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Title 54 State Government
Chapter 54-03 Legislative Assembly

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CHAPTER 54-03 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 54-03-01. State legislative apportionment. Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 463, § 4. 54-03-01.1. Numbering legislative districts - Classes of senators to provide staggered terms. Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 463, § 4. 54-03-01.2. Legislative subdistricting - Methods. Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 463, § 4. 54-03-01.3. Election on petition - Ballot form - Vote required. Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 463, § 4. 54-03-01.4. Amendment to the Constitution of the United States - Results. Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 463, § 4. 54-03-01.5. Legislative redistricting requirements. A legislative redistricting plan based on any census taken after 1999 must meet the following requirements: 1. The senate must consist of forty-seven members and the house must consist of ninety-four members. 2. Except as provided in subsection 3, one senator and two representatives must be apportioned to each senatorial district. Representatives may be elected at large or from subdistricts. 3. Multimember senate districts providing for two senators and four representatives are authorized only when a proposed single-member senatorial district includes a federal facility or federal installation, containing over two-thirds of the population of the proposed single-member senatorial district. 4. Legislative districts and subdistricts must be compact and of contiguous territory. 5. Legislative districts must be as nearly equal in population as is practicable. Population deviation from district to district must be kept at a minimum. The total population variance of all districts, and subdistricts if created, from the average district population may not exceed recognized constitutional limitations. 54-03-01.6. State legislative apportionment. Repealed by S.L. 1981, ch. 804, § 9. 54-03-01.7. State legislative apportionment. Repealed by S.L. 1991, ch. 886, § 3. 54-03-01.8. Staggering of the terms of senators. Repealed by S.L. 2011, ch. 582, § 3. 54-03-01.9. Legislative redistricting. Repealed by S.L. 2001, ch. 691, § 5. 54-03-01.10. Staggering of terms of representatives. Repealed by S.L. 2011, ch. 582, § 3. 54-03-01.11. Legislative redistricting. Repealed by S.L. 2013, ch. 63, § 16. Page No. 1 54-03-01.12. Legislative districts. Each legislative district is entitled to one senator and two representatives. The legislative districts of the state are formed as follows: 1. District 1 consists of that part of the city of Williston and Stony Creek and Williston Townships in Williams County bound by a line commencing at the point where the centerline of thirty-second avenue intersects the centerline of United States highway 2, then south on thirty-second avenue and an extended straight line to the shoreline of Lake Sakakawea, then east on the shoreline of Lake Sakakawea until its intersection with the centerline of the Little Muddy Creek, then north on the Little Muddy Creek until its intersection with the extended centerline of forty-second street, then west on forty-second street until its intersection with the centerline of frontage road west, then south on frontage road west until its intersection with the southern property line of the sloulin field international airport, then west and south on the southern property line of the sloulin field international airport until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-sixth street, then west on twenty-sixth street until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth avenue, then north on seventeenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-second street, then west on thirty-second street until its intersection with the centerline of pheasant run parkway, then south on pheasant run parkway until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-sixth street, then west on twenty-sixth street until its intersection with the centerline of one hundred thirty-eighth avenue northwest, then south on one hundred thirty-eighth avenue and an extended line to the point of beginning. 2. District 2 consists of all of Burke County and Divide County; all of Williams County except that portion contained in District 1; and Bicker, Powers Lake, Powers, Lostwood, White Earth, Sorkness, Cottonwood, James Hill, Myrtle, Manitou, Ross, and Idaho Townships in Mountrail County. 3. District 3 consists of New Prairie, Sundre, and Surrey Townships in Ward County; and that part of the city of Minot and that part of Nedrose Township in Ward County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the centerline of eleventh avenue and the centerline of north broadway, then south on broadway until its intersection with the centerline of burdick expressway, then east on burdick expressway until its intersection with the centerline of third street, then south on third street until its intersection with the centerline of eleventh avenue southeast, then east on eleventh avenue until its intersection with the centerline of seventh street, then south on an extended line from seventh street until its intersection with the centerline of sixteenth avenue southeast, then east on sixteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth street southeast, then south on thirteenth street until its intersection with the south boundary of Nedrose Township, then east on the south boundary of Nedrose Township until its intersection with the southeast corner of Nedrose Township, then north on the east boundary of Nedrose Township until its intersection with the northeast corner of Nedrose Township, then west on the north boundary of Nedrose Township until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-seventh street, then south on twenty-seventh street until its intersection with the extended centerline of nineteenth avenue, then west on the extended centerline of nineteenth avenue and on nineteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of third street, then south on third street until its intersection with the centerline of eleventh avenue, then west on eleventh avenue to the point of beginning. 4. District 4 consists of all of Mountrail County except that portion contained in District 2; all of Ward County except those portions contained in Districts 3, 5, 38, and 40; those portions of McKenzie County and Mercer County within the Fort Berthold reservation; all of McLean County except that portion contained in District 8; and that part of Dunn County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the Fort Berthold reservation boundary and the north boundary of Dunn County, then south on the reservation boundary until its intersection with the centerline of the Little Missouri River, then south and east on the centerline of the Little Missouri River until its intersection with the west boundary of Township 147-94, then south on the west Page No. 2 5. 6. 7. boundary of Townships 147-94, 146-94, and 145-94, then east on the south boundary of Township 145-94 to the west boundary of Township 144-94, then south on the west boundary of Townships 144-94 and 143-94, then east on the south boundary of Townships 143-94, 143-93, 143-92, and 143-91 to the east boundary of Dunn County, then north, west, and south on the boundary of Dunn County to the point of beginning. District 5 consists of that part of the city of Minot and Harrison Township in Ward County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the centerline of the BNSF railway company right of way and the centerline of north broadway, then south on broadway until its intersection with the centerline of burdick expressway, then east on burdick expressway until its intersection with the centerline of third street, then south on third street until its intersection with the centerline of eleventh avenue southeast, then east on eleventh avenue until its intersection with the centerline of seventh street, then south on an extended line from seventh street until its intersection with the centerline of sixteenth avenue southeast, then east on sixteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth street, then south on thirteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 2, then west on United States highway 2 until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 83, then south on United States highway 83 until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-seventh avenue southwest, then west on thirty-seventh avenue until its intersection with the centerline of thirtieth street, then north on thirtieth street until its intersection with the centerline of twentieth avenue, then west on twentieth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-third street, then north on thirty-third street until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 2, then east on United States highway 2 until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 83 bypass, then north on the United States highway 83 bypass until its intersection with the centerline of the canadian pacific railway right of way, then east on the canadian pacific railway right of way until its intersection with the centerline of sixteenth street, then north on sixteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of fourth avenue, then east on fourth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of tenth street, then south on tenth street until its intersection with the centerline of first avenue northwest, then east on first avenue until its intersection with the centerline of eighth street northwest, then south on eighth street until its intersection with the centerline of central avenue, then east on central avenue until its intersection with the centerline of sixth street, then south on sixth street until its intersection with the centerline of the BNSF railway company right of way, then north and east on the BNSF railway company right of way to the point of beginning. District 6 consists of all of Bottineau County, McHenry County, and Renville County. District 7 consists of all of the city of Lincoln in Burleigh County and that part of the city of Bismarck and Apple Creek, Gibbs, and Hay Creek Townships in Burleigh County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of interstate highway 94 and the centerline of the Missouri River, then north and west on the Missouri River until its intersection with the north boundary of Hay Creek Township, then east on the north boundary of Hay Creek Township until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 83, then south on United States highway 83 until its intersection with the centerline of seventy-first avenue, then east on seventy-first avenue until its intersection with the centerline of eightieth street, then south on eightieth street until its intersection with the centerline of lincoln road, then west on lincoln road until its intersection with the centerline of bluejay avenue, then south and west on bluejay avenue until its intersection with the centerline of sandpiper avenue, then west on sandpiper avenue until its intersection with the centerline of dove street, then south on dove street until its intersection with the centerline of roadrunner avenue, then west on roadrunner avenue until its intersection with the centerline of sixty-sixth street southeast, then south on sixty-sixth street until its intersection with the centerline of forty-eighth avenue southeast, then west on forty-eighth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of fifty-second street southeast, then north on fifty-second street until its intersection with the Lincoln city limit, then west, north, and east on the Lincoln Page No. 3 8. 9. 10. 11. city limit until its intersection with a straight line extended from the centerline of fifty-second street, then north on the straight line extended from fifty-second street until its intersection with the centerline of old highway 10, also identified as apple creek road, then west on old highway 10 until its intersection with the centerline of fifty-second street, then north on fifty-second street until its intersection with the centerline of county highway 10, then west on county highway 10 until its intersection with Bismarck expressway, then north on Bismarck expressway until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then west on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 83, then north on United States highway 83 until its intersection with the centerline of forty-third avenue, then west on forty-third avenue until its intersection with the centerline of washington street, also identified as third street northwest, then north on washington street until its intersection with the centerline of fifty-seventh avenue northwest, then west on fifty-seventh avenue and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of state highway 1804, then south on state highway 1804 and river road until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then west on interstate highway 94 to the point of beginning. District 8 consists of Andrews, Otis, Butte, Dogden, Greatstone, Horseshoe Valley, Aurena, Byersville, St. Mary, Snow, Malcolm, Medicine Hill, Victoria, Turtle Lake, Lake Williams, Wise, Longfellow, and Mercer Townships in McLean County; that part of Township 147-85 within McLean County; Township 148-84 in McLean County, including the city of Garrison; south McLean unorganized township in McLean County, including the city of Washburn; Underwood unorganized township in McLean County, including the cities of Riverdale and Underwood; east McLean unorganized township in McLean County; Wilson, Steiber, Schrunk, Florence Lake, Hazel Grove, Grass Lake, Estherville, Canfield, Richmond, Phoenix, Painted Woods, Ecklund, Ghylin, Rock Hill, Wing, Harriet-Lien, Glenview, Crofte, Cromwell, Trygg, Lyman, Burnt CreekRiverview, Naughton, Francis, Sibley Butte, Christiania, and Clear Lake Townships in Burleigh County; and that part of Hay Creek, Gibbs, and Apple Creek Townships in Burleigh County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the north boundary of Hay Creek Township, also identified as eighty-fourth avenue northeast, and United States highway 83, then south on United States highway 83 until its intersection with the centerline of seventy-first avenue, then east on seventy-first avenue until its intersection with the centerline of eightieth street, then south on eightieth street until its intersection with the centerline of lincoln road, then east on lincoln road until its intersection with the east boundary of Apple Creek Township, also identified as one hundred thirty-second street southeast, then north on the east boundary of Apple Creek Township and the east boundary of Gibbs Township until its intersection with the north boundary of Gibbs Township, also identified as eighty-fourth avenue northeast, then west on the north boundary of Gibbs Township and the north boundary of Hay Creek Township to the point of beginning. District 9 consists of all of Rolette County. District 10 consists of all of Cavalier County and Pembina County; and all of Walsh County except that portion contained in District 19. District 11 consists of that part of the city of Fargo in Cass County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of an extended line from the centerline of thirteenth avenue south and the centerline of the Red River, then west on thirteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of tenth street, then north on tenth street until its intersection with the centerline of ninth avenue south, then west on ninth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth street, then north on twenty-fifth street until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, also identified as main avenue, then west on business interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 29, then south on interstate highway 29 until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth avenue south, then east on seventeenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth street, then south on twenty-fifth street until its intersection with the centerline of Page No. 4 12. 13. 14. eighteenth street, then southeast on eighteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth avenue south, then northeast and east on twenty-fifth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 81, also identified as university drive, then north on United States highway 81 until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then east on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of the Red River, then north on the Red River to the point of beginning. District 12 consists of that part of the city of Jamestown and Bloom Township in Stutsman County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the centerline of United States highway 281 and the centerline of seventeeth street southwest, also identified as louis l'amour lane, then north and east on United States highway 281 until its intersection with the centerline of the James River, then west and north on the James River until its intersection with the centerline of the Pipestem Creek, then north and west on the Pipestem Creek until its intersection with the Jamestown city limit and the centerline of seventeenth avenue southwest, then north and east following the city limit until the city limit intersects the centerline of fourth avenue northwest, then north on fourth avenue until its intersection with an extended straight line from the south shoreline of the Jamestown reservoir, then north on the centerline of the Jamestown reservoir until its intersection with an extended straight line of the centerline of thirtieth street southeast, then east on thirtieth street until its intersection with the centerline of state highway 20, then south on state highway 20 until its intersection with the Jamestown city limit, then east, south, and west on the Jamestown city limit until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-seventh avenue southeast, then south on twenty-seventh avenue until its intersection with the Jamestown city limit, then south, west, east, and southwest on the city limit and south on the centerline of eighty-fifth avenue until the intersection of eighty-fifth avenue with the centerline of twenty-ninth street, then west on twenty-ninth street until its intersection with the centerline of twelfth avenue southeast, then north on twelfth avenue until its intersection with the Jamestown city limit, then west on the city limit until its intersection with the extended centerline of fourth avenue, then north on fourth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth street southwest, then west on seventeenth street to the point of beginning. District 13 consists of that part of Barnes and Mapleton Townships and the city of West Fargo in Cass County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the extended centerline of twelfth avenue northwest and the centerline of the Sheyenne River, then west on twelfth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-eighth street, then south on thirty-eighth street until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then east and southeast on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the east boundary of Mapleton Township, then south on the east boundary of Mapleton Township until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-first avenue west, then east on twenty-first avenue and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of sheyenne street, then north on sheyenne street until its intersection with interstate highway 94, then east on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of ninth street, then north on ninth street until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth avenue east, then east on thirteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth street, then north on seventeenth street until its intersection with the centerline of fourth avenue east, then west on fourth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of ninth street, then north on ninth street until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, then west on business interstate highway 94 to the centerline of the Sheyenne River, then north on the Sheyenne River to the point of beginning. District 14 consists of all of Kidder County, Pierce County, Sheridan County, and Wells County; and Pleasant Lake, Knox, York, Leeds, Irvine, Iowa, Twin Lake, Beaver, Lake Ibsen, Normania, Impark, Broe, Butte Valley, McClellan, Riggin, Esmond, Isabel, Albert, Eldon, Rich Valley, Hesper, North Viking, Aurora, East Fork, Arne, South Viking, and West Antelope Townships in Benson County. Page No. 5 15. 16. 17. 18. District 15 consists of all of Ramsey County and Towner County. District 16 consists of that part of Barnes Township and the cities of Fargo and West Fargo in Cass County bound by a line commencing at the centerline of business interstate highway 94, also identified as main avenue, and the centerline of forty-second street in Fargo, then west on business interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of ninth street, then south on ninth street until its intersection with the centerline of fourth avenue east, then east on fourth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth street, then south on seventeenth street until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth avenue east, then west on thirteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of ninth street, then south on ninth street until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then west on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of sheyenne street, then south on sheyenne street until its intersection with the centerline of an extended straight line from twenty-first avenue west, then west on that line and twenty-first avenue until its intersection with the east boundary of Mapleton Township, then south on the east boundary of Mapleton Township until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-second avenue, then east on thirty-second avenue until its intersection with the centerline of one hundred seventieth avenue southeast, also identified as sheyenne street, then south on one hundred seventieth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of fortieth avenue east, then east on fortieth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of veterans boulevard, then north on veterans boulevard until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-second avenue, then east on thirty-second avenue until its intersection with the centerline of forty-fifth street, then north on forty-fifth street until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth avenue south, then east on thirteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of forty-second street, then north on forty-second street to the point of beginning. District 17 consists of all of Brenna Township in Grand Forks County; and that part of Grand Forks Township and that part of the city of Grand Forks in Grand Forks County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of an extended straight line of the centerline of lanark avenue and the centerline of the Red River, then southwest on lanark avenue until its intersection with the centerline of lincoln drive, then west on lincoln drive and eighth avenue south until the intersection of the centerline of eighth avenue south and the centerline of belmont road, then south on belmont road until its intersection with the centerline of tenth avenue south, then west on tenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of cottonwood street, then south on cottonwood street until its intersection with the centerline of fifteenth avenue south, then west on fifteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of cherry street, then south on cherry street until its intersection with the centerline of fifteenth avenue south, then west on fifteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of washington street, then south on washington street until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-second avenue south, then west on thirty-second avenue until its intersection with the centerline of forty-second street, then north on forty-second street until its intersection with the centerline of the BNSF railway company right of way, then west on the BNSF railway company right of way until its intersection with the centerline of fifty-fifth street, then north on fifty-fifth street until its intersection with the centerline of gateway drive, then west on gateway drive and United States highway 2 until its intersection with the northwest corner of Brenna Township, then south on the west boundary of Brenna Township to the southwest corner of Brenna Township, then east on the south boundary of Brenna Township and the south boundary of Grand Forks Township to the centerline of the Red River, then north on the Red River to the point of beginning. District 18 consists of Blooming, Falconer, and Rye Townships in Grand Forks County; and that part of the city of Grand Forks and Mekinock Township in Grand Forks County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of an extended straight line of the centerline of lanark avenue and the centerline of the Red River, then southwest on lanark avenue until its intersection with the centerline of lincoln drive, then west on Page No. 6 19. 20. 21. lincoln drive and eighth avenue south until the intersection of the centerline of eighth avenue south and the centerline of belmont road, then south on belmont road until its intersection with the centerline of tenth avenue south, then west on tenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of cottonwood street, then south on cottonwood street until its intersection with the centerline of fifteenth avenue south, then west on fifteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of cherry street, then south on cherry street until its intersection with the centerline of fifteenth avenue south, then west on fifteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of washington street, then south on washington street until its intersection with the centerline of library circle, then west and northwest on library circle until its intersection with the centerline of twentieth avenue south, then west on twentieth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of twentieth street, then north on twentieth street and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of the BNSF railway company right of way, then east on the centerline of the BNSF railway company right of way until its intersection with the centerline of sixteenth street, then north on sixteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of sixth avenue north, then west on sixth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of twentieth street, then north on twentieth street until its intersection with the centerline of gateway drive, then west on gateway drive and United States highway 2 until its intersection with the south entrance of the Grand Forks air force base, known as eielson street, then north on eielson street until its intersection with the centerline of seventh avenue, then east on seventh avenue until its intersection with the centerline of j street, then south on j street until its intersection with the centerline of juniper avenue, then east on juniper avenue until its extended centerline intersects the west boundary of Blooming Township, then north on the west boundary of Blooming Township to the northwest corner of Blooming Township, then east on the north boundary of Blooming Township, Rye Township, and Falconer Township to the centerline of the Red River, then south on the Red River to the point of beginning. District 19 consists of Glenwood, Farmington, Martin, St. Andrews, Fertile, Grafton, Oakwood, Acton, Vernon, Rushford, Prairie Centre, Walsh Centre, Harriston, Pulaski, Medford, Eden, Ops, Forest River, Ardoch, and Walshville Townships in Walsh County; and Elkmount, Inkster, Strabane, Johnstown, Levant, Turtle River, Plymouth, Agnes, Wheatfield, Gilby, Lakeville, Manvel, Niagara, Elm Grove, Hegton, Moraine, Larimore, Arvilla, Logan Center, Grace, Avon, Loretta, Lind, and Northwood Townships in Grand Forks County. District 20 consists of all of Traill County; all of Grand Forks County except those portions contained in Districts 17, 18, 19, 42, and 43; and Dows, Hunter, Bell, Kinyon, and Noble Townships in Cass County. District 21 consists of that part of the city of Fargo in Cass County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of an extended line from the centerline of thirteenth avenue south and the centerline of the Red River, then west on thirteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of tenth street, then north on tenth street until its intersection with the centerline of ninth avenue south, then west on ninth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth street, then north on twenty-fifth street until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, also identified as main avenue, then west on business interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 29, then north on interstate highway 29 until its intersection with the centerline of twelfth avenue north, then east on twelfth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 81, also identified as university drive, then south on United States highway 81 until its intersection with the centerline of seventh avenue north, then east on seventh avenue until its intersection with the centerline of tenth street, then south on tenth street until its intersection with the centerline of sixth avenue north, then east on sixth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of broadway drive, then south on broadway drive until its intersection with the centerline of the BNSF railway company right of way, then Page No. 7 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. east on the BNSF railway company right of way until its intersection with the centerline of the Red River, then south on the Red River to the point of beginning. District 22 consists of all of Cass County except those portions contained in Districts 11, 13, 16, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 41, 44, 45, and 46. District 23 consists of all of Eddy County, Griggs County, Nelson County, and Steele County; and all of Benson County except that portion contained in District 14. District 24 consists of all of Barnes County; Hill, Clifton, Eldred, Walburg, Pontiac, Highland, and Watson Townships in Cass County; all of Tower Township in Cass County, except for that portion included within the city of Buffalo; and Northland, Preston, Moore, Liberty, Greene, Coburn, Fort Ransom, Springer, Tuller, Hanson, Elliott, and Isley Townships in Ransom County. District 25 consists of Walcott, Eagle, Abercrombie, Ibsen, Dwight, Mooreton, Center, Brandenburg, Summit, Waldo, Devillo, Fairmount, Greendale, and LaMars Townships in Richland County; the city of Hankinson in Richland County; and Normanna and Pleasant Townships in Cass County. District 26 consists of all of Sargent County; all of Richland County except that portion contained in District 25; all of Ransom County except those portions contained in Districts 24 and 29; and Porter, Wright, James River Valley, Divide, Maple, Yorktown, Clement, Bear Creek, Kentner, Kent, Hudson, Riverdale, Van Meter, Ada, Port Emma, and Lovell Townships in Dickey County. District 27 consists of all of the cities of Frontier and Briarwood in Cass County; and that part of Stanley Township and the cities of Fargo and Horace in Cass County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of an extended straight line of the centerline of sixty-fourth avenue south and the centerline of the Red River, then west on sixty-fourth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of Cass County drain number fifty-three, then north on Cass County drain number fifty-three until its intersection with the centerline of fifty-second avenue south, then west on fifty-second avenue until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 29, then north on interstate highway 29 until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, also identified as main avenue, then west on business interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of forty-second street, then south on forty-second street until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth avenue, then west on thirteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of forty-fifth street, then south on forty-fifth street until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-second avenue, then west on thirty-second avenue until its intersection with the centerline of veterans boulevard, then south on veterans boulevard and fifty-seventh street until its intersection with the centerline of one hundred twenty-fourth avenue south, then east on one hundred twenty-fourth avenue and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of the Red River, then north on the Red River to the point of beginning. District 28 consists of all of Emmons County, Logan County, and McIntosh County; all of Dickey County except that portion contained in District 26; all of Burleigh County except those portions contained in Districts 7, 8, 30, 32, 35, and 47; and Swede, Ray, Nora, Norden, Pomona View, and Golden Glen Townships in LaMoure County. District 29 consists of all of Foster County; all of Stutsman County except that portion contained in District 12; and all of LaMoure County except that portion contained in District 28. District 30 consists of that part of the city of Bismarck and Lincoln-Fort Rice unorganized township in Burleigh County bound by a line commencing at the centerline of east rosser avenue and the centerline of ninth street, then east on rosser avenue until its intersection with the centerline of eleventh street, then south on eleventh street until its intersection with the centerline of thayer avenue, then east on thayer avenue until its intersection with the centerline of sixteenth street, then north on sixteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of rosser avenue, then east on rosser avenue until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth street, then south on seventeenth street until its intersection with the centerline of thayer avenue, then Page No. 8 31. east on thayer avenue until its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth street, then south on nineteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of broadway avenue, then east on broadway avenue until its intersection with the centerline of airport road, then south on airport road until its intersection with the centerline of university drive, then west on university drive until its intersection with the centerline of twelfth street, then south on twelfth street until its intersection with the centerline of burleigh avenue, then west on burleigh avenue until its intersection with the centerline of washington street, then north on washington street until its intersection with the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of section 8 of Township 138-80, then west on a straight line following the quarter section line to the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of section 8 of Township 138-80, then north on a straight line following the quarter section line until its intersection with the centerline of Bismarck expressway, then west on Bismarck expressway until its intersection with the centerline of the Missouri River, then south on the Missouri River until its intersection with an extended line from the centerline of desert road, then north on a straight line extended from desert road and on desert road until its intersection with the centerline of forty-first street southeast, then northeast on forty-first street until its intersection with the centerline of state highway 1804, also identified as eighty-ninth avenue southeast, then east on state highway 1804 and eighty-ninth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of fifty-second street, then north on fifty-second street and an extended straight line until its intersection with the Lincoln city limit north of lincoln road, then west, north, and east on the Lincoln city limit until its intersection with a straight line extended from the centerline of fifty-second street, then north on the straight line extended from fifty-second street until its intersection with old highway 10, also identified as apple creek road, then west on old highway 10 until its intersection with fifty-second street, then north on fifty-second street until its intersection with the centerline of county highway 10, then west on county highway 10 until its intersection with the centerline of Bismarck expressway, then north on Bismarck expressway until its intersection with the centerline of divide avenue, then west and southwest on divide avenue until its intersection with the centerline of channel drive, then south on channel drive until its intersection with the centerline of divide avenue, then west on divide avenue until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-sixth street, then south on twenty-sixth street until its intersection with the centerline of boulevard avenue, then west and south on boulevard avenue until its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth street, then south on an extended straight line from nineteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of avenue e, then west on avenue e until its intersection with the centerline of ninth street, then south on ninth street to the point of beginning. District 31 consists of all of Grant County and Sioux County; all of Hettinger County except that portion contained in District 36; and that part of the city of Mandan and Morton County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the east boundary of Township 139-84 and the centerline of interstate highway 94, then east on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of an extended straight line from twenty-fifth avenue in Mandan unorganized township, then north on twenty-fifth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-seventh street, then east on thirty-seventh street until its intersection with the centerline of highland road, then south on highland road until its intersection with the Mandan city limit, then south and east on the city limit until its intersection with the centerline of the Missouri River, then south on the Missouri River until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, then north and west on business interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of main street, then east on main street until its intersection with the centerline of the BNSF railway company right of way, then north on the BNSF railway company right of way until its intersection with the extended centerline of fourth street, then west on the extended centerline of fourth street until its intersection with the centerline of Mandan avenue, then north and west on Mandan avenue until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then west on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of collins avenue, then Page No. 9 32. south on collins avenue until its intersection with the centerline of fourteenth street northwest, then west on fourteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of sunset drive, then south on sunset drive until its intersection with the centerline of division street, then west on division street and an extended straight line following the north boundary of section 28 of Township 139-81 until the west boundary of section 28, then south on the west boundary of section 28 until the midpoint of the west boundary of section 28, then east from the midpoint of the west boundary of section 28 to the midpoint of section 28, then south along the midpoint of section 28 until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, then west on business interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of fifteenth avenue southwest, then south on fifteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of sunny road, then west on sunny road to the west boundary of the youth correctional center, then south on the west boundary of the youth correctional center to the south boundary of the youth correctional center, then east on the south boundary of the youth correctional center until its intersection with the Mandan city limit, then following the city limit south and east until the city limit intersects the centerline of tenth avenue southeast, then south on tenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of buckskin road, then south on buckskin road until its intersection with the centerline of percheron drive, then north on percheron drive until its intersection with the centerline of fourteenth avenue, then north on fourteenth avenue until its intersection with the Mandan city limit, then east, south, east, north, and west on the Mandan city limit until its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth street, then east on nineteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of Fort McKeen road, then south on Fort McKeen road and state highway 1806 until its intersection with the centerline of forty-seventh street, also identified as county highway 138A, then east on county highway 138A and an extended line until its intersection with the centerline of the Missouri River, then south on the Missouri River to the south boundary of Morton County, then following the Morton County line west, south, and north until its intersection with the southwest corner of section 33 of Township 137-84, then east along the south boundaries of sections 33 and 34, then north along the east boundaries of sections 34 and 27, then east along the south boundaries of sections 23 and 24, then north along the east boundaries of Townships 137-84, 138-84, and 139-84 to the point of beginning. District 32 consists of that part of the city of Bismarck and Lincoln-Fort Rice unorganized township in Burleigh County bound by a line commencing at the centerline of rosser avenue and the centerline of ninth street, then west on rosser avenue until its intersection with the centerline of eleventh street, then south on eleventh street until its intersection with the centerline of thayer avenue, then east on thayer avenue until its intersection with the centerline of sixteenth street, then north on sixteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of rosser avenue, then east on rosser avenue until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth street, then south on seventeenth street until its intersection with the centerline of thayer avenue, then east on thayer avenue until its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth street, then south on nineteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of broadway avenue, then east on broadway avenue until its intersection with the centerline of airport road, then south on airport road until its intersection with the centerline of university drive, then west on university drive until its intersection with the centerline of twelfth street, then south on twelfth street until its intersection with the centerline of burleigh avenue, then west on burleigh avenue until its intersection with the centerline of washington street, then north on washington street until its intersection with the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of section 8 of Township 138-80, then west on a straight line following the quarter section line to the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of section 8 of Township 138-80, then north on a straight line following the quarter section line until its intersection with the centerline of Bismarck expressway, then west on Bismarck expressway until its intersection with the centerline of the Missouri River, then north on the Missouri River until its intersection with the centerline of main Page No. 10 33. 34. 35. avenue, then east on main avenue until its intersection with the centerline of rosser avenue, then east on rosser avenue until its intersection with the centerline of bell street, then north on bell street until its intersection with the centerline of avenue c, then east on avenue c until its intersection with the centerline of griffin street, then north on griffin street and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of the Bismarck park district bike trail, then east on the Bismarck park district bike trail and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of washington street, then south on washington street until its intersection with the centerline of avenue c, then east on avenue c until its intersection with the centerline of first street, then south on first street until its intersection with the centerline of broadway avenue, then east on broadway avenue until its intersection with the centerline of ninth street, then north on ninth street to the point of beginning. District 33 consists of all of Oliver County; all of Mercer County except that portion contained in District 4; and all of Morton County except that portion contained in Districts 31, 34, and 36. District 34 consists of that part of the city of Mandan and that part of Mandan unorganized township bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the centerline of business interstate highway 94 and the centerline of fifteenth avenue southwest, then south on fifteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of sunny road, then west on sunny road to the west boundary of the youth correctional center, then south on the west boundary of the youth correctional center to the south boundary of the youth correctional center, then east on the south boundary of the youth correctional center until its intersection with the Mandan city limit, then following the city limit south and east until the city limit intersects the centerline of tenth avenue southeast, then south on tenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of buckskin road, then south on buckskin road until its intersection with the centerline of percheron drive, then north on percheron drive until its intersection with the centerline of fourteenth avenue, then north on fourteenth avenue until its intersection with the Mandan city limit, then east, south, east, north, and west on the Mandan city limit until its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth street, then east on nineteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of Fort McKeen road, then south on Fort McKeen road and state highway 1806 until its intersection with the centerline of fortyseventh street, also identified as county highway 138A, then east on county highway 138A and an extended line until its intersection with the centerline of the Missouri River, then north on the Missouri River until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, then north and west on business interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of main street, then east on main street until its intersection with the centerline of the BNSF railway company right of way, then north on the BNSF railway company right of way until its intersection with the centerline of fourth street, then west on the extended centerline of fourth street until its intersection with the centerline of mandan avenue, then north and west on mandan avenue until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then west on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of collins avenue, then south on collins avenue until its intersection with the centerline of fourteenth street northwest, then west on fourteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of sunset drive, then south on sunset drive until its intersection with the centerline of division street, then west on division street and an extended straight line following the north boundary of section 28 of Township 139-81 until the west boundary of section 28, then south on the west boundary of section 28 until the midpoint of the west boundary of section 28, then east along the midpoint of the west boundary of section 28 to the midpoint of section 28, then south along the midpoint of section 28 until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, then west on business interstate highway 94 to the point of beginning. District 35 consists of that part of the city of Bismarck and that part of Hay Creek Township in Burleigh County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the centerline of broadway avenue and the centerline of ninth street, then west on Page No. 11 36. 37. broadway avenue until its intersection with the centerline of first street, then north on first street until its intersection with the centerline of avenue c, then west on avenue c until its intersection with the centerline of washington street, then north on washington street until its intersection with the extended centerline of the Bismarck park district bike trail, then west on the Bismarck park district bike trail until its intersection with the extended centerline of griffin street, then south on griffin street until its intersection with the centerline of avenue c, then west on avenue c until its intersection with the centerline of bell street, then south on bell street until its intersection with the centerline of rosser avenue, then west on rosser avenue until its intersection with the centerline of main avenue, then west on main avenue until its intersection with the centerline of the Missouri River, then north on the Missouri River until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then east on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of divide avenue, then south and east on divide avenue until its intersection with the centerline of washington street, then north on washington street until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then east on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of Bismarck expressway, then south on Bismarck expressway until its intersection with the centerline of divide avenue, then west and southwest on divide avenue until its intersection with the centerline of channel drive, then south on channel drive until its intersection with the centerline of divide avenue, then west on divide avenue until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-sixth street, then south on twenty-sixth street until its intersection with the centerline of boulevard avenue, then west and south on boulevard avenue until its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth street, then south on an extended straight line from nineteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of avenue e, then west on avenue e until its intersection with the centerline of ninth street, then south on ninth street to the point of beginning. District 36 consists of all of Stark County except that portion contained in District 37; all of Dunn County except those portions contained in Districts 4 and 39; Kunze, Clark, Rifle, Madison, Campbell, New England, Havelock, Black Butte, St. Croix, Acme, Strehlow, Tepee Butte, Alden, Kennedy, and Wagendorf Townships and Indian Creek Township, except for the city of Regent, in Hettinger County; and that part of Morton County bound by a line commencing at the centerline of state highway 49 and the north boundary of Morton County, then west on the Morton County line to the west boundary of Morton County, then south on the west boundary of Morton County to the south boundary of Morton County, then east on the south boundary of Morton County and continuing east on an extended centerline of forty-eighth street until its intersection with the centerline of county road 87, then north on county road 87 until its intersection with the southwest corner of section 8 of Township 138-87, then east along the south boundary of section 8 of Township 138-87 to the southeast corner of section 8, then north along the east boundaries of sections 8 and 5 of Township 138-87 to the southwest corner of section 33 of Township 139-87, then east along the south boundaries of sections 33 and 34 to the southwest corner of section 35 of Township 139-87, then south along the west boundary of section 2 of Township 138-87 to the southwest corner of section 2, then east along the south boundary of section 2 to the midpoint of that section, then north through the center of section 2 to the midpoint of the north boundary of section 2, then east along the north boundary of section 2 to the northeast corner of section 2, then north along the west boundaries of sections 36, 25, and 24 of Township 139-87 to the northwest corner of section 24, then east along the north boundary of section 24 to the northeast corner of section 24, then north along the east boundary of section 13 of Township 139-87 to the centerline of interstate highway 94, then east on interstate highway 94 to its intersection with the centerline of county highway 86, then north on county highway 86 to the north boundary of Morton County, then west along the north boundary of Morton County to the point of beginning. District 37 consists of that part of the city of Dickinson and adjacent unorganized territory in Stark County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the Page No. 12 38. 39. 40. centerline of broadway and the centerline of state avenue, then north on state avenue until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, then west on business interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-third avenue, then north on twenty-third avenue until its intersection with the centerline of tenth street, also identified as empire road, then east on tenth street until its intersection with the centerline of state avenue, then north on state avenue until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-fourth street, then east on thirty-fourth street until its intersection with the centerline of tenth avenue east, then south on tenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then east on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth avenue, then south on twenty-fifth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of villard street, then west on villard street until its intersection with the centerline of tenth avenue east, then south on tenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of the BNSF railway company right of way, then west on the BNSF railway company right of way until its intersection with the centerline of broadway, then south and west on broadway to the point of beginning. District 38 consists of all of St. Marys, Foxholm, Kirkelie, Des Lacs, Burlington, Rolling Green, Burt, and Afton Townships in Ward County; and those parts of Eureka, Harrison, and Waterford Townships and that part of the city of Minot not contained in Districts 3, 5, and 40. District 39 consists of all of Adams County, Billings County, Bowman County, Golden Valley County, and Slope County; that part of Dunn County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the Fort Berthold reservation boundary and the north boundary of Dunn County, then south on the reservation boundary until its intersection with the centerline of the Little Missouri River, then south and east on the centerline of the Little Missouri River until its intersection with the west boundary of Township 147-94, then south on the west boundary of Townships 147-94, 146-94, and 145-94 until the intersection of the west boundary of Township 145-94 and the centerline of state highway 200, then west on state highway 200 until its intersection with the Dunn County boundary, then north and east to the point of beginning; and all of McKenzie County except that portion contained in District 4. District 40 consists of all of Margaret, Maryland, McKinley, and Tatman Townships in Ward County; that part of Waterford Township and the Minot air force base bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the east boundary of Waterford Township and the centerline of bomber boulevard, then northwest on bomber boulevard until its intersection with the centerline of peacekeeper place, then northeast on peacekeeper place until its intersection with the east boundary of Waterford Township, and then south on the east boundary of Waterford Township to the point of beginning; and those parts of Eureka, Harrison, and Nedrose Townships, and that part of the city of Minot bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the centerline of the canadian pacific railway right of way and the centerline of sixth street, then north on sixth street until its intersection with the centerline of central avenue, then west on central avenue until its intersection with the centerline of eighth street, then north on eighth street until its intersection with the centerline of first avenue, then west on first avenue until its intersection with the centerline of tenth street, then north on tenth street until its intersection with the centerline of fourth avenue, then west on fourth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of sixteenth street, then north on sixteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-first avenue, then west on twenty-first avenue and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of thirtieth street in Harrison Township, then north on thirtieth street continuing through Eureka Township to the north boundary of Eureka Township, also identified as one hundred twenty-eighth avenue, then east and south on the boundary of Eureka Township until its intersection with the northwest corner of Nedrose Township, then east on the north boundary of Nedrose Township until its intersection with the centerline of twentyseventh street, then south on twenty-seventh street until its intersection with an extended line from the centerline of nineteenth avenue, then west on nineteenth Page No. 13 41. 42. 43. 44. avenue until its intersection with the centerline of third street, then south on third street until its intersection with the centerline of eleventh avenue northeast, then west on eleventh avenue until its intersection with the centerline of broadway, then south on broadway until its intersection with the centerline of the BNSF railway company right of way, then south and west on the BNSF railway company right of way until its intersection with the centerline of the canadian pacific railway right of way, then west on the canadian pacific railway right of way to the point of beginning. District 41 consists of the city of Prairie Rose and that part of the city of Fargo in Cass County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the centerline of interstate highway 29 and the centerline of fifty-second avenue south, then east on fifty-second avenue until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth street, then north on twenty-fifth street until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-second avenue south, then east on thirty-second avenue until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-second street, then north on twenty-second street until its intersection with the centerline of thirtieth avenue south, then east on thirtieth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of eighteenth street, then north and northwest on eighteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth street, then north on twenty-fifth street until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth avenue south, then west on seventeenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 29, then south on interstate highway 29 to the point of beginning. District 42 consists of that part of the city of Grand Forks in Grand Forks County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the centerline of gateway drive and the centerline of fifty-fifth street, then east on gateway drive until its intersection with the centerline of twentieth street, then south on twentieth street until its intersection with the centerline of sixth avenue north, then east on sixth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of sixteenth street, then south on sixteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of the BNSF railway company right of way, then west on the BNSF railway company right of way until its intersection with the centerline of fifty-fifth street, then north on fifty-fifth street to the point of beginning. District 43 consists of that part of Grand Forks Township and that part of the city of Grand Forks in Grand Forks County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the centerline of washington street and the centerline of thirty-second avenue south, then west on thirty-second avenue until its intersection with the centerline of fortysecond street, then north on forty-second street until its intersection with the centerline of the BNSF railway company right of way, then east on the BNSF railway company right of way until its intersection with an extended line from the centerline of twentieth street, then south on twentieth street until its intersection with the centerline of twentieth avenue south, then east on twentieth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of library circle, then south and east on library circle until its intersection with the centerline of washington street, then south on washington street to the point of beginning. District 44 consists of that part of the city of Fargo in Cass County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the extended centerline of thirty-second avenue north and the centerline of the Red River, then west on thirty-second avenue until its intersection with the centerline of eighth street, then south on eighth street until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-eighth avenue north, then west on twenty-eighth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of ninth street, then south on ninth street until its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth avenue north, then west on nineteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of tenth street, then south on tenth street until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth avenue north, then east on seventeenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of ninth street, then south on ninth street until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth avenue north, then west on thirteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 81, also identified as university drive, then south on United States highway 81 until its intersection with the centerline of seventh avenue north, then east on seventh avenue until its intersection with the centerline of tenth street, Page No. 14 45. 46. 47. then south on tenth street until its intersection with the centerline of sixth avenue north, then east on sixth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of broadway drive, then south on broadway drive until its intersection with the centerline of the BNSF railway company right of way, then east on the BNSF railway company right of way until its intersection with the centerline of the Red River, then north on the Red River to the point of beginning. District 45 consists of Berlin, Gardner, Harwood, and Wiser Townships and that part of the cities of Fargo and West Fargo and Reed Township in Cass County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the extended centerline of thirty-second avenue north and the centerline of the Red River, then west on thirty-second avenue north until its intersection with the centerline of eighth street, then south on eighth street until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-eighth avenue north, then west on twenty-eighth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of ninth street, then south on ninth street until its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth avenue north, then west on nineteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of tenth street, then south on tenth street until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth avenue north, then east on seventeenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of ninth street, then south on ninth street until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth avenue north, then west on thirteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 81, also identified as university drive, then south on United States highway 81 until its intersection with the centerline of twelfth avenue north, then west on twelfth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 29, then south on interstate highway 29 until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, also identified as main avenue, then west on business interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of the Sheyenne River, then north on the Sheyenne River until its intersection with the centerline of twelfth avenue northwest, then west on twelfth avenue until its intersection with the west boundary of Reed Township, also identified as fourteenth street, then north on the west boundary of Reed Township to the north boundary of Reed Township, also identified as seventy-sixth avenue and Cass County highway 22, then east on the north boundary of Reed Township until its intersection with the centerline of the Red River, then south on the Red River to the point of beginning. District 46 consists of that part of the city of Fargo and Stanley Township in Cass County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the extended centerline of sixty-fourth avenue south and the centerline of the Red River, then west on sixty-fourth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of Cass County drain number fiftythree, then north on Cass County drain number fifty-three until its intersection with the centerline of fifty-second avenue south, then east on fifty-second avenue until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth street, then north on twenty-fifth street until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-second avenue south, then east on thirty-second avenue until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-second street, then north on twenty-second street until its intersection with the centerline of thirtieth avenue south, then east on thirtieth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of eighteenth street, then north on eighteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth avenue south, then east on twenty-fifth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 81, also identified as university drive, then north on United States highway 81 until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then east on interstate highway 94 to the centerline of the Red River, then south on the Red River to the point of beginning. District 47 consists of that part of the city of Bismarck and that part of Hay Creek Township in Burleigh County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the centerline of state highway 1804, also identified as river road, and the centerline of interstate highway 94, then east on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of divide avenue, then south and east on divide avenue until its intersection with the centerline of washington street, then north on washington street until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then east on interstate Page No. 15 highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 83, then north on United States highway 83 until its intersection with the centerline of forty-third avenue, then west on forty-third avenue until its intersection with the centerline of washington street, also identified as third street northwest, then north on washington street until its intersection with the centerline of fifty-seventh avenue north, then west on fifty-seventh avenue and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of state highway 1804, then south on state highway 1804 until the point of beginning. 54-03-01.13. Staggering of terms of members of the legislative assembly. 1. A senator and two representatives must be elected from each even-numbered district in 2012 for a term of four years. 2. A senator and two representatives must be elected from each odd-numbered district in 2014 for a term of four years. However, a senator and two representatives from district seven must be elected in 2012 for a term of two years. 3. Except as provided in subsection 4, the term of office of a member of the legislative assembly elected in an odd-numbered district in 2010 for a term of four years and who as a result of legislative redistricting is placed in an even-numbered district terminates December 1, 2012. 4. A member of the legislative assembly who was elected from an odd-numbered district in 2010 for a term of four years and who as a result of legislative redistricting is placed in an even-numbered district may continue to serve the remainder of the term for which the member was elected beyond December 1, 2012, if the member changes the member's place of residence to a location in the odd-numbered district which is within the geographic area of the odd-numbered district from which the member was elected by March 15, 2012, and certifies in writing to the secretary of state and the chairman of the legislative management that the member has established a new residence in that district as determined by section 54-01-26. If the member does not establish residency within the district from which the member was elected by March 15, 2012, the term of office of that member terminates on December 1, 2012. 5. The term of office of a member of the legislative assembly in an odd-numbered district with new geographic area that was not in that member's district for the 2010 election and which new geographic area has a 2010 population that is more than twenty-five percent of the ideal district population terminates on December 1, 2012. 6. Notwithstanding section 16.1-13-10, a vacancy caused in an odd-numbered district as a result of legislative redistricting must be filled at the 2012 general election by electing a member to a two-year term of office. 54-03-02. When legislative assembly meets. 1. The legislative assembly shall meet at the seat of government in the month of December following the election of the members thereof for organizational and orientation purposes and shall thereafter recess until the time provided in subsection 2. 2. The legislative assembly shall reconvene at twelve noon on the first Tuesday after the third day in January of the year following the organizational session as provided in subsection 1 or at twelve noon on a date selected by the legislative management but not earlier than January second nor later than January eleventh of the year following the organizational session and, following the close of business of the regular session, shall adjourn subject to subsection 3. 3. Notwithstanding a motion to adjourn sine die, the legislative assembly shall reconvene as determined by the legislative management. The number of natural days used may not exceed the number of natural days available under the constitution which have not been previously used by that legislative assembly in regular session under subsection 2. Page No. 16 54-03-02.1. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter and chapter 54-03.1: 1. "Organizational session" means the meeting of the legislative assembly for organizational and orientation purposes held during the month of December in the even-numbered years. 2. "Regular session" means the legislative session commencing in January of the odd-numbered years and includes any reconvened legislative session, as provided in section 54-03-02. 54-03-03. Secretary of senate and chief clerk of house to receive certifications and to make roll of members - Certificates filed. At the opening of each organizational session, reconvened session, or special session of the legislative assembly, the secretary of state shall certify to the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives the respective members to whom certificates of election have been issued or whose appointments have been filed with the secretary of state under applicable provisions of law since the preceding session of the legislative assembly. The secretary of the senate and chief clerk of the house of representatives shall file the certifications and copies of the certificates of election or appointment, and the certifications and copies of the certificates of election or appointment are prima facie evidence of the right to membership in the respective branch of the legislative assembly of the person certified therein. The secretary of state shall also certify to the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives the respective members who served in the preceding session of the legislative assembly and whose terms have not expired. After the certifications are received, the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives shall call and make a correct roll of the names of those respective members who have been certified by the secretary of state. The provisions of this section may not be construed to infringe on the right of each house to be the judge of the qualifications of its members. 54-03-04. Organizational session - Calling to order - Officers - Term of office - Officers and chairmen to remain in office during special session. The secretary and officers of the senate and chief clerk and officers of the house serving at the close of a regular session, unless otherwise removed, shall remain in office until the first day of the organizational session. On the first day of the organizational session, at a time scheduled by the legislative management pursuant to section 54-03.1-02, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house from the previous session, if re-elected, or in the speaker's absence a member of the majority party of the house with seniority based upon terms of service in the house, shall call the members of their respective houses so enrolled to order. In the absence of the president of the senate, the president pro tempore shall call the members of the senate to order. In the absence of both the president of the senate and the president pro tempore, then some member or other person selected by the members present shall call the members of the senate to order. If the speaker of the house from the previous session is not re-elected and if no party has a majority in the house, the member of the house with seniority based upon terms of service in the house shall call the house to order. If two or more members of the house are tied for seniority and seniority is a factor in determining who shall call the house to order, the persons so tied for seniority shall draw lots to determine who shall call the house to order. The members of the respective houses then may proceed to the election of the necessary officers. The secretary and officers of the senate and chief clerk and officers of the house of representatives, and the chairmen of all procedural and substantive standing legislative committees shall continue to serve in those positions during any special legislative session which may be called, except in case of the death, resignation, or removal of one of those persons, whereupon the position must be filled, upon the convening of the special session, in the manner provided by law or legislative rule. Members serving on procedural or substantive standing committees of the senate or house during a regular session shall continue to serve on those committees during any special legislative session which may be called following that regular session. Page No. 17 54-03-05. Who to administer oath of office to members and officers of the legislative assembly. The following persons may administer the oath of office to the members and officers of the legislative assembly: 1. The speaker of the house of representatives. 2. The president of the senate. 3. The governor. 4. A judge of the supreme court. 5. A judge of the district court. 54-03-06. Chairman of committee may administer oath. Any member of a committee or interim committee of the legislative assembly, while acting as chairman of such committee, may administer oaths to such persons as shall be examined before the committee of which the chairman is a member. 54-03-07. Qualifications of members - Each house to judge. If the qualifications of any member of either house of the legislative assembly are challenged, the right of that member to a seat must be determined by the house in which that person claims a seat as a member, except an election contest must be determined in accordance with chapter 16.1-16. 54-03-08. Selection of officers and employees of legislative assembly. The senate at the beginning and close of each regular session, and at such other times as may be necessary, shall elect one of its members president pro tempore. The house of representatives shall elect one of its members as speaker. Such other officers and employees as are deemed necessary must be elected or appointed by the respective houses. 54-03-09. Oath of officers. The officers of each house of the legislative assembly must be required to take and subscribe the oath prescribed in section 4 of article XI of the Constitution of North Dakota. 54-03-10. Compensation of speaker, majority and minority leaders, assistant majority and minority leaders, committee chairmen, and employees. The speaker of the house, the house majority leader, the senate majority leader, the house minority leader, and the senate minority leader shall each receive as compensation, in addition to any other compensation or expense reimbursement provided by law, the sum of fifteen dollars per day for each calendar day during any regular, special, or organizational session. Chairmen of the substantive standing committees, the house assistant majority leader, the senate assistant majority leader, the house assistant minority leader, and the senate assistant minority leader shall receive additional compensation of ten dollars for each calendar day during any regular, special, or organizational session. The additional compensation provided by this section must be paid in the manner provided in section 54-03-20. The legislative assembly, by concurrent resolution, shall fix the compensation of the other officers and employees elected or appointed. 54-03-11. Payment of legislative costs and expenses - President pro tempore of the senate and speaker of the house jointly approve vouchers. During any legislative session, the speaker of the house and the president pro tempore of the senate, or persons designated by the speaker and the president pro tempore, on behalf of the legislative assembly and without further legislative action, jointly shall approve vouchers for payment of compensation, salaries, and other costs of operation and expenses of the legislative assembly, its committees, and its employees within the limits of legislative appropriations. Page No. 18 54-03-12. Duties of secretary of senate and chief clerk of house. The secretary of the senate and chief clerk of the house of representatives shall perform the duties required of them by the rules of the senate and the house of representatives, as appropriate. 54-03-13. Duties of secretary of senate and chief clerk of house after legislative session. Repealed by S.L. 1991, ch. 565, § 2. 54-03-14. Removal of officers or employees. At any time during a session of the legislative assembly, either house by a majority vote may remove from office any officer or employee. In case of the removal of an officer by either house, that officer's place must be filled by an election viva voce. In all elections under the provisions of this chapter for officers of either house of the legislative assembly, a majority of all votes cast is necessary. 54-03-15. Discharge of officers and employees. Whenever any officer or employee of the legislative assembly, through neglect or incompetency, fails to discharge the duties of the person's office or position properly, the body of the legislative assembly in which the person is employed shall declare the office or position vacant and fill the vacancy so created. 54-03-16. Legislative expense - Appropriation. There is appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury, as a standing and continuing appropriation, such sum as may be necessary to pay: 1. The mileage and per diem of the members of the legislative assembly; 2. The per diem of officers and employees of the legislative assembly; 3. The expense of investigating committees when authorized by the legislative assembly; and 4. Necessary postage, express, telegrams, telephone, and such other miscellaneous expenses as may be authorized by the legislative assembly, except printing. 54-03-17. Punishment by each house for offenses. Each house of the legislative assembly may punish, by imprisonment, as for a contempt, any person who is guilty of one or more of the following offenses: 1. Knowingly arresting a member or officer of the house or procuring such member or officer to be arrested in violation of the member's or officer's privilege from arrest. 2. Disorderly conduct in the immediate view of the house and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings. 3. Refusing to attend and be examined as a witness either before the house, or a committee thereof, or before any person authorized to take testimony in legislative proceedings. 4. Giving or offering a bribe to a member or attempting by menace or other corrupt means or device, directly or indirectly, to control or influence a member in giving the member's vote or to prevent the member giving the same. The term of imprisonment which such house may impose for any contempt specified in this section may not continue beyond thirty days, nor extend beyond the same session of the legislative assembly. 54-03-18. Penalty. Any person who commits any offense punishable under section 54-03-17 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 54-03-19. Seal to be affixed to bills. Repealed by S.L. 1997, ch. 30, § 4. Page No. 19 54-03-19.1. Legislative compensation commission - Appointment of members. Repealed by S.L. 2011, ch. 387, § 1. 54-03-19.2. Meetings - Powers and duties - Expenses. Repealed by S.L. 2011, ch. 387, § 1. 54-03-20. Compensation and expense reimbursement of members of the legislative assembly. (Effective through June 30, 2020) 1. Each member of the legislative assembly is entitled to receive as compensation for services the sum of one hundred eighty-one dollars for each calendar day during any organizational, special, or regular legislative session and for each day that member attends a meeting of a legislative committee between the organizational session and the regular session as authorized by legislative rule. 2. a. Each member of the legislative assembly is entitled to receive reimbursement for lodging, which may not exceed per calendar month the amount established under this subdivision by the director of the office of management and budget for lodging in state and which may not exceed the rate provided in section 44-08-04 for each calendar day during the period of any organizational, special, or regular session. On August first of each even-numbered year, the director of the office of management and budget shall set the maximum monthly reimbursement for the subsequent two-year period at an amount equal to thirty times seventy percent of the daily lodging reimbursement in effect on that date as provided under subdivision d of subsection 2 of section 44-08-04. b. Notwithstanding subdivision a: (1) A member of the legislative assembly may elect to be reimbursed for less than the amount to which the legislator is entitled under this subsection by claiming the lesser amount on a voucher submitted with the receipt required by section 44-08-04. (2) The legislative management may establish guidelines that may result in a reduced maximum reimbursement for a single dwelling in which two or more legislators share lodging and the total rent for that dwelling exceeds the amount to which a legislator is entitled under subdivision a. 3. a. Members of the legislative assembly who receive reimbursement for lodging are also entitled to reimbursement for travel for not to exceed one round trip taken during any calendar week, or portion of a week, the legislative assembly is in session, between their residences and the place of meeting of the legislative assembly, at the rate provided for state employees with the additional limitation that reimbursement for travel by common carrier may be only at the cost of coach fare and may not exceed one and one-half times the amount the member would be entitled to receive as mileage reimbursement for travel by motor vehicle. b. A member of the legislative assembly who does not receive reimbursement for lodging and whose place of residence in the legislative district that the member represents is not within the city of Bismarck is entitled to reimbursement at the rate provided for state employees for necessary travel for not to exceed one round trip taken per day between the residence and the place of meeting of the legislative assembly when it is in session and may receive reimbursement for lodging at the place of meeting of the legislative assembly as provided in section 44-08-04 for each calendar day for which round trip travel reimbursement is not claimed, provided that the total reimbursement may not exceed the maximum monthly reimbursement allowed under subdivision a of subsection 2. 4. The amount to which each legislator is entitled must be paid following the organizational session in December and each month upon submission of a voucher and appropriate documentation during a regular or special session, consistent with section 26 of article XI of the constitution of North Dakota. 5. If during a special session, the legislative assembly adjourns for more than three days, a member of the legislative assembly is entitled to receive compensation during those Page No. 20 days only while in attendance at a standing committee if the legislator is a member of that committee, a majority or minority leader, or a legislator who is not on that committee but who has the approval of a majority or minority leader to attend. 6. A day, or portion of a day, spent in traveling to or returning from an organizational, special, or regular session or a legislative committee meeting must be included as a calendar day during a legislative session or as a day of a legislative committee meeting for the purposes of this section. 7. a. In addition, each member is entitled to receive during the term for which the member was elected, as compensation for the execution of public duties during the biennium, the sum of five hundred five dollars a month, paid monthly. b. If a member dies or resigns from office during the member's term, the member may be paid only the allowances provided for in this section for the period for which the member was actually a member. c. The majority and minority leaders of the house and senate and the chairman of the legislative management, if the chairman is not a majority or minority leader, are each entitled to receive as compensation, in addition to any other compensation or expense reimbursement provided by law, the sum of three hundred sixty-two dollars per month during the biennium for their execution of public duties. 8. Attendance at any organizational, special, or regular session of the legislative assembly by any member is a conclusive presumption of entitlement as set out in this section and compensation and expense allowances must be excluded from gross income for income tax purposes to the extent permitted for federal income tax purposes under section 127 of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 [Pub. L. 97-34; 95 Stat. 202; 26 U.S.C. 162(i)]. 9. Before each regular legislative session, the legislative management shall make recommendations and submit any necessary legislation to adjust legislative compensation amounts. Compensation and expense reimbursement of members of the legislative assembly. (Effective after June 30, 2020) 1. Each member of the legislative assembly is entitled to receive as compensation for services the sum of one hundred eighty-six dollars for each calendar day during any organizational, special, or regular legislative session and for each day that member attends a meeting of a legislative committee between the organizational session and the regular session as authorized by legislative rule. 2. a. Each member of the legislative assembly is entitled to receive reimbursement for lodging, which may not exceed per calendar month the amount established under this subdivision by the director of the office of management and budget for lodging in state and which may not exceed the rate provided in section 44-08-04 for each calendar day during the period of any organizational, special, or regular session. On August first of each even-numbered year, the director of the office of management and budget shall set the maximum monthly reimbursement for the subsequent two-year period at an amount equal to thirty times seventy percent of the daily lodging reimbursement in effect on that date as provided under subdivision d of subsection 2 of section 44-08-04. b. Notwithstanding subdivision a: (1) A member of the legislative assembly may elect to be reimbursed for less than the amount to which the legislator is entitled under this subsection by claiming the lesser amount on a voucher submitted with the receipt required by section 44-08-04. (2) The legislative management may establish guidelines that may result in a reduced maximum reimbursement for a single dwelling in which two or more legislators share lodging and the total rent for that dwelling exceeds the amount to which a legislator is entitled under subdivision a. 3. a. Members of the legislative assembly who receive reimbursement for lodging are also entitled to reimbursement for travel for not to exceed one round trip taken Page No. 21 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. during any calendar week, or portion of a week, the legislative assembly is in session, between their residences and the place of meeting of the legislative assembly, at the rate provided for state employees with the additional limitation that reimbursement for travel by common carrier may be only at the cost of coach fare and may not exceed one and one-half times the amount the member would be entitled to receive as mileage reimbursement for travel by motor vehicle. b. A member of the legislative assembly who does not receive reimbursement for lodging and whose place of residence in the legislative district that the member represents is not within the city of Bismarck is entitled to reimbursement at the rate provided for state employees for necessary travel for not to exceed one round trip taken per day between the residence and the place of meeting of the legislative assembly when it is in session and may receive reimbursement for lodging at the place of meeting of the legislative assembly as provided in section 44-08-04 for each calendar day for which round trip travel reimbursement is not claimed, provided that the total reimbursement may not exceed the maximum monthly reimbursement allowed under subdivision a of subsection 2. The amount to which each legislator is entitled must be paid following the organizational session in December and each month upon submission of a voucher and appropriate documentation during a regular or special session, consistent with section 26 of article XI of the constitution of North Dakota. If during a special session, the legislative assembly adjourns for more than three days, a member of the legislative assembly is entitled to receive compensation during those days only while in attendance at a standing committee if the legislator is a member of that committee, a majority or minority leader, or a legislator who is not on that committee but who has the approval of a majority or minority leader to attend. A day, or portion of a day, spent in traveling to or returning from an organizational, special, or regular session or a legislative committee meeting must be included as a calendar day during a legislative session or as a day of a legislative committee meeting for the purposes of this section. a. In addition, each member is entitled to receive during the term for which the member was elected, as compensation for the execution of public duties during the biennium, the sum of five hundred eighteen dollars a month, paid monthly. b. If a member dies or resigns from office during the member's term, the member may be paid only the allowances provided for in this section for the period for which the member was actually a member. c. The majority and minority leaders of the house and senate and the chairman of the legislative management, if the chairman is not a majority or minority leader, are each entitled to receive as compensation, in addition to any other compensation or expense reimbursement provided by law, the sum of three hundred seventy-one dollars per month during the biennium for their execution of public duties. Attendance at any organizational, special, or regular session of the legislative assembly by any member is a conclusive presumption of entitlement as set out in this section and compensation and expense allowances must be excluded from gross income for income tax purposes to the extent permitted for federal income tax purposes under section 127 of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 [Pub. L. 97-34; 95 Stat. 202; 26 U.S.C. 162(i)]. Before each regular legislative session, the legislative management shall make recommendations and submit any necessary legislation to adjust legislative compensation amounts. 54-03-20.1. Compensation for attending legislators. Repealed by S.L. 1985, ch. 558, § 4. Page No. 22 54-03-20.2. Creation of legislative compensation commission - Appointment of members. Repealed by S.L. 1979, ch. 537, § 1. 54-03-20.3. Meetings - Powers and duties - Expenses. Repealed by S.L. 1979, ch. 537, § 1. 54-03-21. Conflict of interest - Prohibition - Misdemeanor. Repealed by S.L. 1967, ch. 380, § 1. 54-03-22. When party or attorney is member of legislative assembly. A member of the legislative assembly who is a witness or party to a civil action or has been the attorney of record for a party in a civil action for more than fifteen days is entitled to a continuance or an extension of time for any matter related to the civil action during the time the member of the legislative assembly is actually engaged in the performance of the member's duties at a session of the legislative assembly and attendance of the member of the legislative assembly is necessary in the action. Upon application for the continuance or extension, the proceeding must be continued and may not proceed within ten days after the adjournment of the legislative assembly over the objection of the party, witness, or attorney of record. Notice of motion, together with a copy of an affidavit stating that the party, witness, or the attorney of record is a member of the legislative assembly, must be served upon every other party to the action at least ten days before the date of the matter sought to be continued. It is sufficient cause for the continuance of any proceeding before any board, commission, or agency of the state or its political subdivisions that any witness, party to the proceeding, or a party's attorney is a member of the legislative assembly and the legislative assembly is in session. The witness, party, or the party's attorney shall give written notice of the fact of membership in the legislative assembly along with a request for continuance of the proceeding to the board, commission, or agency before which the member of the legislative assembly was to appear. Upon receipt of the notices, the board shall continue the proceeding to a date not less than ten days after adjournment of the legislative assembly and shall notify the other parties to the proceeding, and their attorneys, of the continuance. 54-03-23. Century Code distributed to each legislator - Retention. Each member of the legislative assembly is entitled to receive a current set of the North Dakota Century Code as provided in section 46-04-01. Upon the election of a member of the legislative assembly, the secretary of state shall request of that member whether that member wants to receive a set of the code under this section. The secretary of state shall deliver a set of the code to each member who elects to receive a copy of the code. A legislator who elects to receive a set of the code is entitled to current supplements and volumes as provided in section 46-04-03 to maintain the code during the legislator's service. The code received by a legislator under this section is not subject to section 46-04-04. After a legislator's service in the legislative assembly is terminated, the secretary of state shall inform the legislator that the legislator may elect to retain the set of the code or to return the set at the expense of the secretary of state. If the legislator elects to retain the set, the secretary of state shall inform the legislator how to obtain a subscription to maintain the legislator's code. 54-03-24. Administrative code. Each member of the legislative assembly is entitled to receive electronic notification of quarterly updates to the North Dakota administrative code as provided in section 28-32-20. 54-03-25. Bills and amendments affecting workforce safety and insurance fund Actuarial impact statement. Workforce safety and insurance shall review any legislative measure affecting workforce safety and insurance benefits or premium rates to determine whether the measure will have an actuarial impact on the workforce safety and insurance fund. If the organization determines that Page No. 23 the measure will have an actuarial impact on the fund, the organization shall submit, before the measure is acted upon, an actuarial impact statement prepared, at the expense of the organization, by the actuary employed by the organization. The organization shall review any amendment affecting workforce safety and insurance benefits or premium rates and shall submit, before the amendment is acted upon, either a statement prepared by the organization, stating that the amendment is not expected to have any actuarial impact on the workforce safety and insurance fund, or an actuarial impact statement prepared, at the expense of the organization, by the actuary employed by the organization. 54-03-26. Personal computers and associated software used by legislators - Fee Continuing appropriation. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member of the legislative assembly who is assigned a computer may use that computer and its associated equipment and software for any use that is not in violation of section 16.1-10-02 upon payment of a computer usage fee established by the legislative management. 2. The legislative management may establish a policy under which a member of the legislative assembly who has paid a computer usage fee under subsection 1 may purchase the computer used by that member for the appraised or market value of the computer upon the replacement of the computer by the legislative council. 3. Any funds received by the legislative council through the sale of a computer under subsection 2 must be deposited in the legislative services fund in the state treasury. 54-03-27. Service in the legislative assembly - Leave of absence from employment. The executive officer in charge of a state agency, department, or institution or the governing body of any political subdivision or any other employer in this state may grant a leave of absence from employment to a full-time employee of that governmental entity or of that employer who is a member of the legislative assembly for service during any regular or special session of the legislative assembly and for attendance at a meeting of the legislative management or any of its committees. The leave of absence may be without pay, and the employer may reduce or eliminate the payment of any additional benefits normally due the employee while the employee is performing legislative service. If the leave of absence is granted, the employer may not terminate the employment of an employee solely due to the fact that the employee is absent from employment as the result of service in the legislative assembly. 54-03-28. Health insurance mandated coverage of services - Cost-benefit analysis requirement. 1. A legislative measure mandating health insurance coverage of services or payment for specified providers of services may not be acted on by any committee of the legislative assembly unless the measure is accompanied by a cost-benefit analysis provided by the legislative council. Factors to consider in this analysis include: a. The extent to which the proposed mandate would increase or decrease the cost of the service. b. The extent to which the proposed mandate would increase the appropriate use of the service. c. The extent to which the proposed mandate would increase or decrease the administrative expenses of insurers and the premium and administrative expenses of insureds. d. The impact of the proposed mandate on the total cost of health care. 2. A legislative measure mandating health insurance coverage of services or payment for specified providers of services may not be acted on by any committee of the legislative assembly unless the measure as recommended by the committee provides: a. The measure is effective through June thirtieth of the next odd-numbered year following the year in which the legislative assembly enacted the measure, and after that date the measure is ineffective. Page No. 24 b. 3. 4. 5. The application of the mandate is limited to the public employees health insurance program and the public employee retiree health insurance program. The application of such mandate begins with every contract for health insurance which becomes effective after June thirtieth of the year in which the measure becomes effective. c. That for the next legislative assembly, the public employees retirement system shall prepare and request introduction of a bill to repeal the expiration date and to extend the mandated coverage or payment to apply to accident and health insurance policies. The public employees retirement system shall append to the bill a report regarding the effect of the mandated coverage or payment on the system's health insurance programs. The report must include information on the utilization and costs relating to the mandated coverage or payment and a recommendation on whether the coverage or payment should continue. For purposes of this section, the bill is not a legislative measure mandating health insurance coverage of services or payment for specified providers of services, unless the bill is amended following introduction so as to change the bill's mandate. A majority of the members of the committee, acting through the chairman, has sole authority to determine whether a legislative measure mandates coverage of services under this section. Any amendment made during a legislative session to a measure which mandates health insurance coverage of services may not be acted on by a committee of the legislative assembly unless the amendment is accompanied by a cost-benefit analysis provided by the legislative council. The legislative council shall contract with a private entity, after receiving one or more recommendations from the insurance commissioner, to provide the cost-benefit analysis required by this section. The insurance commissioner shall pay the cost of the contracted services to the entity providing the services. 54-03-29. Acceptance of gifts - Continuing appropriation. The legislative assembly or either house of the legislative assembly may accept donations of funds. Funds received as a donation may be expended by the legislative assembly by concurrent resolution or the appropriate house upon motion. All funds under this section are appropriated as a continuing appropriation for the purposes contained in the concurrent resolution or motion approving the expenditure of the funds. 54-03-30. Audio recording of floor sessions. The senate shall adopt rules regarding the recording of senate floor sessions and the house of representatives shall adopt rules regarding the recording of house floor sessions. The legislative council shall archive all audio recordings of floor sessions. Audio recordings of floor sessions are public records that must be open and accessible for inspection during reasonable office hours. 54-03-31. Federal health care reform law. 1. The legislative assembly declares that the federal laws known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148] and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 [Pub. L. 111-152] likely are not authorized by the United States Constitution and may violate its true meaning and intent as given by the founders and ratifiers. 2. The legislative assembly shall consider enacting any measure necessary to prevent the enforcement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 within this state. 3. No provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 may interfere with an individual's choice of a medical or insurance provider except as otherwise provided by the laws of this state. Page No. 25 54-03-32. Review of presidential executive orders. The legislative management may review any executive order issued by the president of the United States which has not been affirmed by a vote of the Congress of the United States and signed into law as prescribed by the Constitution of the United States and recommend to the attorney general and the governor that the executive order be further reviewed to determine the constitutionality of the order and whether the state should seek an exemption from the application of the order or seek to have the order declared to be an unconstitutional exercise of legislative authority by the president. 54-03-33. Certification of delegates to United States convention of the states. 1. If a convention of the states is called pursuant to article V of the United States Constitution, the legislative assembly or an official designated by the legislative assembly shall certify each delegate and alternate delegate from this state to the convention and provide a written copy of the certification to each delegate and alternate delegate and to the convention. If a delegate is ineligible or unwilling to serve as a delegate at the convention, the legislative assembly or the official designated by the legislative assembly shall certify an alternate delegate to replace the delegate and immediately provide a copy of the certification to the delegate and the convention. 2. If a delegate is rendered ineligible to serve under subsection 4, the delegate's certification must provide notice to the convention that any vote or other action taken by that delegate should be considered void. 3. An individual who has not been certified under this section may not serve as a delegate at the convention. 4. As a condition of being eligible for consideration or selection as a delegate or alternate delegate, each delegate and alternate delegate shall execute the following oath: I do solemnly swear or affirm that I will, to the best of my abilities, support the United States Constitution and the Constitution of North Dakota and I will not vote to allow consideration of or consider or approve any unauthorized amendment proposed for ratification to the United States Constitution. I understand that a violation of this oath will result in my being rendered ineligible to serve as a delegate at the convention as well as subject me to additional penalties under the laws of North Dakota. 5. A delegate at the convention may not vote to allow consideration of or consider or approve any unauthorized amendment. An "unauthorized amendment" means: a. A proposed amendment that varies from the exact text of the amendment contained in the application made by the legislative assembly, which limits the convention to approving or disapproving that exact text, or if the legislative assembly did not make the application, the exact text of the amendment contained in the applications relied upon by the United States Congress in calling the convention, if the application contains exact text for a proposed amendment; or b. A proposed amendment that is outside the permitted subject matter of the application made by the legislative assembly, or if the legislative assembly did not make the application, the permitted subject matter of the applications relied upon by the United States Congress in calling the convention and as the subject matter may be further defined by the legislative assembly or an official designated by the legislative assembly, in instructions adopted by the legislative assembly by concurrent resolution and provided to each delegate and alternate delegate. 6. The legislative assembly or an official designated by the legislative assembly shall provide guidance upon the request of any delegate or alternate delegate as to whether a proposed amendment is within the permitted subject matter of the convention. 7. A delegate casting or attempting to cast a vote at a convention in violation of this section must be rendered ineligible to continue to serve as a delegate and must be immediately removed from office and replaced by an alternate delegate as provided under this section. A vote cast by a delegate at a convention which is in violation of this section is void. Page No. 26 54-03-34. Dynamic fiscal impact bill selection committee. 1. During the 2019 legislative session, a dynamic fiscal impact bill selection committee must be formed consisting of the following members: a. The majority leader and minority leader of the house of representatives; b. The majority leader and minority leader of the senate; c. The chairman of the legislative management, who shall serve as chairman of the committee; d. The chairman of the house finance and taxation committee; and e. The chairman of the senate finance and taxation committee. 2. The committee shall review bills introduced by the sixty-sixth legislative assembly which have a fiscal impact and forward bills selected for dynamic fiscal impact analysis to the Bank of North Dakota for review pursuant to section 6-09-51. Page No. 27
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