Energy

Section 900 - Energy

Oil, Gas and Coal Production

We support North Dakota regulating its own energy industry.---ID#: 2280/25

We oppose any restriction on fossil fuel energy and use in the agricultural sector. ---ID#: 2628/24

We support the private production and development of renewable fuels and in state refineries in North Dakota.---ID#: 2796/26

We support the generation of electricity produced by coal fired plants.---ID#: 2469/24

We support baseline energy, such as coal, nuclear, and natural gas to mitigate power outages and improve reliability of the electrical grid.---ID#: 2542/26

We believe the state and federal government should have safeguards in place to protect electric power systems and our electronic networks in the event of a solar storm or an attack resulting in an electromagnetic pulse (EMP).---ID#: 2292/25

We support limiting energy and coal leases to ten years and then re-negotiating leases for more active energy development.---ID#: 2481/25

We support legislation for the capture, expansion and distribution of natural gas throughout the state of North Dakota.-- ID#: 2433/24

We support new construction of pipelines in and out of state such as Keystone Pipeline and other construction projects that would help transport liquids and or gas in or out of the state.---ID#: 2672/24

Carbon Dioxide

We oppose using any tax payer dollars for the sequestering of carbon dioxide.-- ID#: 2480/25

We oppose the non-use injection of carbon dioxide (CO2) for sequestration.---ID#: 2550/26

We support the requirement that any company sequestering CO2 be required to negotiate pore space agreements out to 25 miles.---ID#: 2746/25

Reclamation

We believe surface owners should see the productivity of their land restored after mineral development. Whereas land shall not be bond released until productivity is restored to prior energy development based upon soil maps and county yield data.---ID#: 2718/25

Utilities

We believe anyone using removable markers, to mark underground lines, should be required to remove the markers one week after the work is completed.-- ID#: 2402/26