North DakotaCertified workers must oversee covered well and geothermal work
North Dakota law sets certification rules for businesses doing well and geothermal work and requires contractors to report completed water wells.
What it does
Firms doing covered well, pump, or geothermal work must have a certified worker in charge. People may do this work on their own property for their own use.
Contractors must report details about each completed well to the state and give the customer a copy.
A task force reviews state boards and similar groups for duplicated work and recommends possible changes to lawmakers.
Argument forCertified workers and reports to customers could help people know who is responsible for well work and what was found during drilling.
Argument againstCertification rules could make it harder for small businesses to take on covered work, though people may still do this work on their own property for their own use.
More detail
Firms doing covered work must have a certified worker in charge. The rules cover firms constructing water wells or monitoring wells, installing water well pumps and pitless units, and drilling geothermal systems in North Dakota. People may do the covered work on their own property for their own use.
Water well contractors must report details of completed wells to the department and give customers a copy. The duty applies to each water well contractor and each well the contractor completes. The report must include information the department requires, including the well depth, casing size and weight, and layers of earth drilled through. The report is due within 30 days after the well is completed.
The governor’s office must staff a task force that reviews public boards and similar groups and recommends possible changes to lawmakers. The task force reviews boards, commissions, committees, councils, and task forces. The task force reviews groups for duplicated work and inefficiencies and may recommend combining or ending them. It includes the governor or a designee, lawmakers, and representatives of cities, counties, business, an occupational licensing board, and the public. It must report by October 1, 2026. Its authority ends after December 1, 2026.
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History
- 2025
- Jun 11Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02Latest
- May 2Signed by Governor Kelly Armstrong 05/02Became Law
- May 1Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- May 1Signed by President
- May 1Signed by Speaker
- Apr 29Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 78 nays 12Major
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2308. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 29Conference committee report adopted
- Apr 28Laid over one legislative day
- Apr 24Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarMinor
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2308. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 24Second reading, passed, yeas 27 nays 19Major
- Apr 24Conference committee report adopted
- Apr 23Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarMinor
- Apr 16Conference committee appointed Bahl Karls Satrom
- Apr 14Conference committee appointed Roers Barta Lee
- Apr 14Refused to concur
- Mar 31Returned to Senate (12)
- Mar 28Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 85 nays 7Passed House
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2308. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 25Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Mar 24Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 2 1Minor
- Mar 13Committee Hearing 10:00
- Mar 7Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs CommitteeMinor
- Feb 25Received from Senate
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2308. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 25Second reading, passed, yeas 30 nays 15Passed Senate
- Feb 25Amendment failedMinor
- Feb 25Amendment proposed on floorMinor
- Feb 25Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Feb 24Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0Minor
- Feb 6Committee Hearing 02:00
- Jan 20Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government CommitteeIntroduced
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