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Conference report on Industrial Commission budget funds pipeline capacity plan but ties purchases to progress by 2026
Summary
The Senate adopted a conference report that funds a capacity‑purchase program to advance a West‑to‑East gas pipeline and authorizes a line of credit for the North Dakota Pipeline Authority, with a December 31, 2026, deadline for meaningful progress.
The Senate adopted the conference committee report for Senate Bill 2014, the Industrial Commission budget, which includes provisions authorizing a state capacity‑participation program and a borrowing mechanism to support a proposed West‑to‑East natural gas pipeline.
Sponsor Senator Scheible told the floor the package continues policy direction from the prior session to ensure natural gas produced in the Bakken can be moved east without impeding oil production. He said the legislature will "authorize a hundred and $60,000,000 to guarantee a program utilized…
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