21.0981.01000
Sixty-seventh
Legislative Assembly HOUSE BILL NO. 1491
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Mitskog, Ista
1 A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the industrial commission for contracting with
2 the energy and environmental research center to develop a roadmap for the implementation of
3 hydrogen energy.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
5 SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - ONE-TIME FUNDING. There is appropriated out of any
6 moneys in the general fund in the state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of
7 $300,000, or so much of the sum as may be necessary, to the industrial commission for the
8 purpose of contracting with the energy and environmental research center to develop a
9 roadmap for the implementation of hydrogen energy, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2021,
10 and ending June 30, 2023. The roadmap must include a critical examination of the existing
11 resource base, from production through end-use. The roadmap should estimate the costs and
12 timeline of building out the necessary additional infrastructure, as well as potential public-private
13 partnerships that could accelerate the build out. This funding is considered a one-time funding
14 item.
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