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Senate rejects concurrent-resolution proposal to request study of native grasses and planting practices
Summary
Senate Concurrent Resolution 40-29, which asked Legislative Management to consider studying native grasses and planting practices, failed on the Senate floor after a committee report cited existing research at NDSU and prior studies.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 40-29 asked the Legislative Management to consider studying the cost and effects of planting and tending sterile monocultures, invasive plants and native plants within North Dakota.
Senator Beard, speaking for the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, recommended a "do not pass" report (committee vote 6-1). Beard said studies on native grasses and planting practices have been conducted for years, pointing to North Dakota State University (NDSU) research dating back to 1983 and a 2011 NDSU publication. He told the Senate that NDSU and existing county and township programs already provide research and resources on native grasses.
After no further floor discussion, the Senate voted and the resolution failed by voice vote.
What happened: The committee record and Beard's floor remarks emphasized that similar studies already exist and that the committee preferred not to send another study request to Legislative Management. The resolution did not advance.
Context and reaction: Beard acknowledged the sponsor's passion for native North Dakota plants and encouraged the sponsor to engage with NDSU directly to build on existing research rather than initiating a new Legislative Management study.
