23.0274.01000
Sixty-eighth
Legislative Assembly SENATE BILL NO. 2020
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Appropriations Committee
1 A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of
2 water resources.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
4 SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION. The funds provided in this section, or so much of the funds
5 as may be necessary, are appropriated from special funds derived from federal funds and other
6 income, to the department of water resources for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the
7 department of water resources, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30,
8 2025, as follows:
9 Governor's
10 Base Level Recommendation Appropriation
11 Salaries and wages $20,537,867 $23,809,878 $20,537,867
12 Operating expenses 43,366,550 59,479,068 43,366,550
13 Capital assets 98,467,437 172,396,344 98,467,437
14 Water supply - grants 125,000,000 270,000,000 125,000,000
15 Rural water supply - grants 59,600,000 35,000,000 59,600,000
16 Flood control projects 48,000,000 115,000,000 48,000,000
17 Discretionary fund for water projects 0 5,000,000 0
18 General water - grants 14,227,275 14,233,275 14,227,275
19 Total special funds $409,199,129 $694,918,565 $409,199,129
20 Full-time equivalent positions 90.00 93.00 90.00
21 SECTION 2. ONE-TIME FUNDING. The following amounts reflect one-time funding items
22 approved by the sixty-seventh legislative assembly for the 2021-23 biennium:
23 One-Time Funding Description 2021-23 2023-25
24 Line of credit - Bank of North Dakota $50,000,000 $0
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1 Basinwide plan implementation 1,100,000 0
2 Discretionary water project funding 6,000,000 0
3 Mouse River flood control project 74,500,000 0
4 Water infrastructure projects 75,000,000 0
5 Total special funds $206,600,000 $0
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Statutes affected:
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Committee: 61-02-79
FIRST ENGROSSMENT: 61-02-79
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Committee: 61-02-01.3, 61-03-21.4
Enrollment: 61-02-79