This bill appropriates a total of $410,186,911 for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to cover expenses for the biennium from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027. Key allocations include $34,000,000 for a new state facility maintenance fund and $300,000,000 for a state hospital project. The bill also facilitates a transfer of $34,000,000 from the strategic investment and improvements fund to the state facility maintenance fund, as well as a transfer of $235,800,000 from the social services fund to the human service finance fund. Additionally, it outlines one-time funding for a procurement automation system and Capitol building improvements, while establishing guidelines for a 3% average compensation adjustment for eligible state employees.

Moreover, the bill mandates the creation of a steering committee to oversee the design and construction of the new state hospital facility and includes a one-time funding allocation of $11,000,000 from the general fund for direct payments to licensed early childhood programs. Eligibility for these payments has been updated to require providers to be enrolled in the state's quality rating system and to care for children from birth to three years of age. The bill also repeals section 11-38-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, which relates to county achievement days, and exempts certain appropriations from standard fiscal management provisions to ensure continued funding for various projects into the next biennium.

Statutes affected:
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee: 57-51.1-07.5, 11-38-08
FIRST ENGROSSMENT: 57-51.1-07.5, 11-38-08
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations Committee: 11-38-08
25.0159.02017 : 11-38-08
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee: 10-30.5-02, 11-38-08
Enrollment: 10-30.5-02, 11-38-08