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Committee advances bill to clarify state responsibility for proposed Oahe Bridge at Standing Rock
Summary
The House Transportation Committee unanimously recommended a due pass on House Bill 1056, which clarifies that a new bridge across Lake Oahe (a Standing Rock Sioux Tribe initiative) would become a state highway bridge and be taken over by the Department of Transportation when appropriate.
The House Transportation Committee unanimously recommended a due pass on House Bill 1056, a bill the DOT described as a statutory clarification that would allow a planned bridge across Lake Oahe near Standing Rock to be incorporated into the state highway system and maintained as a state bridge when constructed.
Ron Henke, director of the North Dakota Department of Transportation, said the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe received federal grant funding…
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