ND HB1024

Appropriates $92,718,910 total funds ($15,782,024 general fund) to the Department of Environmental Quality for the 2023-25 biennium, including funding for salaries and wages, operating expenses, capital assets, and grants, with 173 full-time equivalent positions.

Allocates $25,000,000 in federal funds for grants to political subdivisions with populations of 10,000 or less for lead pipe removal and clean water projects, requiring 25 percent matching funds and capping individual grants at $5,000,000.

Approves $1,984,594 in one-time funding for 2023-25 including chemistry laboratory inflation, loan fund administration, drinking water program portal, and environmental data systems upgrade.

Amends the environmental quality restoration fund statute to require transfer of any uncommitted funds exceeding $5,000,000 to the general fund annually.

Removes the conditional language for depositing moneys recovered from environmental violations into the restoration fund, allowing deposits regardless of fund balance.