ND HB1013

Appropriates $14,342,415 in special funds to the commissioner of university and school lands for the 2023-25 biennium, including $7,523,821 for salaries and wages, $1,769,094 for operating expenses, and $4,949,500 for capital assets.

Increases full-time equivalent positions from 30 to 33 positions, with enhancements of $1,050,694 in salary funding.

Includes one-time funding of $4,954,900 for the 2023-25 biennium, primarily for information technology projects ($4,900,000), information technology equipment ($5,400), and a utility vehicle and trailer ($49,500).

Directs the board of university and school lands to distribute $528,301,900 from permanent funds during the 2023-25 biennium to state institutions, with common schools receiving $499,860,000 and the remaining amount distributed among universities, colleges, and state facilities.

Requires the commissioner to report to the appropriations committees of the sixty-ninth legislative assembly on the use of one-time funding.