23.3091.01000
Sixty-eighth
Legislative Assembly HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3028
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Finley-DeVille, Conmy, Davis, Dobervich, J. Olson
Senator Mathern
1 A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying the
2 environmental impacts of oil, hydraulic fracturing sand, and hydraulic fracturing wastewater
3 spills on water quality, vegetation, soil, and all species of domestic and wild animals, including
4 insects, along State Highways 22, 23, and 37 within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Berthold
5 Reservation.
6 WHEREAS, oil, hydraulic fracturing sand, and hydraulic fracturing wastewater spills have
7 occurred along State Highways 22, 23, and 37 within the exterior boundaries of the Fort
8 Berthold Reservation; and
9 WHEREAS, oil, hydraulic fracturing sand, and hydraulic fracturing wastewater spills may
10 result in soil, surface water, and ground water contamination, which may have a negative
11 impact on water quality, vegetation, soil, and animals; and
12 WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to review potential environmental impacts associated
13 with oil, hydraulic fracturing sand, and hydraulic fracturing wastewater spills along State
14 Highways 22, 23, and 37 within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Berthold Reservation;
15 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF
16 NORTH DAKOTA, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN:
17 That the Legislative Management consider studying the environmental impacts of oil,
18 hydraulic fracturing sand, and hydraulic fracturing wastewater spills on water quality, vegetation,
19 soil, and all species of domestic and wild animals, including insects, along State Highways 22,
20 23, and 37 within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Berthold Reservation; and
21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Legislative Management report its findings and
22 recommendations, together with any legislation required to implement the recommendations, to
23 the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly.
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