ND HB1419

Authorizes cities and counties to levy an infrastructure fee on utility bills as a replacement for general special assessments for infrastructure maintenance costs.

Infrastructure fee revenue must be used exclusively for infrastructure maintenance costs and cannot be used for any other purpose.

Municipalities and counties that levy an infrastructure fee may also continue to levy "green field special assessments" for infrastructure costs associated with development of agricultural or undeveloped property.

Infrastructure fee revenue can only be used to pay outstanding special improvement warrants, refunding improvement bonds, general obligation bonds, or revenue bonds issued to finance infrastructure improvements.

Funds generated by infrastructure fees imposed after the bill's effective date cannot be used to pay bonds issued before the effective date for green field special assessments.