This bill proposes appropriations totaling $1.5 million in one-time funding for various state departments to provide autonomous technology grants. Specifically, it allocates $250,000 to the Attorney General for grants aimed at enhancing missing person searches and law enforcement operations; $500,000 to the Department of Career and Technical Education to support workforce training in autonomous technology, particularly in the oil and gas sector; $250,000 to the Department of Health and Human Services for grants that assist rural emergency response and disaster mitigation; and $500,000 to the Agriculture Commissioner for grants to support the agriculture industry. Each department is tasked with developing an application process and guidelines for the grants, which may include matching fund requirements.

Additionally, the bill mandates that each department provide a report to the legislative management during the 2025-26 interim detailing grant recipients, amounts awarded, and the use of the funding. Furthermore, it calls for a legislative management study to analyze the costs and benefits of investing in autonomous technology infrastructure in North Dakota, including its economic impact and potential future applications. The findings and recommendations from this study are to be reported to the seventieth legislative assembly.