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House approves bill letting tribal governments apply for special roads funding
Summary
The North Dakota House passed House Bill 1051, which adds tribal governments to the list of entities eligible to apply for special roads fund assistance for access and internal roads to recreational, tourist and historical sites; the bill passed 91-0 after unanimous committee support and requires a local match and consultant inspection.
The North Dakota House of Representatives on the floor approved House Bill 1051, a measure to allow tribal governments to apply for funds from the state special roads fund, by a final vote of 91-0.
House Bill 1051, introduced by the House Transportation Committee at the request of the Department of Transportation, would amend subsection 3 of Section 24-02-37 of the North Dakota Century Code to include tribal governments among applicants eligible to request special roads funds for construction and maintenance of access roads to, and roads within, recreational, tourist and historical areas.
"The statute does not allow tribal governments to participate in the request of special roads funds through application as they are not a as they are not a political subdivision or state agency," Representative Finley Deville said when bringing the bill from the Transportation Committee to the floor. The committee record shows a unanimous recommendation for passage in committee.
The bill as described on the floor would require applicants to follow guidelines from the Department of Transportation, provide a local match to project costs and use a qualified consultant to inspect construction work. The Transportation Committee’s recorded committee vote on the bill was 14 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent not voting. On final consideration the clerk recorded a 91-0 vote in favor and the bill was declared passed.
Representative Dean Ruby, the Transportation Committee chairman, presented the committee recommendation before the bill was taken up for final consideration. No amendments or additional debate were recorded on the floor during consideration and the measure moved directly to a recorded vote.
The bill’s text and any implementing guidelines for application, local-match requirements and consultant qualifications were described on the floor as part of the Transportation Committee report; the precise administrative rules and guidance that will govern applications were not fully specified during the floor remarks.
