SB 2016 Summary

• Appropriates $147.9 million total ($27.4 million general fund) to the Office of the Adjutant General and Department of Emergency Services for the 2019-21 biennium, including $73.3 million for National Guard operations and $74.6 million for emergency services.

• Increases National Guard tuition waiver from 25% to 35% for members attending state-controlled schools and establishes grant program for members attending non-state-controlled accredited postsecondary institutions in North Dakota.

• Allocates $8.1 million from the state disaster relief fund to non-oil-producing counties for township road maintenance and improvements, with $5,000 per township allocation.

• Authorizes adjutant general to purchase options for Camp Grafton expansion up to 1,600 acres for purchase and 6,000 acres total including long-term leases, with prohibition on using eminent domain.

• Reduces state disaster relief fund threshold from $20 million to $15 million for oil and gas tax deposits and declares specified provisions emergency measures.