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Committee approves $75,000 appropriation for agriculture commissioner—s irrigation expansion study
Summary
The Appropriations Committee voted unanimously to pass House Bill 1531, allocating $75,000 to the agriculture commissioner for a one‑year study of irrigation expansion and its economic impacts; the commissioner requested a procurement exemption and expects private matching funds to increase total study resources.
The Appropriations Committee approved House Bill 1531, allocating $75,000 to the agriculture commissioner to fund a one‑year study of irrigation expansion in North Dakota. The committee recorded a unanimous vote in favor of a due‑pass recommendation.
Senator Dwyer, presenting the bill, told the committee the study will update economic impact research last done 20 to 40 years ago and will examine opportunities for irrigation expansion across northwest, central and eastern North…
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