HB 1063 Summary

• Appropriates $76,611,707 in total funds to the North Dakota Attorney General for the biennium July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019, with $46,993,970 from the general fund.

• Reduces attorney general full-time equivalent positions from 250.00 to 234.00 (16 positions eliminated).

• Eliminates $400,000 in abortion litigation fees funding previously allocated in the 2015-17 biennium.

• Increases attorney general annual salary to $157,009 effective July 1, 2018, and to $158,579 effective July 1, 2019.

• Authorizes attorney general to retain the balance in the attorney general refund fund as of June 30, 2017, rather than transferring it to the general fund.