21.0267.01000
Sixty-seventh
Legislative Assembly HOUSE BILL NO. 1008
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Appropriations Committee
1 A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the public service
2 commission; 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 public service commission for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the
8 public service commission, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2023,
9 as follows:
10 Governor's
11 Base Level Recommendation Appropriation
12 Salaries and wages $9,495,560 $9,920,226 $9,495,560
13 Operating expenses 1,763,826 2,011,857 1,763,826
14 Capital assets 25,000 145,000 25,000
15 Grants 20,000 20,000 20,000
16 Abandoned mined lands contractual 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000
17 services
18 Rail rate complaint case 900,000 900,000 900,000
19 Railroad safety program 589,018 619,686 589,018
20 Specialized legal services 94,000 420,000 94,000
21 Total all funds $18,887,404 $20,036,769 $18,887,404
22 Less estimated income 12,172,476 13,423,361 12,172,476
23 Total general fund $6,714,928 $6,613,408 $6,714,928
24 Full-time equivalent positions 43.00 43.00 43.00
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1 SECTION 2. ONE-TIME FUNDING. The following amounts reflect the one-time funding
2 items approved by the sixty-sixth legislative assembly for the 2019-21 biennium:
3 One-Time Funding Description 2019-21 2021-23
4 Specialized legal services $336,000 $0
5 Grain insolvency litigation 100,000 0
6 Total special funds $436,000 $0
7 SECTION 3. TRANSFER AND REPAYMENT - BEGINNING FARMER REVOLVING LOAN
8 FUND. The Bank of North Dakota shall transfer from the beginning farmer revolving loan fund to
9 the public service commission the sum of $900,000, or so much of the sum as may be
10 necessary, included in the estimated income line item in section 1 of this Act to pay for costs
11 associated with a rail rate complaint case. Transfers must be made during the biennium
12 beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2023, upon order of the commission. If any
13 amounts are spent pursuant to this section, the public service commission shall reimburse the
14 beginning farmer revolving loan fund using amounts available from damages or proceeds
15 received, net of legal fees, from a successful outcome of a rail complaint case.
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Statutes affected:
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee: 49-01-05, 57-43.2-19, 64-02-10, 64-02-12
FIRST ENGROSSMENT: 49-01-05, 57-43.2-19, 64-02-10, 64-02-12
Enrollment: 49-01-05, 57-43.2-19, 64-02-10, 64-02-12