---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to use of funds from the fossil excavation and restoration fund; and to provide a continuing appropriation."
description: "Relating to use of funds from the fossil excavation and restoration fund; and to provide a continuing appropriation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2066"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2066 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d2a85df-e45f-4f70-b82b-61783117c040"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2066.html"
source_hash: "3c48809516dc4f3445c50bf84e5fb11ed375a85614c8316dde7a744475be6c14"
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 SB 2066 (67) — Relating to use of funds from the fossil excavation and restoration fund; and to provide a continuing appropriation.

## Version chain

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

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-8032-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-8032-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Energy And Natural Resources — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-08** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2021-01-08** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-01-12** Received from Senate
- **2021-02-24** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-04** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2021-03-04** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-11** Returned to Senate
- **2021-03-17** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-17** Signed by President
- **2021-03-17** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-23** Signed by Governor 03/22 `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-24** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/23 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d2a85df-e45f-4f70-b82b-61783117c040`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).