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Appropriations committee hears $500,000 request for firefighters association headquarters; lawmakers ask for lease and funding details
Summary
Representatives heard testimony on Senate Bill 22‑18, a request for a $500,000 appropriation to help the North Dakota Firefighters Association secure a building for training and storage. Committee members asked for more detailed lease and funding information and agreed to hold the item for further review.
Representatives in the House Appropriations Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 22‑18, which would appropriate $500,000 to the North Dakota Firefighters Association to assist with acquisition of a new headquarters and training site intended to consolidate mobile training props and protected storage.
Representative Don Longer, presenting the bill as chairman of the House political subdivision committee, said the appropriation would be a one‑time investment intended to secure property for future construction and storage. "The overall goal of our project is actually in 3 phases," Robert Knuth, training director for the North Dakota Firefighters Association, told the committee,…
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