HB 1158 Summary

• Amends section 49-22-09.2 of the North Dakota Century Code regarding allocation of environmental mitigation funds
• Requires the agriculture commissioner to split mitigation moneys equally: 50 percent to the environmental impact mitigation fund and 50 percent to the federal environmental law impact review fund
• Applies to moneys paid to mitigate adverse direct environmental impacts of proposed sites, corridors, routes, or facilities
• House passed 90-2 with 2 absent; Senate passed 29-17 with 1 absent