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ND HB1009
Bill
Status
5/20/2021
Primary Sponsor
Appropriations Committee
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $45,970,487 in total funds ($13,459,712 from general fund) to the agriculture commissioner for the 2021-23 biennium, including increases for salaries and wages ($15,717,126) and grants ($14,731,774).
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Increases agriculture commissioner salary to $121,000 through June 30, 2022, and $123,957.84 thereafter.
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Transfers $5,500,000 to bioscience innovation grant fund and $5,000,000 to federal environmental law impact review fund for one-time agricultural and energy sector support.
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Provides $5,000,000 in one-time funding for grasslands grazing grants through cooperative grazing associations on national grasslands, requiring $1 matching funds per $4 grant dollars.
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Modifies livestock dealer insolvency procedures to allow agriculture commissioner to establish trust funds without court appointment, and changes pipeline restoration program from court-supervised to commissioner-managed oversight.
Legislative Description
The salary of the agriculture commissioner, the pipeline restoration and reclamation oversight program, insolvency of livestock dealers, the ability of state agencies to employ attorney positions, and the waterbank program; to provide for a report; to provide for a legislative management study; and to declare an emergency.
Last Action
Signed by Governor 04/30
5/20/2021