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Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025 SENATE BILL NO. 2159 (Senators Hogue, Kessel, Patten) (Representatives D. Anderson, Hagert, Porter) AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15-11-40 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to projects the state energy research center is permitted to pursue. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 15-11-40 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows: 15-11-40. State energy research center - Report. 1. The state energy research center at the university of North Dakota energy and environmental research center is created to conduct exploratory, transformational, and innovative research that advances future energy opportunities and benefits the state's economy and environment through: a. Exploratory research of technologies and methodologies that facilitate the prudent development, and clean and efficient use, of the state's energy resources; b. Greater access to energy experts for timely scientific and engineering studies to support the state's interests; and c. Education and outreach related to the state's energy resources. 2. The state energy research center shall report all research activities and accomplishments annually to the interim legislative energy development and transmission committee and the industrial commission. Upon request, the state energy research center shall report all research activities and accomplishments to the appropriations committees of the legislative assembly. 3. To carry out the purposes of this section, the energy and environmental research center may: a. Select the research topics and projects to be pursued; b. Enter contracts or agreements with other North Dakota institutions of higher education to support select research topics and projects; c. Enter contracts or agreements with federal, private, and nonprofit organizations to carry out selected research topics and projects; and d. Accept donations, grants, contributions, and gifts from any source to carry out the selected research topics and projects. 4. TheIf approved by the industrial commission and conducted in consultation with the high-level radioactive waste advisory council, the state energy research center may not conduct research or pursue projects that will result in the exploration, storage, treatment, or disposal of high-level radioactive waste above ground in North Dakota. S. B. NO. 2159 - PAGE 2 ____________________________ President of the Senate ____________________________ Speaker of the House ____________________________ 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. 2159. Senate Vote: House Vote: Yeas 43 Yeas 57 Nays 3 Nays 32 Absent 1 Absent 5 ____________________________ Secretary of the Senate Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025. Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025. ____________________________ Governor Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025, at ________ o’clock ________M. ____________________________ Secretary of State
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