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Conference committee reviews Senate cuts to House Bill 1018, including $5 million SIF reduction for military gallery
Summary
A House–Senate conference committee met to reconcile differences on House Bill 1018, discussing a $5 million cut to SIF funding for a military gallery, a plan to use SIF to pay a $4.2 million line-of-credit balance, grant-match rules for historic theater projects, and an emergency clause to allow immediate payoff of the line of credit.
A joint House–Senate conference committee met to reconcile differences in House Bill 1018, focusing on one-time appropriations that include funding for a military gallery expansion at the North Dakota Heritage Center and several community grant line items.
Senator Meyer, presenting the Senate’s changes, told conferees the Senate reduced State Investment Fund (SIF) support for the military gallery expansion from $20,000,000 to $15,000,000. "This was a reduction of $5,000,000 from 20,000,000 in SIF to 15,000,000 in SIF," Senator Meyer said. He said the Senate planned for SIF dollars to pay off a roughly $4,200,000 balance on a line of credit rather than split repayment between donations and SIF funds.
The reduction and proposed contingency language were part of a broader list of Senate edits to the bill’s one-time funding section. Senator Meyer walked conferees through other changes included on the long sheet: Madora area planning funding…
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