23.0230.01000
Sixty-eighth
Legislative Assembly HOUSE BILL NO. 1001
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Appropriations Committee
1 A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the legislative branch
2 of state government; to provide for application, transfer, and cancellation of unexpended
3 appropriations; and to declare an emergency.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
5 SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION. The funds provided in this section, or so much of the funds
6 as may be necessary, are appropriated out of any moneys in the general fund in the state
7 treasury, not otherwise appropriated, and from special funds derived from the insurance
8 regulatory trust fund, not otherwise appropriated, to the legislative branch of state government
9 for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the legislative branch of state government, for the
10 fiscal period beginning with the effective date of this Act and ending June 30, 2025, as follows:
11 Subdivision 1.
12 SIXTY-EIGHTH AND SIXTY-NINTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES AND BIENNIUM
13 Governor's
14 Base Level Recommendation Appropriation
15 Salaries and wages $11,430,094 $12,506,837 $11,430,094
16 Operating expenses 6,218,753 5,167,919 6,218,753
17 Capital assets 6,000 4,932,600 6,000
18 National conference of state legislatures 271,333 283,070 271,333
19 Total general fund $17,926,180 $22,890,426 $17,926,180
20 Subdivision 2.
21 LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
22 Governor's
23 Base Level Recommendation Appropriation
24 Salaries and wages $12,690,980 $13,957,027 $12,690,980
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1 Operating expenses 3,045,430 3,936,412 3,045,430
2 Capital assets 6,000 126,000 6,000
3 Total all funds $15,742,410 $18,019,439 $15,742,410
4 Less estimated income 70,000 88,000 70,000
5 Total general fund $15,672,410 $17,931,439 $15,672,410
6 Full-time equivalent positions 44.00 44.00 44.00
7 Subdivision 3.
8 TOTAL - SECTION 1
9 Governor's
10 Base Level Recommendation Appropriation
11 Grand total general fund $33,598,590 $40,821,865 $33,598,590
12 Grand total special funds 70,000 88,000 70,000
13 Grand total all funds $33,668,590 $40,909,865 $33,668,590
14 SECTION 2. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ONE-TIME FUNDING. The following amounts
15 reflect the one-time funding items approved by the sixty-seventh legislative assembly for the
16 2021-23 biennium:
17 One-Time Funding Description 2021-23 2023-25
18 Redistricting session $316,284 $0
19 Information technology expansion 1,450,000 0
20 Total general fund $1,766,284 $0
21 SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ONE-TIME
22 FUNDING. The following amounts reflect the one-time funding items approved by the
23 sixty-seventh legislative assembly for the 2021-23 biennium:
24 One-Time Funding Description 2021-23 2023-25
25 Information technology expansion $48,000 $0
26 Public website design 150,000 0
27 Acute psychiatric hospitalization study 500,000 0
28 Total general fund $698,000 $0
29 SECTION 4. EXEMPTION - TRANSFERS. Notwithstanding section 54-16-04, the director
30 of the office of management and budget shall transfer appropriation authority between line items
31 of the legislative management and legislative council as may be requested by the chairman of
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1 the legislative management or the director of the legislative council upon the finding by the
2 chairman or the director that the nature of studies and duties assigned to the legislative
3 management or legislative council requires the transfers in properly carrying on the legislative
4 management's and legislative council's functions and duties. The director of the office of
5 management and budget shall similarly make transfers of appropriation authority between the
6 line items for the sixty-eighth and sixty-ninth legislative assemblies, upon request by the
7 chairman of the legislative management or the director of the legislative council upon the finding
8 by the chairman or director that the transfers are required for the legislative assembly to carry
9 on its functions and duties.
10 SECTION 5. APPLICATION, TRANSFER AUTHORITY, AND CANCELLATION OF
11 UNEXPENDED APPROPRIATIONS. Sections 54-16-04 and 54-44.1-11 do not apply to
12 chapter 29 of the 2021 Session Laws. The director of the office of management and budget
13 shall make transfers of appropriation authority between the line items and the agencies of the
14 legislative branch within section 1 of that chapter as requested by the chairman of the legislative
15 management or the director of the legislative council. The office of management and budget
16 shall cancel unexpended appropriations for the legislative assembly and legislative council
17 enacted prior to the 2021-23 biennium as directed by the chairman of the legislative
18 management or the director of the legislative council.
19 SECTION 6. EMERGENCY. This Act is declared to be an emergency measure.
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Statutes affected:
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee: 54-03-20, 54-35-10
FIRST ENGROSSMENT: 54-03-20, 54-35-10
Enrollment: 54-03-20, 54-35-10