ND SB2368

Agriculture commissioner to administer a grasslands grazing grant program providing funds to organizations representing cooperative grazing associations in North Dakota

Eligible infrastructure projects on national grasslands include water development, fencing, conservation initiatives, federal permitting compliance, and projects enhancing wildlife habitat or carbon capture

Grant recipients must develop a grazing land plan approved by their local soil conservation district

Matching requirement of $1 in non-state funds for every $4 in grant funding received

Passed Senate 44-1 and House 84-8