ND SB2020

Appropriates $230,867,664 in total funding for North Dakota State University agricultural entities including the extension service, northern crops institute, upper great plains transportation institute, research centers, and agronomy seed farm for the 2013-15 biennium.

Allocates $111,243,173 in general fund appropriations and $119,624,491 in special funds, with breakdown by entity: extension service $53.8 million, main research center $111.7 million, and six branch research centers $33.6 million total.

Includes $9,785,000 in one-time funding for agronomy laboratories ($5.9 million), extension 4-H camp renovation ($1.9 million), and equipment purchases, explicitly excluding these amounts from the 2015-17 base budget.

Permits Dickinson research center to spend up to $755,000 from mineral royalties for operations and requires Williston research center to retain all mineral revenue and report findings to the legislature.

Declares three appropriations as emergency measures totaling $7,907,000: $5.9 million for agronomy laboratories capital project, $1.9 million for extension 4-H camp renovation, and $82,000 for flooded lands study.