U.S.C.
69+1651 et seq.].
70+SECTION 3. AMENDMENT. Section 49-17.1-04 of the North Dakota Century Code is
71+amended and reenacted as follows:
4172 49-17.1-04. Use of public and private funds - Public service commission participation.
42-The department, with the approvalcooperation of the commission, may utilize public and private
43-funds appropriated by the legislative assembly in carrying out the purpose of this chapter. The
44-department shall cooperate with the commission and with other states in the reorganization or
45-reopening of any railway line which may have been abandoned by any railway corporation providing
46-railway services within the state. In carrying out the authority conferred by this section, the department
47-may enter into agreements, contracts, or other arrangements with the necessary parties to accomplish
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49-____________________________ ____________________________
50-President of the Senate Speaker of the House
51-____________________________ ____________________________
52-Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House
53-This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North
54-Dakota and is known on the records of that body as Senate Bill No. 2068.
55-Senate Vote:Yeas 47 Nays 0 Absent 0
56-House Vote: Yeas 93 Nays 0 Absent 1
57-____________________________
58-Secretary of the Senate
59-Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
60-Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
61-____________________________
62-Governor
63-Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
64-at ________ o’clock ________M.
65-____________________________
66-Secretary of State
73+The department, with the approvalcooperation of the commission, may utilize public and
74+private funds appropriated by the legislative assembly in carrying out the purpose of this
75+chapter. The department shall cooperate with the commission and with other states in the
76+reorganization or reopening of any railway line which may have been abandoned by any railway
77+corporation providing railway services within the state. In carrying out the authority conferred by
78+this section, the department may enter into agreements, contracts, or other arrangements with
79+the necessary parties to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
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