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Appropriations committee orders independent audit of state development fund, adds emergency clause and routes report to legislative audit committee
Summary
Lawmakers approved an amended bill to hire a third‑party auditor to examine the North Dakota Development Fund and require sharing findings with the state auditor; committee cut the appropriation to $250,000 and added an emergency clause and a routing amendment directing the report to the Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee.
Senate Bill 2396, presented by Representative Jonathan Morey (R–District 22), would fund a third‑party performance audit of the North Dakota Development Fund and require the findings to be shared with the state auditor and legislative oversight. Morey told the committee the development fund currently contains private/confidential financial information that the state auditor cannot fully inspect under current practice; committee sponsors asked for…
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