ND HB1010

Appropriates $10,729,344 from special funds to the insurance commissioner for the 2017-19 biennium, including $8,549,567 for salaries and wages and $2,179,777 for operating expenses, with funding reduced by 3.5 full-time equivalent positions.

Appropriates $15,064,086 from the insurance tax distribution fund for payments of $14,235,561 to North Dakota fire departments and $828,525 to the North Dakota firefighter's association for the 2017-19 biennium.

Includes $124,767 for employee health insurance premium increases from $1,130 to $1,241 per month.

Allocates administrative expenses for four special funds: $52,004 from the state bonding fund, $1,797,218 from the fire and tornado fund, $29,703 from the unsatisfied judgment fund, and $119,472 from the petroleum release compensation fund.

Amends North Dakota Century Code section 18-04-05 to clarify the insurance commissioner's distribution of funds to fire departments based on premium tax collections and allocates up to $50,000 per biennium to the firefighters death benefit fund.