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Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025 SENATE BILL NO. 2360 (Senators Hogan, Cory, Patten) AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study regarding geothermal energy. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY - GEOTHERMAL ENERGY. 1. During the 2025-26 interim, the legislative management shall consider studying the feasibility of developing geothermal energy in the state. The study must include an evaluation of: a. The state's geology and the feasibility of resource exploration and production of geothermal energy in the state. b. Support opportunities for startup geothermal companies, including fostering innovation and promoting economic growth within the state's energy sector. c. The application of geothermal energy to nonproductive oil and gas wells to extend the life of the well through the use of a complementary energy extraction method. d. Other opportunities to advance geothermal energy opportunities in the state. 2. The legislative management shall report its findings and recommendations, together with any legislation required to implement the recommendations, to the seventieth legislative assembly. S. B. NO. 2360 - 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. 2360. Senate Vote: House Vote: Yeas 47 Yeas 87 Nays 0 Nays 4 Absent 0 Absent 3 ____________________________ 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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