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Senate committee backs bill to clarify tourism as a primary‑sector industry
Summary
The Senate Industry and Business Committee gave a unanimous "do pass" recommendation to Senate Bill 2154, a statutory cleanup that explicitly places tourism in the North Dakota Century Code definition of primary‑sector business so tourism operators can access state economic development programs without ambiguity.
Senate Bill 2154, a bill to clarify how tourism is defined in the North Dakota Century Code, received a unanimous do‑pass recommendation from the Senate Industry and Business Committee after testimony from state commerce and tourism officials.
The bill moves existing tourism language into a single, clearer location in statute and strikes a conflicting definition elsewhere so that tourism is explicitly recognized as a primary‑sector industry used by the state to determine eligibility for economic development programs. Senator Sean Cleary (State Senator, District 35) introduced the bill and asked the committee for a favorable recommendation.
The bill’s sponsor and the Department of Commerce witnesses said the…
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