Water Topics Overview Committee
Number Of Members:
Members
March 5, 2024 - 9:00 am to 3:15 pm CST
Committee Memorandums
Committee Memorandums
Duties
Legislative overview of water-related topics and related matters and any necessary discussions with adjacent states on water‑related topics. (NDCC § 54-35-02.7)
Legislative overview of the Garrison Diversion Project. (NDCC § 54-35-02.7)
Report on the committee's project prioritization process, provide updates on allocated program expenditures, and report on the fund balances of projects, grants, and contracts. (NDCC § 54-35-02.7)
Reports
Receive quarterly reports from the State Water Commission on each project the State Water Commission has designated as a carryover project that has had a cost-share agreement in place for at least 4 years, the amount of funds still committed for each carryover project included in the report, the total amount of funds reallocated or made available from carryover projects included in a previous report to other projects since the commission's preceding report, and the status of each carryover project for which the committee has made a recommendation to terminate since the commission's preceding report. The committee may make a recommendation to the State Water Commission that a carryover project included in a report be terminated under Section 61‑02‑14.3 and any funds remaining for the carryover project be reallocated and made available for projects with the same general purpose as the carryover project. (NDCC § 61-02-14.4)
Receive a report from the Department of Water Resources by October 1, 2024, regarding the Department of Water Resources' research, in coordination with the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District, into identifying options for the use of the Missouri River intake constructed near Washburn. (2023 Senate Bill No. 2020 § 19)
Receive regular progress reports from the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District on the Red River Valley Water Supply Project. (2019 S.L. ch. 45, § 12)
Receive quarterly progress reports from the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District on the Red River Valley Water Supply Project. (2019 S.L. ch. 45, § 14)