HB1020 Summary

• Appropriates $827.7 million to the state water commission for the 2013-15 biennium, including $822.6 million for water and atmospheric resources, funded primarily through federal funds and other special income sources.

• Authorizes a $40 million loan from the Bank of North Dakota to the western area water supply authority for project construction, with terms to be negotiated between the parties.

• Designates $100 million for Fargo flood control projects (levees, dikes, land purchases, and construction) with a total state commitment not to exceed $450 million and an intent to provide $275 million in equal installments over four bienniums.

• Increases the community water facility loan fund ceiling from $10 million to $25 million and establishes a water-related topics overview committee with 13 members to meet quarterly and develop water project priorities.

• Declares the water and atmospheric resources appropriation and the Bank of North Dakota loan provisions as emergency measures.