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ND HCR3019
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Enrolled
3/25/2011
Primary Sponsor
Curt Hofstad
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AI Summary
- Urges the United States Army Corps of Engineers to immediately cease denying access to and charging for the natural flows of the Missouri River
- States North Dakota lost over 500,000 acres of valuable river bottom land due to Pick-Sloan Project dam construction authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1944
- Asserts the Flood Control Act of 1944, as amended in 1958, limits reimbursement requirements to 50 years maximum and prohibits forcing additional payments by withholding easement application reviews
- Contends natural flows of the Missouri River through Lake Sakakawea and Lake Oahe should not be classified or charged as stored water
- Directs the Secretary of State to send copies of the resolution by certified mail to federal and state officials including the President, Congressional leadership, Army Corps of Engineers, Secretary of the Army, and North Dakota's Congressional Delegation
Legislative Description
A concurrent resolution urging the United States Army Corps of Engineers to immediately cease wrongful denial of access and wrongful requirement of payment for the natural flows of the Missouri River.
Last Action
Signed by Speaker
3/28/2011
Committee Referrals
Natural Resources2/23/2011
Energy and Natural Resources1/20/2011
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