Revised 9/26/03
NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Tentative Agenda
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Monday, September 29, 2003
Roughrider Room, State Capitol
Bismarck, North Dakota
| 9:00 a.m. | Call to order Roll call Consideration of minutes of previous meeting |
| 9:10 a.m. | Presentation by representatives from the Canadian Pacific Railway on the types of lessees and purchasers of railroad right of way, the procedure for establishing a lease for railroad right of way, property management of railroad right of way, and the process for selling abandoned property |
| 9:40 a.m. | Questions and comments by committee members |
| 9:55 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 10:10 a.m. | Presentation by representatives from the Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railway Company on the types of lessees and purchasers of railroad right of way, the procedure for establishing a lease for railroad right of way, property management of railroad right of way, and the process for selling abandoned property |
| 10:40 a.m. | Questions and comments by committee members |
| 10:55 a.m. | Presentation by Mr. Ross Warner, North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund, on indemnity provisions in contracts relating to railroad right of way |
| 11:10 a.m. | Presentation by representatives from certain cities on lease and purchase issues relating to railroad right of way |
| 12:00 noon | Luncheon recess |
| 1:15 p.m. | Presentation by Mr. Stu Carlson, Executive Director, North Dakota Rural Water Systems Association, on the contract terms relating to a rural water system crossing a railroad right of way |
| 1:25 p.m. | Presentation by Mr. Robert Crava, Manager, Asset Management Support, Otter Tail Power Company, on lease formation and lease provisions for using railroad right of way |
| 1:35 p.m. | Presentation by Mr. Steven G. Strege, Executive Vice President, North Dakota Grain Dealers Association, on railroad right of way lease terms |
| 1:50 p.m. | Presentation by Mr. Dan DeRouchey, Berthold Farmers Elevator Company, on track agreements and switching charges |
| 2:00 p.m. | Coffee break |
| 2:15 p.m. | Comments by interested persons |
| 2:45 p.m. | Committee discussion |
| 3:00 p.m. | Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a bill draft on the electronic filing of liens on motor vehicles |
| 3:05 p.m. | Comments by interested persons |
| 3:15 p.m. | Presentation by Mr. Keith Magnusson, Director, Driver and Vehicle Services, Department of Transportation, on the expansion of the study of snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle dealers to include motorcycles and low-speed vehicles |
| 3:25 p.m. | Committee discussion |
| 3:45 p.m. | Adjourn |
