North Dakota Century Code Title 49. Public Utilities § 49-09.1-06. Certificate of insurance or coverage

1. The certificate of insurance or coverage submitted by a municipality must include commercial general liability insurance or equivalent form with a limit of not less than one million dollars for each occurrence and an aggregate of not less than two million dollars.

2. The certificate of insurance or coverage submitted by any other utility other than a gas and hazardous materials pipeline utility must include commercial general liability insurance or an equivalent form with a limit of not less than two million dollars for each occurrence and an aggregate limit of not less than five million dollars.

3. The certificate of insurance submitted by a gas or hazardous materials pipeline utility must include commercial general liability insurance with a combined single limit of a minimum of five million dollars for each occurrence and an aggregate limit of at least ten million dollars.

4. The railroad may require protective liability insurance with a combined single limit of not less than two million dollars for each occurrence and an aggregate limit of not less than five million dollars. The coverage may be provided by a blanket railroad protective liability insurance policy if the coverage, including the coverage limits, applies separately to each individual crossing.

5. The coverage is required only during the period of construction, repair, or replacement of the facility.

6. The insurance obligations required under this section may be satisfied by the utility using any combination of primary, excess, or self insurance.