Heritage Fund Amendment Fails

The North Dakota Senate has turned down one of two measures that would create an “Outdoor Heritage Fund” - to help with access and habitat.

 

 

 

 

The North Dakota Senate has turned down one of two measures that would create an “Outdoor Heritage Fund” - to help with access and habitat.

This measure would have been put to a vote in 2014, as a constitutional amendment.

It would have set aside 100-million dollars a year - and unlike a statutory measure still pending, would have allowed the purchase of land.

Fargo Democratic Senator Tyler Axness sponsored the measure.

He says people did not get a chance to vote on an initiated constitutional measure last year because of ballot fraud - and he says a number of people approached him to get this on the ballot through legislative action.

But senators representing agricultural areas objected to the measure allowing land purchases.

The measure failed 36-to-10.

A measure that would set aside $30-million a biennium - but not allow land purchases - is still pending in the senate.

It has already passed the house.

(Photo Credit:  ND Legislature)

 

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