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ND HCR3024

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

3/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Keith Kempenich

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Origin

House of Representatives

69th Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

  • Urges Congress to transfer management of over 1 million acres of national grasslands in North Dakota from the U.S. Forest Service to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

  • Argues NRCS's agricultural mission aligns more closely with the original purposes of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, which created the national grasslands for soil erosion control, natural resource preservation, and agricultural land sustainability

  • Directs the Secretary of State to send copies of the resolution to the President, Secretary of the Interior, and North Dakota's Congressional delegation

  • Non-binding resolution expressing the position of the North Dakota Legislature; does not create enforceable law

Legislative Description

A concurrent resolution urging the United States Congress to transfer the management of all national grassland property within the state from the United States Forest Service to the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Last Action

Filed with Secretary Of State 03/20

3/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Agriculture and Veterans Affairs2/20/2025
Agriculture1/30/2025

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