---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the establishment of a coal mine reclamation trust utilizing private assets; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide for a transfer."
description: "Relating to the establishment of a coal mine reclamation trust utilizing private assets; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide for a transfer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2317"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2317 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-25"
last_action: "2021-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f163595-0cc3-45bb-a570-80ccfc539a95"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2317.html"
source_hash: "abb9c1154601b1a9b0cb782d887f3c8ec2b34ba45289c85ee35ceaef060bb785"
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 2317 (67) — Relating to the establishment of a coal mine reclamation trust utilizing private assets; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide for a transfer.

## 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/21-1057-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-1057-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-1057-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-1057-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bell — cosponsor (person)
- Porter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-25** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2021-02-15** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-16** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 42 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-17** Received from Senate
- **2021-02-24** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-04** Committee Hearing 01:30
- **2021-03-11** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2021-03-12** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-15** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-03-18** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 90 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-19** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2021-04-07** Concurred
- **2021-04-07** Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-09** Signed by President
- **2021-04-09** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-13** Signed by Governor 04/12 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-14** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/13 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f163595-0cc3-45bb-a570-80ccfc539a95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).