SENATE BILL NO. 2357

13.0828.03000
Sixty-third
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Senators Triplett, Marcellais, Oehlke
Representatives N. Johnson, Onstad

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-02-05 and a new
subsection to section 55-02-01.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to duties of the
commissioner of university and school lands and the director of the state historical society.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:

SECTION 1. A new subsection to section 15-02-05 of the North Dakota Century Code is
created and enacted as follows:
Assist the director of the state historical society in surveying all lands described in section 15-01-02 for the presence of cultural resources as defined in section 55-03-00.1 and creating an inventory to catalog those cultural resources.

SECTION 2. A new subsection to section 55-02-01.2 of the North Dakota Century Code is
created and enacted as follows:
Survey all lands described in section 15-01-02 for the presence of cultural resources
as defined in section 55-03-00.1 and create and maintain an inventory of those cultural
resources. The commissioner of university and school lands shall assist the director in
carrying out the survey and creation of the inventory under this subsection. To the
extent feasible, the director shall involve students enrolled in institutions of higher
education in North Dakota in conducting the surveys required under this subsection. In
conducting the surveys, the director shall initially focus on areas subject to imminent
development or impact.
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