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Conference committee on House Bill 1020 debates water funding, line‑of‑credit split between chambers
Summary
Lawmakers at a conference committee meeting on House Bill 1020 debated differences between the House and Senate funding plans for statewide water projects, focusing on the size and use of a line of credit, bonding for the Southwest Pipeline and allocations for major river basins and Bismarck.
A conference committee reviewing House Bill 1020 met to reconcile competing House and Senate funding plans for statewide water projects, with members debating the size and intended use of a line of credit, bonding for the Southwest Pipeline and targeted dollars for Red River, Mouse River and Bismarck.
Chairman Swiatek outlined the assemblies' starting positions and the changes since the House first transmitted its proposal. He said the House package originally “was looking at 806,500,000.0,” which included a line of credit and bonding, but that updated projections had reduced the package to about “657,700,000.0” after adjusting for oil‑price scenarios and other factors. He also described a 14‑year plan that the committee has used to estimate long‑term needs, saying projected needs totaled roughly $3,200,000,000 over that period.
The principal difference discussed was…
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