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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. 2359
4-(Senators Patten, Kessel, Boehm)
5-(Representatives Novak, Porter)
6-AN ACT to amend and reenact section 49-02-26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to
7-qualifications for renewable electricity and recycled energy credits; and to repeal sections
8-49-02-28, 49-02-29, 49-02-30, 49-02-31, 49-02-32, 49-02-33, and 49-02-34 of the North Dakota
9-Century Code, relating to the state renewable and recycled energy objectives, public reporting,
10-qualifications and applications to the statewide objectives, the purchase and retirement of
11-renewable energy certificates to meet the objectives, verification of generation and the purchase
12-of certificates, and economic evaluations on the use of renewable and recycled energy.
1+25.1343.02000
2+Sixty-ninth
3+Legislative Assembly
4+of North Dakota
5+Introduced by
6+Senators Patten, Kessel, Boehm
7+Representatives Novak, Porter
8+A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 49-02-26 of the North Dakota Century Code,
9+relating to qualifications for renewable electricity and recycled energy credits; and to repeal
10+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
11+North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state renewable and recycled energy objectives,
12+public reporting, qualifications and applications to the statewide objectives, the purchase and
13+retirement of renewable energy certificates to meet the objectives, verification of generation and
14+the purchase of certificates, and economic evaluations on the use of renewable and recycled
15+energy.
1316 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
14-SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 49-02-26 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and
15-reenacted as follows:
16-49-02-26. Qualifying for renewable electricity and recycled energy credits - Exception for
17-certain hydroelectric facilities.
18-Except as otherwise provided in this section, forFor purposes of qualifying for renewable electricity
19-and recycled energy credits, electricity must be generated from a source identified in section 49-02-25.
20-For electricity generated from hydroelectric facilities, the hydroelectric facility must have an inservice
21-date of January 1, 2007, or later, or be new hydroelectric generation obtained from repowering or
22-efficiency improvements to hydroelectric facilities existing on August 1, 2007.
23-SECTION 2. REPEAL. Sections 49-02-28, 49-02-29, 49-02-30, 49-02-31, 49-02-32, 49-02-33, and
24-49-02-34 of the North Dakota Century Code are repealed. S. B. NO. 2359 - PAGE 2
25-____________________________ ____________________________
26-President of the Senate Speaker of the House
27-____________________________ ____________________________
28-Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House
29-This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North
30-Dakota and is known on the records of that body as Senate Bill No. 2359.
31-Senate Vote:Yeas 46 Nays 0 Absent 1
32-House Vote: Yeas 83 Nays 9 Absent 2
33-____________________________
34-Secretary of the Senate
35-Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
36-Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
37-____________________________
38-Governor
39-Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
40-at ________ o’clock ________M.
41-____________________________
42-Secretary of State
17+SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 49-02-26 of the North Dakota Century Code is
18+amended and reenacted as follows:
19+49-02-26. Qualifying for renewable electricity and recycled energy credits - Exception
20+for certain hydroelectric facilities.
21+Except as otherwise provided in this section, forFor purposes of qualifying for renewable
22+electricity and recycled energy credits, electricity must be generated from a source identified in
23+section 49-02-25. For electricity generated from hydroelectric facilities, the hydroelectric facility
24+must have an inservice date of January 1, 2007, or later, or be new hydroelectric generation
25+obtained from repowering or efficiency improvements to hydroelectric facilities existing on
26+August 1, 2007.
27+SECTION 2. REPEAL. Sections 49-02-28, 49-02-29, 49-02-30, 49-02-31, 49-02-32,
28+49-02-33, and 49-02-34 of the North Dakota Century Code are repealed.
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