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Governmental Finance GOVERNMENTAL FINANCE

CHAPTER 187

HOUSE BILL NO. 1116

(Representatives Klemin, Heinert)

(Senators Bekkedahl, Patten)

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 6 of section 21-03-07 and sections 57-15-06.6 and 57-47-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the issuance of general obligation bonds and the authorized uses of the county capital projects levy; to provide an effective date; and to provide a contingent effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 6 of section 21-03-07 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:

6. The governing body of any county may also by resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote dedicate the tax levylevies authorized by section 57-15-06.6 and subsection 5 of section 57-15-06.7 and may authorize and issue general obligation bonds to be paid by the dedicated levy for the purpose of providing funds for the purchase, construction, reconstruction, or repair of regional or county correction centers, or parks and recreational facilitiespurposes identified under section 57-15-06.6 and subsection 5 of section 57-15-06.7; provided, that the initial resolution authorizing the tax levy dedication and general obligation bonds must be published in the official newspaper, and any owner of taxable property within the county may, within sixty days after publication, file with the county auditor a protest against the adoption of the resolution. Protests must be in writing and must describe the property which is the subject of the protest. If the governing body finds such protests to have been signed by the owners of taxable property having an assessed valuation equal to five percent or more of the assessed valuation of all taxable property within the county, as theretofore last finally equalized, all further proceedings under the initial resolution are barred.

SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 57-15-06.6 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:

57-15-06.6. County capital projects levy.

1. The board of county commissioners of each county may levy an annual tax not exceeding ten mills plus any voter-approved additional levy as provided in subsection 8 of section 57-15-06.7 for the purpose of the following capital projects:

1. a. Constructing and, equipping, and maintaining structural and mechanical components of regional or county corrections centers or for the purpose of