Transportation

HB 1182 allocates $611,000 from North Dakota's Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund to Dickey County for a specific road project. The funding would replace a culvert system and raise the road grade to address recurring flooding on a local road. This one-time appropriation is intended for the 2025-2027 biennium and directly supports Dickey County's infrastructure needs. The bill does not create new regulations but provides targeted financial support for a flood mitigation project.

HB 1202 would allocate $3 million from North Dakota's flexible transportation fund to a specific county impacted by a state supreme court case involving a drainage project. The grant, intended for a single two-year period (2025-2027), covers project costs including litigation expenses, inflation adjustments, and other drainage-related expenditures. It overrides standard fund designation rules under section 24-02-37.3, directing the Department of Transportation to distribute the funds as a one-time grant. The bill failed to pass in committee and on the floor during the 2025 legislative session.

HB 1054 proposed creating a new section in North Dakota law (24-01-12.4) to establish rules for private companies sponsoring highway-related services (like maintenance or signage) within state highway right-of-way areas. It would directly affect private contractors and businesses seeking to fund such services in exchange for naming rights or other agreements. The bill aimed to provide a clear legal framework for these sponsorship agreements but failed to pass in the legislature on January 14, 2025, with only 3 votes in favor out of 93 total. The bill was referred to the Transportation Committee but was ultimately rejected.