HB 1341 Summary

• Amends North Dakota Century Code sections governing water resource district project financing through special assessments against benefited lands and political subdivisions

• Requires water resource board engineer to prepare cost estimates rather than just profiles and plans before public hearings on proposed projects

• Clarifies that boards may only assess land, counties, townships, and cities in North Dakota, and specifies that school districts, park districts, and other political subdivisions must be listed separately in assessment notices

• Changes maximum payment period for special assessments from 30 years to 50 years after warrant dates

• Modifies cost overrun restrictions to prevent boards from assessing more than 20 percent above the estimated costs contained in the final assessment list approved by the board, rather than costs presented to affected landowners