ND HB1025

Appropriates $3,538,867 in total funds to the North Dakota Department of Veterans' Affairs for the 2023-2025 biennium, with $1,707,420 from the general fund and $1,831,447 from estimated income and special funds.

Authorizes 9.00 full-time equivalent positions for the department, including one new position.

Allocates $100,836 in federal funds from the state fiscal recovery fund for a document scanning project.

Exempts $100,000 in previously appropriated posttraumatic stress disorder service dog program funds from lapse provisions, allowing unspent funds to carry forward to the 2023-2025 biennium.

Exempts $647,000 in federal state fiscal recovery funds from lapse provisions, including $500,000 for Fisher house construction at the Fargo veterans' affairs medical center and $147,000 for veterans' medical transportation, with $18,800 available for purchase of a nonhighly rural transport van.