21.0300.01000
Sixty-seventh
Legislative Assembly SENATE BILL NO. 2018
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 commerce; and to provide for a transfer.
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 out of any moneys in the general fund in the state
6 treasury, not otherwise appropriated, and from special funds derived from federal funds and
7 other income, to the department of commerce for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the
8 department of commerce, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2023.
9 Governor's
10 Base Level Recommendation Appropriation
11 Salaries and wages $13,217,286 $12,941,861 $13,217,286
12 Operating expenses 14,873,203 16,929,189 14,873,203
13 Grants 52,638,527 53,282,330 52,638,527
14 Discretionary funds 2,150,000 1,550,000 2,150,000
15 North Dakota trade office 1,600,000 750,000 1,600,000
16 Partner programs 1,562,531 1,562,531 1,562,531
17 Entrepreneurship grants and vouchers 948,467 948,467 948,467
18 CARES Act funding 0 8,000,000 0
19 Total all funds $86,990,014 $95,964,378 $86,990,014
20 Less estimated income 54,123,293 62,565,608 54,123,293
21 Total general fund $32,866,721 $33,398,770 $32,866,721
22 Full-time equivalent positions 61.80 58.80 61.80
23 SECTION 2. ONE-TIME FUNDING. The following amounts reflect the one-time funding
24 items approved by the sixty-sixth legislative assembly for the 2019-21 biennium:
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1 One-Time Funding Description 2019-21 2021-23
2 Unmanned aircraft system $2,225,000 $0
3 Enhanced use lease grant 3,000,000 0
4 Workforce grants to tribally controlled community colleges 500,000 0
5 Census 2020 program 1,000,000 0
6 Workforce safety grant 1,000,000 0
7 Entrepreneurship grants and vouchers 2,000,000 0
8 Sculpture maintenance grants 75,000 0
9 Nonresident nurse employment recruitment 500,000 0
10 Intermodal container transportation shipping fees 1,300,000 0
11 Job development and economic growth grant 25,000 0
12 Total all funds $11,625,000 $0
13 Less estimated income 4,300,000 0
14 Total general fund $7,325,000 $0
15 SECTION 3. TRANSFER - INTERNSHIP FUND. The office of management and budget
16 shall transfer $855,000 of the amount appropriated in the operating expenses line item in
17 section 1 of this Act to the internship fund for the purpose of administering the operation intern
18 program, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2023.
19 SECTION 4. BIOTECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM. The grants line item in section 1 of
20 this Act includes $300,000 from the general fund for the purpose of providing biotechnology
21 grants to a local association with bioscience experience to promote bioscience and
22 biotechnology research and business development in North Dakota agriculture and life and
23 energy science industries.
24 SECTION 5. DISCRETIONARY FUNDS - RURAL HEALTH. Of the $2,150,000 from the
25 general fund appropriated in the discretionary funds line item in section 1 of this Act, $200,000
26 is designated for the purpose of providing matching funds to an organization assisting in the
27 recruitment, distribution, and supply, and enhancing the quality and efficiency of personnel
28 providing health services in rural areas of the state.
29 SECTION 6. TRADE OFFICE - MATCHING FUND REQUIREMENT. The North Dakota
30 trade office line item and the general fund appropriation in section 1 of this Act include
31 $1,600,000 of funding related to the North Dakota trade office. The department of commerce
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1 may spend sixty percent of this amount without requiring any matching funds from the trade
2 office. Any additional amounts may be spent only to the extent the North Dakota trade office
3 provides one dollar of matching funds from private or other public sources for each one dollar
4 provided by the department. Matching funds may include money spent by businesses or
5 organizations to pay salaries to export assistants, providing training to export assistants, or buy
6 computer equipment as part of the North Dakota trade office's export assistance program.
7 SECTION 7. ENTREPRENEURSHIP GRANTS AND VOUCHER PROGRAM. The
8 entrepreneurship grants and voucher line item in section 1 of this Act includes $948,467, of
9 which $740,956 is from the general fund and $207,511 is from the economic development fund,
10 for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the entrepreneurship grants and voucher program.
11 The department shall establish guidelines to provide grants to entrepreneurial centers certified
12 by the department. The department also shall establish guidelines to award vouchers to
13 entrepreneurs to procure business development assistance from certified entrepreneurial
14 centers or to provide grants to entrepreneurs working with an entrepreneurial center.
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Statutes affected: Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Bekkedahl: 54-60-29, 54-60-16
FIRST ENGROSSMENT: 54-60-29, 54-60-16
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Committee: 54-34.3-13
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee: 54-34.3-13
Enrollment: 54-34.3-13, 54-60-29, 54-60-16