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Conference committee approves cuts to research station budget, sets $100,000 for North Central grape research
Summary
A Senate conference committee approved an amendment to bill 2020 that trims operating funds for research stations and allocates $100,000 to grape/vine research at the North Central center, while leaving a $1.7 million carryover and a $400,000 SIF authorization for the Nesen building intact.
A Senate conference committee meeting approved amendments to bill 2020 that reduce some operating and base-budget items for the state research and extension system and allocate $100,000 specifically for grape and vineyard research at the North Central site.
The committee voted to adopt a package that, as described during debate, cuts $48,000 from a roughly $320,000 operating line, cuts $60,000 from a $619,000 base adjustment line, and sets aside $100,000 for grape research at North Central. Senator Dwyer and several representatives and senators discussed how those reductions were arrived at and how they would affect research stations and extension operations.
Why it matters: The measures reallocate limited general or special fund resources within the research and extension budget and preserve funding for a planned building project in Williston, while attempting to reduce the committee's general-fund exposure.
Discussion and context
Senator Dwyer told the committee he had spoken…
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