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Study request on oil and chemical spills on Fort Berthold fails after debate over scope and funding
Summary
A proposal to fund a legislative study of oil and chemical spills on state highways within the Fort Berthold Reservation failed in the House after members debated tribal oversight, existing reporting systems and the availability of other funding sources.
House Bill 16‑11, a request for a legislative management study on oil and chemical spills on state highways within the Fort Berthold Reservation, failed in the North Dakota House on a final vote of 24 yea, 62 nay.
Representative Hout, chairing the agriculture committee, reported the committee's do‑not‑pass recommendation. The committee described the current response process: the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) operates a common notification system that triggers notifications and routes to appropriate agencies, and the DEQ’s involvement on tribal lands is limited to notification unless a tribal nation grants oversight authority.
Sponsor Representative Finley DeVille said…
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