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ND HB1220

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/10/2011

Primary Sponsor

Duane DeKrey

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Origin

House of Representatives

62nd Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends North Dakota Century Code section 40-22-18 to clarify protest procedures for special assessment improvement projects
  • Changes the protest threshold from "majority of the area" to "majority of the proposed costs of the project" for determining whether protests bar an entire improvement project
  • Allows protests to bar only the portion of an improvement project affecting a specific property area if that area's property owners representing a majority of proposed costs object, without stopping the entire project
  • Maintains municipality responsibility for payment of incurred costs through certificates of indebtedness, warrants, or tax levy even if projects are terminated due to protest
  • Permits governing bodies to proceed with improvements if protests are found to be insufficient or invalid

Legislative Description

Property owners whose signatures will bar proceeding with a special assessment project.

Last Action

Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 4 nays 89

2/21/2011

Committee Referrals

Finance and Taxation1/10/2011

Full Bill Text

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