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Senate committee hears proposal to restore $1 million base enhancement grant for Minot, Grand Forks and Fargo
Summary
A proposed amendment to the Department of Commerce budget would restore a $1 million biennial base enhancement grant, allocating $600,000 to Minot, $250,000 to Grand Forks and $150,000 to Fargo. The committee heard testimony but took no formal vote at today’s Government Operations Division meeting.
A proposed amendment to the Department of Commerce budget that would restore a $1 million biennial base enhancement grant drew testimony Wednesday from military-community advocates but received no formal action.
The amendment — presented to the Government Operations Division of the Senate Appropriations Committee as the “Burkhart Amendment” — would allocate $600,000 to Minot, $250,000 to Grand Forks and $150,000 to Fargo to support community programs that assist nearby military installations.
The proposal matters to the state’s economy and to communities that host large military installations. “Minot Air Force Base, for example, is over half of the state’s military economic impact,” said Brecka Kramer, president and CEO of the Minot Area Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Council, during testimony. Kramer said the state’s annual military-related economic impact is about $1.2 billion and about $2.4 billion for…
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