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Sponsor Representative Jason Doctor told the committee the resolution was requested by veterans who served in the region. Lieutenant Colonel Jay Sheldon, strategy and policy officer for the North Dakota National Guard, provided background on North Dakota participation: \"January fifth of 1989 to July fourteenth of 1989, roughly 1,400 North Dakota National Guard soldiers rotated through the mission in Honduras,\" he said, describing road‑construction and base‑camp work. Sheldon also recounted an April 15, 1989 convoy attack in which vehicles came under hostile fire; no North Dakota guardsmen were injured in that incident.

Representative Verdi moved a due‑pass recommendation and asked that the resolution be placed on the consent calendar; Representative Freiberbeck seconded the motion. The committee called the roll and recorded an affirmative vote; the clerk announced a 13‑0‑1 vote in favor (13 yes, 0 no, 1 absent). The committee minutes show individual yes votes recorded during the roll call.

Committee members thanked the witnesses and the sponsor; the resolution will advance on the consent calendar.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Agriculture- 7:59 a.m._Feb 6, 2025\t","oneSentenceSummary","The House Agriculture Committee voted to place on the consent calendar House Concurrent Resolution 3007, which urges Congress to recognize U.S. troops who served in Honduras from 1981–1992.","taxTitle","Agriculture, House of Representatives, Legislative, North Dakota","taxId",28885,"location","North Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6346559,"Bill to ban certain atmospheric interventions draws local supporters and state agencies' objections",3406,7484000,10890000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2246696-2aa240a1cb94407b8c45edbeca795b17&start=7484&end=10890","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2246696-2aa240a1cb94407b8c45edbeca795b17/thumbnail_7484000.jpg","/articles/6346559/North-Dakota/Bill-to-ban-certain-atmospheric-interventions-draws-local-supporters-and-state-agencies-objections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6346559-ae1a4722b988dd3ec54fe402b1d0933f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136219&Signature=aQQxUBWUw0r9rfrWVEh3aKxAtdRnsu6Q2Li0K1JiPPINtRaYlglSj0nFLhP8XrhFaOdrMnMhPUVCGPGo4WevxxXW7AZrvQr2Jn7KmHPZ78Orw-yAGR58ItzT-EyamK107-010qpd9ek7wi-~FnX1Pv9jny1PeUfYbwBW1LjaXbBY37b6BgyLhrtYfgOLe2DSaMtxHxGnvI6xEBifLy5Rm3OPrcs4CWoCM9KD8rrQVcJy1nRTT1irgdzfpxsnJW-L3kLQpD491vqjDm-pAvVJSmX2SVDLS2RKebU4AS-wVzqT1otdAOppczL25pKxUM9JZJhcyPO3EA9p13RF94EXgQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Desiree Morton introduced House Bill 1514 to the House Agriculture Committee, proposing a prohibition on \"polluting atmospheric activity\" and authorizing investigation and penalties for those who release xenobiotic agents, conduct stratospheric aerosol injection, or otherwise emit harmful atmospheric pollutants.

Morton told the committee she sought to stop what she described as harmful atmospheric interventions and said federal research and documents — including NOAA-funded monitoring and open‑source material she distributed — raised alarms about aerosol injections and related activities. \"We cannot continue to ignore what they are doing to the sky, the earth, the animals, the birds, the insects and the vegetation that's slowly and methodically being destroyed,\" Morton testified, urging the committee to pass the bill.

The committee heard multiple witnesses opposed to broad criminalization. Danny Quistel of the North Dakota Weather Modification Association asked the committee to give the bill a do‑not‑pass recommendation, noting North Dakota’s long history of locally driven, permitted cloud‑seeding programs dating to the 1950s and stressing that permitted programs use tracked aircraft, licensed pilots, and small amounts of silver iodide. Quistel said permitted cloud‑seeding operations are transparent and that local governments decide whether to opt in or out.

Dave Glatt, director of the Department of Environmental Quality, and Darren Langard of the Department of Water Resources testified the bill’s language is overly broad and would require technical capabilities the state does not possess. Glatt told members the bill as written would require measurement and enforcement for a wide range of electromagnetic frequencies and foreign substances (\"xenobiotics\") for which the DEQ lacks both instrumentation and statutory standards. He said quick response timeframes in the draft (e.g., two‑hour emergency measurements) are unrealistic given staffing and travel distances.

Langard, who oversees cloud‑seeding regulation in the Department of Water Resources, said permitted cloud‑seeding operations are licensed, tracked in real time, and carefully recorded. He noted silver iodide used in cloud seeding is insoluble, used in trace amounts, and that published literature has not demonstrated environmental harms at operational seeding rates; he urged a do‑not‑pass recommendation because the bill would criminalize legally permitted programs and impede research.

Several public witnesses supported the bill and urged action; they raised concerns about aerial sprays, long‑lasting contrails and health impacts. Committee members asked technical questions about radiofrequency measurements, federal jurisdiction over airspace, and whether the proposed language could conflict with aviation and FCC authority.

Committee staff and agency witnesses recommended substantial redrafting and legal/technical review before the legislature could implement the enforcement and monitoring the bill proposes. The committee closed the hearing without a vote.","Rep. Desiree Morton asked lawmakers to ban ‘‘polluting atmospheric activity,’’ citing concerns about aerial aerosol injections and other geoengineering; state regulators and cloud‑seeding professionals told the committee the bill is too broad and would criminalize permitted programs.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6346569,"House committee hears bill to ban \"natural asset companies\" from doing business in North Dakota",1986,300000,2286000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2246696-2aa240a1cb94407b8c45edbeca795b17&start=300&end=2286","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2246696-2aa240a1cb94407b8c45edbeca795b17/thumbnail_300000.jpg","/articles/6346569/North-Dakota/House-committee-hears-bill-to-ban-natural-asset-companies-from-doing-business-in-North-Dakota","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6346569-26038d14271e157f504687f54989cdde/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136219&Signature=D6nusBXvJbLyf7WFny6-ik4NAEV9QAvzPLdYxwnr3svccmEMGdU9Nv4TQtEK-hEkhiE~n0Iry8Zy7Gj9PG1o6qtHzaN5EmkFm8CAvzUberK~B63oLMsipkOHuUIUZCgHcZDdsyiIgOaNOhm4xkpkI382ye3HZj~wLblgmT8fV26BojF0cQkJFfLVZXuGf7Z3l2bzNo1vm~G2YlvK46A-bmfhbHeJ-SdgQnrB~n59YzGVRsxZE7Axg6RxFFwtm8Bb3OifA6grtot4YoV1UwBlBeFb9OfviTLt7KU5TAOeupTFy-3tR0esDRQDCBZpjuNcK88f2YHARUekleHQzEh8Iw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Agriculture Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 1453 on Oct. 12, a proposal to prohibit ‘‘natural asset companies’’ from doing business in North Dakota. Sponsor Representative Haug told the committee the bill is meant to protect private property and working lands by preventing entities that monetize ecosystem services from acquiring management authority over land, water or air in the state.

Why it matters: proponents said the bill would block an investment vehicle they contend could take economic control of working land and limit traditional uses such as farming, grazing, hunting and timbering. Opponents — including two state commodity organizations and the North Dakota Association of Counties — said the bill as written could unintentionally prohibit farmer‑led conservation programs already operating in the state.

Representative Haug told the committee the concept of natural asset companies (NACs) rose from federal and private actions, citing Executive Order 14008 (‘‘America the Beautiful’’) and Executive Order 14072 and warning that some investment groups had proposed securities tied to ecosystem valuation. She said the state should act to prevent companies that ‘‘actively manage, maintain, restore, or grow the value of natural assets’’ from registering to do business in North Dakota. \"House bill 14 53 prohibits natural asset companies from doing business in North Dakota,\" she said during testimony.

Representatives of North Dakota Corn Growers Association and the farmer‑led North Dakota Ag Mitigation Bank (NDAM) said the bill could sweep in voluntary mitigation and banking services the producers established. Drew Courtney, vice president of the NDAM board, told the committee the mitigation bank helps farmers meet wetland compliance by matching voluntary wetland projects with farmers who need mitigation. \"North Dakota Corn Growers Association opposes House Bill 14 53 as written,\" Courtney told the panel, adding that the association and NDAM support the principle of protecting private property but were concerned the bill’s definitions and Section 7 could prevent the mitigation bank from operating.

Lance Gabe of the North Dakota Farmers Union and Peril Grossman of the North Dakota Soybean Growers Association raised similar concerns about unintended consequences. Jenny Dietzmann of the North Dakota Association of Counties said county road projects sometimes rely on wetland credits and asked that the bill explicitly exclude those credits. Testimony from committee members and the proponents noted the bill’s language was modeled in part on measures introduced in other states, and Representative Haug said she planned to work with the Department of Agriculture and the Secretary of State to refine the text.

Committee discussion focused on Section 7 and the bill’s definitions. Members noted the fiscal note language that \"they did not appear to be organized for the primary purpose of generating financial return and as such would likely already be prohibited from investment in North Dakota under the prudent investor rule,\" while opponents asked for an explicit carve‑out to preserve NDAM and other locally controlled programs. No formal committee vote was taken; the sponsor asked for time to work with state agencies on amendments and the committee closed the hearing.

The hearing record includes multiple references to federal actions, including the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act and cited federal guidance early last decade; witnesses also referenced letters and SEC/NYSE activity in 2024. Committee members pressed for clarity on whether the bill would apply to conservation easements, corporate farm law, and farmer‑led mitigation banks.","The House Agriculture Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 1453, a proposal to ban \"natural asset companies\" from doing business in North Dakota, with supporters calling the measure a protection for private property and critics warning it could block voluntary, farmer‑led conservation programs.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6346564,"Committee hears bill to set minimum winter indoor temperature for rentals; debate over enforcement and penalties",6462,3744000,10206000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2246696-2aa240a1cb94407b8c45edbeca795b17&start=3744&end=10206","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2246696-2aa240a1cb94407b8c45edbeca795b17/thumbnail_3744000.jpg","/articles/6346564/North-Dakota/Committee-hears-bill-to-set-minimum-winter-indoor-temperature-for-rentals-debate-over-enforcement-and-penalties","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6346564-f56a5a97f08f6edce2a2c680a08da032/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136219&Signature=mccacPLepBqNzG8XRf64YMayMRiXnPJuuBlKL2T83GC13~AcvFJ10J9oD3siW35MmPcKefjFMDz1CXnYw4LHiiluXZJJiHmOoTl9P11DzS8K60cp0vXfo9yjdnIw09eirYR0no4IB6iDjH0n32aDiD4njzZYGbgi2bQ9aXh3weZYnequB8X6VU4iJHDwXTSrzdmiQKQl3BocFb6mafyKeH56upEE-5iLrWq6d1VdINPgINPWUOlYfdb40n-qBGykOpZpP-ibwHfPuJCZKqS~Iy5m41lRKddSZaQh7X5TRzZXvcl9Kybh2qq9CIQpgULS0T9OrBY00JLUYj~aDX0J7w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Austin Foss introduced House Bill 1496 to the House Agriculture Committee, asking the panel to add a clear, objective standard to North Dakota landlord‑tenant law by defining \"reasonable heat.\" Foss told the committee the bill would require rental units to maintain a minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit from Oct. 1 to April 30.

Tenant advocates, including Cody Schuler of the ACLU of North Dakota, testified in support, noting that the Department of Housing and Urban Development guidance for public housing has used 68°F as a minimum and that roughly two dozen states have similar statutory or regulatory standards. Schuler urged the committee to consider infrastructure limits and suggested the committee could adopt federal guidance language — including a \"design day\" temperature — to avoid penalizing landlords when systems are not sized to meet extreme historic lows.

Committee members asked practical questions about enforcement and effects on older housing. Representative Holly, Representative Twite and others queried whether buildings with central heating systems or without unit thermostats would be able to comply and how individual tenant preferences (for cooler temperatures) or landlords’ costs would be handled. Foss said the bill had no enforcement mechanism in its current form and that Representative Dovervich planned to offer an amendment to address penalties.

Representative Bridal offered an amendment to strike ambiguous seasonal language and add a penalty provision making violations an infraction with a fine up to $1,000. The amendment was seconded and prompted extensive committee discussion about scope: several members said the proposed penalty language as drafted would apply to all enumerated landlord duties (electrical, plumbing, cleanliness and other habitability items) and could be overly broad. Lawmakers asked which agency would administer such a penalty, whether existing statutes already give tenants remedies through the civil courts (see century code section 47‑16‑13.6 referenced in committee discussion), and whether tying penalties to security deposits or small‑claims enforcement might be appropriate.

After debate the sponsor and amendment author agreed to withdraw the measure for further consultation and the committee left the bill in committee for additional work. No vote was taken.","Representative Austin Foss introduced HB 1496 to define 'reasonable heat' as 68°F from Oct. 1–Apr. 30. The ACLU and tenant advocates supported the bill; members raised concerns about enforcement, building systems, and an amendment proposing an infraction penalty of up to $1,000 that was later withdrawn for further work.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee approves resolution urging federal recognition for troops who served in Honduras; placed on consent calendar

Bill to ban certain atmospheric interventions draws local supporters and state agencies' objections

House committee hears bill to ban "natural asset companies" from doing business in North Dakota

Committee hears bill to set minimum winter indoor temperature for rentals; debate over enforcement and penalties