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Public Service Commission loses formal sign‑off on DOT rail grant/loan applications under committee recommendation
Summary
The House Transportation Committee gave a do‑pass recommendation to Senate Bill 2068, removing a statutory requirement that the Department of Transportation obtain formal Public Service Commission approval to apply for certain rail grants and loans.
The House Transportation Committee voted to give Senate Bill 2068 a do‑pass recommendation after hearing from the Public Service Commission that the agency's role will shift from formal approver to active advisor on DOT rail grants, loans and planning.
Conrad Crockford, compliance division director for the Public Service Commission, told the committee that current Century Code provisions require the North Dakota Department of Transportation to seek PSC approval…
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