ND HB1018

Appropriates $18,703,775 in total funds to the North Dakota State Historical Society for the 2013-15 biennium, with $15,481,811 from the general fund.

Allocates funds across salaries and wages ($11,517,710), operating expenses ($2,766,016), capital assets ($1,749,725), and a project pool ($950,000), among other categories.

Authorizes 69 full-time equivalent positions (63 base plus 6 new positions) for the state historical society.

Designates $1,250,000 in one-time funding for specific projects including North Dakota studies curriculum ($150,000), historic sites exhibits ($50,000), and state's 125th celebration planning ($100,000).

Includes funding for potential purchase of the Lawrence Welk homestead and requires the state historical society to report to the budget section on project pool usage by July 1, 2014.