Loudon - Subject to local approval, authorizes the City to regulate construction, maintenance, and operation of public utilities, and assess fees for the use and impact of such services; authorizes the City to establish, maintain, and regulate certain infrastructure, public grounds, and public facilities, assess fees for the use of or impact upon such property and facilities, and condemn property for such purposes in accordance with state law. - Amends Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1975; as amended.

114th Regular Session (2025-2026) Introduced by Lowell Russell

North Dakota designates a State Highway 6 bridge near County Road 137 and 53rd Street as the CPL Raymond Porter Korea bridge and requires signage reflecting the name.

Def. to Summer Study in State & Local Government Committee

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Summary — HB 1426 (North Dakota): Designation of CPL Raymond Porter Korea Bridge

Status
- Enacted and filed: Signed by the Governor March 25, 2025; filed with the Secretary of State March 26, 2025.
- Declared an emergency measure (effective immediately upon signature).

Purpose / Intent
- To honor Corporal Raymond Porter (Korea) by officially naming a specific bridge on State Highway 6 the “CPL Raymond Porter Korea bridge,” and to authorize placement of signage reflecting that name.

Key provisions
- Designation: Directs the (North Dakota) Department (the department responsible under chapter 24‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code — i.e., the Department of Transportation) to designate the bridge on State Highway 6 located between the junction of County Road 137 and the junction of 53rd Street as the “CPL Raymond Porter Korea bridge.”
- Signage: Requires the department to place signs along the avenue identifying the bridge by that name.
- Donations and funding: Authorizes the department to accept donated signs or donated funds for placement of the signs. Any donated funds received for this purpose are appropriated to the department on a continuing basis for sign provision (i.e., funds do not revert at fiscal year end and remain available for the specified purpose).
- Emergency clause: Declares the act an emergency measure so the designation and related authorities take effect immediately upon enactment.

Who or what is affected
- North Dakota Department of Transportation (or the statutory “department” responsible for state highway signage) — must implement the designation and install signage.
- Local community and motorists — signage and the official name will be placed at the specified bridge location on State Highway 6.
- Donors — private entities or individuals may donate signs or funds to support signage; donated funds are explicitly appropriated for that use.

Fiscal and practical impact
- Direct fiscal impact is likely minimal. Costs consist primarily of producing and installing signs; acceptance of donated funds or donated signs reduces the need for state appropriations.
- The continuing appropriation provision ensures donated funds remain available when needed for sign procurement or replacement.

Location detail
- Bridge on State Highway 6 between:
- Junction with County Road 137, and
- Junction with 53rd Street.

Legislative sponsors (as introduced in North Dakota)
- Representatives Dockter, Holle, Martinson, Porter, Rohr, Toman, Heinert.

Notes
- The bill is a naming/commemorative measure; it does not change traffic rules, bridge ownership, maintenance responsibilities, or create regulatory obligations beyond signage placement and acceptance of donations.