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Title.03000
Adopted by the House Energy and
Natural Resources Committee
Sixty-ninth
March 21, 2025
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Senators Boehm, Magrum, Wobbema
Representatives D. Johnston, Koppelman, Fisher
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 32-15-06 of the North Dakota Century Code,
relating to the surveying process during eminent domain proceedings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 32-15-06 of the North Dakota Century Code is
amended and reenacted as follows:
32-15-06. Entry for making surveys.
1. a. In all cases whena case in which land is required for public use, the person or
corporation, or the person's or corporation's agents, in charge of suchthe use
may survey and locate the same, but itland upon obtaining written consent
from after providing the landowner or by order of the court owner on the tax list a
written notice of intent to survey . The notice must contain the n ame, proposed
completion date, type, proposed route or location of the project associated with
the survey, nature of the work the person in charge of the public use intends to
complete, and the name, telephone number, physical address, and mailing
address of the person in charge of the public use.
b. The person in charge of the public use shall deliver the notice to the owner on the
tax list through certified mail. The person in charge of the public use may not
survey the land until thirty days after delivery of the notice, unless the owner
consents to an earlier survey date. If the person in charge of the public use fails
to survey the land within ninety days of delivery of the notice , the person shall
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deliver a new notice of intent to survey through certified mail. A survey conducted
under a subsequently issued notice of intent to survey must be conducted in
accordance with the timeline established under this subdivision .
2. The survey and location of the condemner's project must be located in the manner
which will be compatible with the greatest public benefit and the least private injury
and subject to the provisions of section 32-15-21. Whoever is
3. The person in charge of suchthe public use may enter upon the land and make
examinations, surveys, and maps thereofof the land in accordance with subsection 1 ,
and suchthe entry constitutes nodoes not constitute a claim for relief in favor of the
owner of the land except for injuries resulting from negligence, wantonness, or malice.
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