---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 61‑33 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to determinations of navigability; to amend and reenact section 61‑33‑01 and subdivision e of subsection 3 of section 61‑33.1‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sovereign land management definitions; and to provide for a state engineer review of determinations of navigability."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 61‑33 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to determinations of navigability; to amend and reenact section 61‑33‑01 and subdivision e of subsection 3 of section 61‑33.1‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sovereign land management definitions; and to provide for a state engineer review of determinations of navigability."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1202"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1202 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - SEE ALSO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS", "INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION", "OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Delzer", "Porter", "Schaible", "Zubke"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/381c7597-d6c3-4843-87cf-5cec5db467d1"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1202.html"
source_hash: "c45a6da7d342783defd8839c863fbcea67843e8a8ad9def8a20f4f028387de5d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nd"]
---

# North Dakota HB 1202 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 61‑33 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to determinations of navigability; to amend and reenact section 61‑33‑01 and subdivision e of subsection 3 of section 61‑33.1‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sovereign land management definitions; and to provide for a state engineer review of determinations of navigability.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0176-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the Conference Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0176-01008a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the Conference Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0176-01008m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0176-05000.pdf)
5. **HOUSE BILL NO. 1202 with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0176-04000.pdf)
6. **HOUSE BILL NO. 1202 with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0176-03000.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Unruh** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0176-01006a.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Unruh (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0176-01006m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Delzer — primary (person)
- Porter — primary (person)
- Schaible — primary (person)
- Zubke — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-01-31** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 8 3 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 84 nays 8 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-07** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-04-11** Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2019-04-15** Rereferred to Energy and Natural Resources
- **2019-04-16** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-04-17** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 2 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-17** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-18** Refused to concur
- **2019-04-18** Conference committee appointed Lefor Zubke D. Anderson
- **2019-04-19** Conference committee appointed Unruh Schaible Piepkorn
- **2019-04-22** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-23** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 79 nays 13 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-23** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-23** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-23** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 2 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-24** Signed by President
- **2019-04-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-24** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Governor 04/25 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-02** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/26 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/381c7597-d6c3-4843-87cf-5cec5db467d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).