ND SCR4002

Urges Congress to pass legislation allowing North Dakota landowners to terminate perpetual easements held by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by repaying the original purchase price of the easement

Cites that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service holds tens of thousands of perpetual easements covering more than one million acres in North Dakota, predominantly on agricultural land

Asserts these easements restrict private property rights including the ability to drain ponds, plant crops, and conduct ranching operations

References North Dakota's state constitutional protections for property rights and existing state law (Section 47-05-02.1) limiting perpetual easements

Directs the Secretary of State to send copies to the President, Secretary of the Interior, North Dakota's Congressional delegation, and governors of Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota