25.0376.04000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota FIRSTIn ENGROSSMENTRegular ENGROSSEDSession Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025 HOUSE BILL NO.

1029 Introduced(Legislative byManagement) Legislative Management (Government Services Committee) AAN BILLACT for an Act to createamend and enactreenact a new section to48-10-03 chapter 54-35 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to athe facilitypower reviewand committee;duties of the capitol grounds planning commission.

and to amend and reenact section 48-10-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the power and duties of the capitol grounds planning commission.

Any gifts of money accepted pursuant to this section must be deposited in the capitol building fund and are appropriated on a continuing basis to the Pagecommission No.for purposes consistent with this section.

1 25.0376.04000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly commission for purposes consistent with this section.

The commission shall advise the director of the office of management and budget and the legislative council on matters relating to the physical and aesthetic features of the non-publicnonpublic interior areas of all buildings on the capitol grounds.

The commission may receive reports on new facility construction and remodeling projects exceeding five million dollars, including owned and leased facilities from which the state operates.

The commission may not receive new facility construction and remodeling reports on facilities operated by entities under the control of the state board of higher education or the national guard.

SECTIONH. 2.

AB. new section to chapter 54-35 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and enacted as follows:

FacilityNO. construction committee - Powers and duties.

1.1029 - PAGE 2 ____________________________ ____________________________ Speaker of the House President of the Senate ____________________________ ____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No.

The1029. legislative management, during each biennium, shall appoint a facility construction committee in the same manner as the legislative management appoints other interim committees.

TheHouse legislativeVote: management shall appoint seven members of the house of representatives, at least one of whom must represent the minority faction of the house of representatives, and six members of the senate, at least one of whom must represent the minority faction of the senate, to the committee.

AppointmentYeas to90 theNays committee3 isAbsent for1 aSenate termVote: of two years at the discretion of the legislative management.

TheYeas legislative44 managementNays shall1 designateAbsent the2 chairman____________________________ Chief Clerk of the committee.House Received by the Governor at ________M.

Theon committee_____________________________________, shall2025. operate according to the statutes and procedure governing the operation of other legislative management interim committees.

2.Approved at ________M.

Theon committee__________________________________________________, shall2025. study and review new facility construction and remodeling projects exceeding two million dollars, including owned and leased facilities, from which the state operates, excluding facilities operated by entities under the control of the state board of higher education, for the purpose of:

Page____________________________ No.Governor Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025, at ________ o’clock ________M.

2____________________________ 25.0376.04000Secretary Sixty-ninthof LegislativeState Assembly a.

Ensuring efficient and effective use of state resources in compliance with law and legislative intent;

b.

Providing the legislative assembly with formal, objective information regarding state facilities and facility construction projects for the basis of legislative action;

and c.

Providing legislative input to state agencies regarding any proposal for a new, expanded, or renovated facility.

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A state agency, excluding entities under the control of the state board of higher education, shall inform the legislative council upon issuing an invitation to bid for architect, engineer, construction management, or land surveying services under section 54-44.7-03 for the purpose of constructing a new facility or a renovation or addition to an existing facility exceeding two million dollars.

4.

A state agency, excluding entities under the control of the state board of higher education, shall inform the legislative council of any agreement exceeding two million dollars for the construction or renovation of a facility leased or to be leased by the state agency.

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The committee may call on personnel from state agencies to furnish such information as the committee may request.

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The committee shall meet at least once each calendar quarter upon the call of the chairman.

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The committee shall report the findings and recommendations of the committee to the capitol grounds planning commission regarding its review of the construction of a new facility or renovation or addition to an existing facility located on the capitol grounds.

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The committee shall report the findings and recommendations of the committee, along with any necessary legislation, to the legislative management and to the legislative assembly.

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