HB 1016 — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the office of the adjutant general; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to provide an exemption; and to declare an emergency.

25.0160.02000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota FIRSTIn ENGROSSMENTRegular IntroducedSession byCommencing ENGROSSEDTuesday, January 7, 2025 HOUSE BILL NO.

1016 Appropriations(Appropriations CommitteeCommittee) AAN BILLACT for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the office of the adjutant general;

NATIONAL GUARD Adjustments or Base Level Enhancements Appropriation Salaries and wages $7,745,742 ($4,089,855) $3,655,887 New and vacant FTE pool 0 1,943,664 1,943,664 Operating expenses 3,214,211 (1,618,997) 1,595,214 Capital assets 224,046 47,749,954 47,974,000 Grants 470,692 0 470,692 Civil air patrol 330,642 215,254 545,896 Tuition, recruiting, and retention 3,362,235 0 3,362,235 Air guard contract 8,928,725 606,916111,734 9,535,6419,040,459 PageArmy No.guard contract 49,586,921 19,080,973 68,667,894 Veterans' cemetery 1,401,147 62,469 1,463,616 Reintegration program 900,634 (900,634) 0 Total all funds $76,164,995 $62,554,562 $138,719,557 Less other funds 58,308,741 59,468,686 117,777,427 Total general fund $17,856,254 $3,085,876 $20,942,130 Subdivision 2.

1DEPARTMENT 25.0160.02000OF Sixty-ninthEMERGENCY LegislativeSERVICES AssemblyAdjustments Armyor guardBase contractLevel 49,586,921Enhancements 19,080,973Appropriation 68,667,894Salaries Veterans'and cemeterywages 1,401,147$13,562,188 62,469$1,800,194 1,463,616$15,362,382 ReintegrationNew programand 900,634vacant (900,634)FTE pool 0 910,777 910,777 Operating expenses 6,815,567 769,316 7,584,883 Capital assets 0 660,000 660,000 Grants 27,790,000 0 27,790,000 Disaster costs 74,249,944 78,761,155 153,011,099 Radio communications 0 1,020,000 1,020,000 Total all funds $76,164,995$122,417,699 $63,049,744$83,921,442 $139,214,739$206,339,141 Less other funds 58,308,741114,662,611 59,963,86881,789,583 118,272,609196,452,194 Total general fund $17,856,254$7,755,088 $3,085,876$2,131,859 $20,942,130$9,886,947 Subdivision 2.3.

DEPARTMENTH. OF EMERGENCY SERVICES Adjustments or Base Level Enhancements Appropriation Salaries and wages $13,562,188 $1,793,521 $15,355,709 New and vacant FTE pool 0 725,676 725,676 Operating expenses 6,815,567 745,316 7,560,883 Capital assets 0 660,000 660,000 Grants 27,790,000 0 27,790,000 Disaster costs 74,249,944 78,561,155 152,811,099 Radio communications 0 1,020,000 1,020,000 Total all funds $122,417,699 $83,505,668 $205,923,367 Less other funds 114,662,611 81,550,506 196,213,117 Total general fund $7,755,088 $1,955,162 $9,710,250 Subdivision 3.

SECTIONB. 1 TOTAL Adjustments or Base Level Enhancements Appropriation Grand total all funds $198,582,694 $146,555,412 $345,138,106 Less grand total other funds 172,971,352 141,514,374 314,485,726 Grand total general fund $25,611,342 $5,041,038 $30,652,380 Full-time equivalent positions 233.00 3.00 236.00 SECTION 2.

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1016 - PAGE 2 SECTION 1 TOTAL Adjustments or Base Level Enhancements Appropriation Grand total all funds $198,582,694 $146,476,004 $345,058,698 Less grand total other funds 172,971,352 141,258,269 314,229,621 Grand total general fund $25,611,342 $5,217,735 $30,829,077 Full-time equivalent positions 233.00 2.00 235.00 SECTION 2.

The following amounts reflect the one-time funding items included in the appropriation in section 1 of this Act which are not included in the entity's Pagebase No.budget for the 2027-29 biennium and which each entity shall report to the appropriations committees of the seventieth legislative assembly regarding the use of this funding:

2One-Time 25.0160.02000Funding Sixty-ninthDescription LegislativeOther AssemblyFunds baseNational budgetguard forCamp theGrafton 2027-29regional bienniumtraining andinstitute which$34,000,000 eachCritical entityinfrastructure shallstate reportmatching tofunds the4,500,000 appropriationsWilliston committeesreadiness center design 2,500,000 Civil air patrol statewide interoperable radio network upgrade 206,426 Line of thecommunication seventiethbridge legislativetraining assemblysite regarding3,674,000 theDickinson usereadiness center 5,800,000 Camp Grafton fitness facility 2,000,000 Total national guard $52,680,426 Department of thisemergency funding:services Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Act $39,050,000 Wildland fires 2,550,000 Disaster response equipment 660,000 Law enforcement redundant switch 525,000 Statewide interoperable radio network costs 495,000 Flood mitigation grants 200,000 Total department of emergency services $43,480,000 Grand total $96,160,426 SECTION 3.

One-Time Funding Description Other Funds National guard Camp Grafton regional training institute $34,000,000 Critical infrastructure state matching funds 4,500,000 Williston readiness center design 2,500,000 Civil air patrol statewide interoperable radio network upgrade 206,426 Line of communication bridge training site 3,674,000 Dickinson readiness center 5,800,000 Camp Grafton fitness facility 2,000,000 Total national guard $52,680,426 Department of emergency services Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Act $39,050,000 Wildland fires 2,550,000 Disaster response equipment 660,000 Law enforcement redundant switch 525,000 Statewide interoperable radio network costs 495,000 Total department of emergency services $43,280,000 Grand total $95,960,426 SECTION 3.

1015, as approved by the sixty-ninthsixty- ninth legislative assembly.

In addition to the amount appropriated to the adjutant general in the veterans' cemetery line item in subdivision 1 of section 1 of this Act, there is appropriated any additional funds that are received and deposited in the veterans' cemetery maintenance fund pursuant to sections Page37-03-14 No.and 39-04-10 for the operation of the North Dakota veterans' cemetery for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.

3 25.0160.02000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly 37-03-14 and 39-04-10 for the operation of the North Dakota veterans' cemetery for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.

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OTHER FUNDS - STATE DISASTER RELIEF FUND.

The other funds line item in subdivision 2 of section 1 of this Act includes the sum of $11,800,703 from the state disaster relief fund, of which $5,750,703 is for costs related to previous state disasters, $2,000,000 is for natural disaster response and recovery grants, $3,550,000 is for the ten percent state match for the federal safeguarding tomorrow through ongoing risk mitigation program, $300,000 is for wildland fire disaster funding, and $200,000 is for flood mitigation grants.

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It is the intent of the sixty-ninthsixty- ninth legislative assembly that the adjutant general contract for the purchase or long-term lease of land for the Camp Grafton expansion, including the purchase of up to one thousand six hundred acres and the long-term lease of the remainder, not to exceed six thousand acres in total.

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1016 - PAGE 5 ____________________________ ____________________________ Speaker of the House President of the Senate ____________________________ ____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No.

1016 and that two-thirds of the members-elect of the House of Representatives voted in favor of said law.

Vote:

Yeas 83 Nays 6 Absent 5 ____________________________ ____________________________ Speaker of the House Chief Clerk of the House This certifies that two-thirds of the members-elect of the Senate voted in favor of said law.

Vote: