23.1031.02000 FIRST ENGROSSMENT
Sixty-eighth
Legislative Assembly ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1448
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Weisz, Dockter, Wagner
Senator Klein
1 A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 15-06-02, subsection 7 of section 15.1-11-04,
2 and section 54-01-13.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the composition of the
3 county board of appraisers, required annual training, and land appraisal requirements.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
5 SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 15-06-02 of the North Dakota Century Code is
6 amended and reenacted as follows:
7 15-06-02. County board of appraisers - How composed.
8 The county superintendent of schools, the chairman of the board of county commissioners,
9 and the county auditor of each county constitutes the county board of appraisers of the original
10 grant lands of the state in their respective counties. The county director of tax equalization shall
11 serve as an assistant in making the appraisals.
12 SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Subsection 7 of section 15.1-11-04 of the North Dakota
13 Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
14 7. As secretary of the county committee:
15 a. Provide to the public information regarding the annexation of property to another
16 school district;
17 b. Provide to the public all forms necessary for the annexation of property to
18 another school district;
19 c. Compile information regarding school district annexations and dissolutions and
20 provide such information to the appropriate county committees, at the time and in
21 the manner directed by the state board of public school education; and
22 d. Compile information regarding school district annexations, reorganizations, and
23 dissolutions, and provide such information to the state board of public school
24 education, at the time and in the manner directed by the state board; and
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1 e. Attend annual training provided by the superintendent of public instruction and
2 the North Dakota association of counties.
3 SECTION 3. AMENDMENT. Section 54-01-13.2 of the North Dakota Century Code is
4 amended and reenacted as follows:
5 54-01-13.2. Appraisal.
6 The lands to be conveyed to the United States of America and also the lands to be taken in
7 exchange therefor, under the provisions of section 54-01-13.1, must be appraised by the county
8 superintendent of schools, the county auditor, and the chairman of the board of county
9 commissioners in the county wherein which the land is situated, at itsthe land's fair market
10 value, but no state school lands may not be appraised and valued at less than ten dollars per
11 acre [.40 hectare]. The county director of tax equalization shall serve as an assistant in making
12 the appraisals.
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Statutes affected:
FIRST ENGROSSMENT: 15-06-02, 15.1-11-04, 54-01-13.2
Enrollment: 15-06-02, 15.1-11-04, 54-01-13.2
Adopted by the House Political Subdivisions Committee: 15.1-11-04
INTRODUCED: 15-06-02, 54-01-13.2