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The bill, described in committee as a $50,000,000 appropriation from the SIF Fund for a Housing Opportunities Mobility and Empowerment grant program, would provide grants to political subdivisions to lower the cost of infrastructure development for housing. Committee members debated whether matching funds must be \"equally\" provided by the three listed sources or whether the language should be more flexible.

Committee chair (unnamed) opened discussion noting the bill \"is the $50,000,000, Department of Commerce. 50,000,000 coming from the SIF Fund for Housing for Opportunity Mobility and Empowerment Grant Program.\" Multiple senators urged flexibility. \"If we remove 'equally,' we still seem to be inferring that we think there should be some skin in this game from all three of those to some level,\" one member said, while another argued removing \"equally\" would give local partners necessary flexibility when the same entity both owns and develops a site.

After debate, a motion was offered to amend the bill by adding the words \"and for slum and blight removal\" after the clause about lowering the cost of infrastructure development, and by striking the word \"equally\" in the matching-funds clause. A second to the amendment was made. The committee recorded a roll call during the amendment vote; several senators recorded aloud as voting \"yes\" including Senator Erboli, Senator Dwyer, Senator Burkhart and Senator Wandsler. The chair announced, \"That motion passes.\" The committee then moved to a motion to give the bill a do-pass recommendation as amended; that motion also passed on a recorded vote and was left open for a returning member to cast a late vote.

Committee members discussed whether to cap slum-and-blight spending at $5,000,000; one senator proposed language to make clear no more than $5,000,000 of the appropriation \"may be used for slum and blight removal,\" while others preferred leaving allocation decisions to the Department of Commerce and local applicants. The amendment adopted did add slum-and-blight removal to the list of eligible uses and removed \"equally\" from the matching funds sentence; the committee did not adopt a specific percentage allocation requirement.

The committee recorded that the 50,000,000 total appropriation remains unchanged; committee members clarified the amendment only broadened permitted uses and altered the matching language, and that funding decisions would be made by the Department of Commerce through its grant process.

Votes at a glance: the amendment to add slum-and-blight removal and remove the word \"equally\" passed (committee announcement: motion passes). The committee later approved a do-pass-as-amended recommendation; the chair said the matter would be carried forward to full appropriations and left the do-pass motion open for one absent senator to register a vote.

The bill will proceed to further appropriations consideration, where members said the Department of Commerce will administer grants and communities will apply for funding under the revised language.

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Legislative staff described a salary package of 3% in each year of the biennium for legislators and some staff (the committee referred to this as a \"3 and 3\" adjustment), increases to leader compensation and session daily rates, and modest increases to lodging reimbursement and mileage (from 60¢ to 67¢ per mile). Committee staff said the base budget remains the same and the listed line items are increases above base. A one-time capital request of $8,450,000 would fund chamber accessibility improvements, lighting replacement and audio/video upgrades; staff said a substantial portion of that would address accessibility deficiencies in the Senate chamber identified in an architect's study.

Legislative Council Director John Bjornson told the committee that the accessibility work responds to difficulties meeting ADA standards in the Senate chamber, and that options in the study ranged from ramp modifications to leveling the chamber floor and installing rostrum lifts. \"Problem with the senate is ramps are too steep to meet ADA standards,\" Bjornson said, adding some options were costly.

The Legislative Council also proposed an initial phase to add 25 full-time equivalent positions to support program evaluation, policy analysis, IT and administrative functions. Bjornson said the 25 FTEs were the first phase of a five-year plan that could add another 25 in a later biennium; staff described the purpose as building institutional knowledge and capacity after term limits and to provide program-evaluation work the state currently lacks. Committee staff described the approximate biennial cost for the 25 positions as about $5,000,000 (funding for staff to be phased in as positions are filled; transcript noted hiring would be gradual).

Committee members asked whether the accessibility work was mandated; Bjornson said no legal mandate was imminent but that legislators on procedural committees requested the review and improvements. Members discussed options for trimming the one-time capital request if they chose not to fund the full accessibility package but did not take a funding vote in the hearing. Staff said capital items such as lighting and AV could be separated from the accessibility portion if the committee desired.

Committee staff emphasized that these budgets are reviewed within the overall budget process, and that any appropriations would be handled in the budget development cycle and by OMB processes where applicable. No final committee vote on Senate Bill 2001 was taken in the hearing; the chair adjourned the meeting after asking members to review materials and consider whether to fully fund the renovation requests.

","Appropriators reviewed Senate Bill 2001, the legislative branch budget request, which includes proposed 3%+3% salary adjustments, a request for 25 additional FTEs in the first phase, and $8.45 million in one-time funding for chamber accessibility, lighting and audio-video upgrades.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6363696,"Appropriations committee gives due-pass recommendation to SB 2179 to fund fuel inspection program",177,1697000,1874000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2165958-17b825183d1b63900a7da8aeb207c757&start=1697&end=1874","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2165958-17b825183d1b63900a7da8aeb207c757/thumbnail_1697000.jpg","/articles/6363696/North-Dakota/Appropriations-committee-gives-due-pass-recommendation-to-SB-2179-to-fund-fuel-inspection-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6363696-401c498cbca0e05c15914a6b090b2cef/orig.mp4?Expires=1776237596&Signature=Gb4KhU-8fGnr1AQAclgylSGj-PRvldfG1hzjHpE2zpipmADMKgUecZ3IPOYPrcFGgIHOnS-vMRJezP38XBN152m1ue-0aE6bFvNnvL7pME9foP9hG2A07qYgei31b3WcBWh9h2YgyvrEsu1uxeMFgjoYd8UYPeUN2C1y7ieSYAxXHctycl6eqzy0vHAx3EbVnbm6SvI~0c5r08Ln-zpkHXAD5vp-Lqbxj66Sv5jrzNzN9LHkxDR3wQgpOoIo8IqmmryTerzhLyC2g9EHjjsyR65EGs12eEzbusPuq3HR60xRU0GxiWdJrk6WTafU3Ej0cvV4eS9j4IK2FzHXcHZxIg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Appropriations - Government Operations Division voted to give Senate Bill 2179 a due-pass recommendation, forwarding the bill for further consideration with a recorded committee vote.

Committee documents presented a fiscal estimate of approximately $561,000 in new funds to be deposited into the Department of Environmental Quality Operating Fund; the transcript describes the amount as revenue \"that $561,000 would go into the Department of Environmental Quality Operating Fund\" to be used for a State Fuel Inspection Program.

Senator Burkhart moved the bill for a due pass, and Senator Dwyer seconded. The committee held a roll-call vote; members recorded as voting in the affirmative included Senator Wanzek, Senator Burkhart, Senator Dwyer and Senator Erboli. The chair announced the motion passed and left the item open for a returning senator to cast a late vote.

The committee noted this bill had previously received a hearing in a policy committee; members said a sponsor will speak to the bill when it reaches the full appropriations committee.

","Senate Bill 2179, which directs roughly $561,000 into the Department of Environmental Quality operating fund for the State Fuel Inspection Program, received a due-pass recommendation from the committee on a recorded vote.","actionData","errors"]

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Appropriations panel amends SB 2225 to include slum-and-blight grants, removes 'equally' matching requirement

Committee reviews legislative-branch budget proposal including 25 new FTEs and $8.45 million chamber upgrades

Appropriations committee gives due-pass recommendation to SB 2179 to fund fuel inspection program