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Conference committee narrows HB1018; lowers pledge threshold to unlock $15M SIF, Medora $1M left to finalize
Summary
Members of the conference committee reconciling House Bill 1018 agreed to move several local grants to the Department of Commerce, discussed changing the pledge threshold to 33% to unlock $15 million in SIF funds, and left a $1 million Medora grant unresolved pending one more meeting.
A conference committee convened to reconcile House Bill 1018 discussed moving several local grants into the Department of Commerce, recommended lowering a donation pledge threshold to 33% to unlock $15 million in SIF funds, and left a $1 million grant for Medora (the town) to be finalized at a later meeting.
Committee members agreed that several small, locally directed grants should be handled in Commerce rather than in the HB1018 appropriations line. Members discussed removing funding for the Fargo Theatre, Ellendale and other small direct grants from this bill and noted that Medora transportation improvements that funded a trolley program had already been cut from the appropriation being considered in this…
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