---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 49‑22‑08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to conditions imposed on the designation of sites, corridors, and routes."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 49‑22‑08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to conditions imposed on the designation of sites, corridors, and routes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2261"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2261 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENERGY - SEE ALSO PUBLIC UTILITIES; WIND ENERGY", "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - SEE ALSO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS", "INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION", "OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND", "PUBLIC UTILITIES", "WIND ENERGY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cook", "Keiser", "Lefor", "Schmidt", "Unruh", "Wardner"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2019-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34eb484f-26db-439d-82f6-57b1b783094b"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2261.html"
source_hash: "fefcdd135a3d05cc8de12495314394098b9d36b9c75916ecc0c0844cad91ecf9"
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 2261 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 49‑22‑08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to conditions imposed on the designation of sites, corridors, and routes.

## 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/19-0936-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0936-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0936-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0936-04000.pdf)
5. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Unruh** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0936-02001a.pdf)
6. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Unruh (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0936-02001m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Cook — primary (person)
- Keiser — primary (person)
- Lefor — primary (person)
- Schmidt — primary (person)
- Unruh — primary (person)
- Wardner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-24** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-02-14** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-15** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 39 nays 6 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-18** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-27** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-08** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-04-05** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 2 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-08** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-04-10** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 81 nays 12 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-10** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-17** Concurred
- **2019-04-17** Second reading, passed, yeas 41 nays 6 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-18** Signed by President
- **2019-04-18** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-24** Signed by Governor 04/23 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-25** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/24 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34eb484f-26db-439d-82f6-57b1b783094b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).