SB 2006 — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the North Dakota aeronautics commission; to provide an exemption; and to provide a statement of legislative intent.

25.0173.02000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota FIRSTIn ENGROSSMENTRegular IntroducedSession byCommencing ENGROSSEDTuesday, January 7, 2025 SENATE BILL NO.

2006 Appropriations(Appropriations CommitteeCommittee) AAN BILLACT for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the North Dakota aeronautics commission;

and to provide an exemption.exemption;

and to provide a statement of legislative intent.

Adjustments or Base Level Enhancements Appropriation Salaries and wages $1,789,878 $132,794 $1,922,672 New and vacant FTE pool 0 20,495 20,495 Operating expenses 3,285,000 (119) 3,284,881 Grants 27,100,000 123,775,00093,775,000 150,875,000120,875,000 Total all funds $32,174,878 $123,928,170$93,928,170 $156,103,048$126,103,048 Less other funds 31,699,878 123,928,17093,928,170 155,628,048125,628,048 Total general fund $475,000 $0 $475,000 Full-time equivalent positions 7.00 0.00 7.00 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 the entity shall report to the appropriations committees of the seventieth legislative assembly regarding the use of this funding:

1One-Time 25.0173.02000Funding Sixty-ninthDescription LegislativeOther AssemblyFunds baseGenerational budgetairport forprojects the$90,000,000 2027-29Total biennium$90,000,000 andSECTION which3. the entity shall report to the appropriations committees of the seventieth legislative assembly regarding the use of this funding:

One-Time Funding Description Other Funds Generational airport projects $120,000,000 Total $120,000,000 SECTION 3.

OTHER FUNDS - STRATEGIC INVESTMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND - GENERATIONAL AIRPORT PROJECTS - EXEMPTION.EXEMPTION - LEGISLATIVE INTENT.

TheS. other funds appropriation in section 1 of this Act includes $120,000,000 from the strategic investment and improvements fund for generational airport projects during the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.

SectionB. 54-44.1-11 does not apply to this funding, and any funds not spent by June 30, 2027, must be continued into the biennium beginning July 1, 2027, and ending June 30, 2029, and may be expended only for generational airport projects.

NO.

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The other funds appropriation in section 1 of this Act includes $90,000,000 from the strategic investment and improvements fund for generational airport projects during the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.

2.

Section 54-44.1-11 does not apply to the funding identified in this section and appropriated in section 1 of this Act, and any funds not spent by June 30, 2027, must be continued into the biennium beginning July 1, 2027, and ending June 30, 2029, and may be expended only for generational airport projects.

3.

It is the intent of the sixty-ninth legislative assembly that state funds not be used to replace any federal grant funds applied for but not received for a generational airport project.

It is further the intent of the sixty-ninth legislative assembly that, of the funding identified in this section, $45,000,000 is for the Fargo commercial terminal expansion project, $20,000,000 is for the Grand Forks primary runway reconstruction project, and $25,000,000 is for the Dickinson terminal construction project.

DICKINSON AIRPORT PROJECT DEBT REPAYMENTS.

During the 2025-27 biennium, the city of Dickinson shall use funding allocated to it from the hub city debt relief funding pool under section 57-51-15 for debt repayments related to debt incurred for a project at the Dickinson airport.

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NO.

2006 - PAGE 3 ____________________________ ____________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House ____________________________ ____________________________ Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as Senate Bill No.

2006.

Senate Vote:

Yeas 46 Nays 0 Absent 1 House Vote:

Yeas 82 Nays 8 Absent 4 ____________________________ Secretary of the Senate Received by the Governor at ________M.

on _____________________________________, 2025.

Approved at ________M.

on __________________________________________________, 2025.

____________________________ Governor Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025, at ________ o’clock ________M.

____________________________ Secretary of State