North DakotaLake Agassiz water board seats two members from different cities
The law gives two Lake Agassiz water authority board seats to different cities with over 40,000 people, east of state Highway 1 and south of state Highway 200.
What it does
Two Lake Agassiz water authority board members must come from different cities. Each city must have more than 40,000 people and lie east of Highway 1 and south of Highway 200.
Argument forHaving these two members come from different cities could bring more local perspectives into the water authority's decisions.
Argument againstReserving these two seats for cities with more than 40,000 people could limit smaller cities' influence through those representatives.
More detail
The Lake Agassiz water authority must have two board members from different cities in the covered area. Each city must have more than 40,000 people and lie east of state Highway 1 and south of state Highway 200.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Apr 21Filed with Secretary Of State 04/16Latest
- Apr 18Signed by Governor Kelly Armstrong 04/16Became Law
- Apr 15Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 15Signed by Speaker
- Apr 14Signed by President
- Apr 9Returned to House
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1162. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 9Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 1Passed Senate
- Apr 4Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0Minor
- Apr 3Committee Hearing 09:00
- Feb 13Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government CommitteeMinor
- Jan 20Received from House
- Jan 17Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0Passed House
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1162. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 16Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 0 2Minor
- Jan 16Committee Hearing 03:30
- Jan 7Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions CommitteeIntroduced
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