Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
SENATE BILL NO. 2359
(Senators Patten, Kessel, Boehm)
(Representatives Novak, Porter)
AN ACT to amend and reenact section 49-02-26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to
qualifications for renewable electricity and recycled energy credits; and to repeal sections
49-02-28, 49-02-29, 49-02-30, 49-02-31, 49-02-32, 49-02-33, and 49-02-34 of the North Dakota
Century Code, relating to the state renewable and recycled energy objectives, public reporting,
qualifications and applications to the statewide objectives, the purchase and retirement of
renewable energy certificates to meet the objectives, verification of generation and the purchase
of certificates, and economic evaluations on the use of renewable and recycled energy.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 49-02-26 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and
reenacted as follows:
49-02-26. Qualifying for renewable electricity and recycled energy credits - Exception for
certain hydroelectric facilities.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, forFor purposes of qualifying for renewable electricity
and recycled energy credits, electricity must be generated from a source identified in section 49-02-25.
For electricity generated from hydroelectric facilities, the hydroelectric facility must have an inservice
date of January 1, 2007, or later, or be new hydroelectric generation obtained from repowering or
efficiency improvements to hydroelectric facilities existing on August 1, 2007.
SECTION 2. REPEAL. Sections 49-02-28, 49-02-29, 49-02-30, 49-02-31, 49-02-32, 49-02-33, and
49-02-34 of the North Dakota Century Code are repealed. S. B. NO. 2359 - PAGE 2
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
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Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House
This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North
Dakota and is known on the records of that body as Senate Bill No. 2359.
Senate Vote:Yeas 46 Nays 0 Absent 1
House Vote: Yeas 83 Nays 9 Absent 2
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Secretary of the Senate
Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
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Governor
Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
at ________ o’clock ________M.
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Secretary of State