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Committee trims NDSU research requests, rejects $500,000 for autonomous truck center
Summary
A legislative division trimmed several North Dakota State University (NDSU) capital and personnel requests in the Senate version of SB 2020 and voted down a proposed $500,000 general-fund allocation to start an autonomous truck research center. Lawmakers approved amendments to authorize two privately funded construction projects at NDSU.
Members of the Appropriations - Government Operations Division reviewed changes to the Senate version of Senate Bill 2020 on agency budgets for NDSU and related research units and voted down a motion to add $500,000 in general funds to create an autonomous truck research center.
The committee heard a line-by-line explanation of the Senate adjustments from legislative staffer Grant (legislative staff member), who detailed removals of one-time and base budget items from the Senate version of the bill. Grant said the Senate removed funding for an artificial-intelligence-in-surface-transportation project and a one-time carbon dioxide transportation network study, and reduced or removed multiple new-and-vacant FTE pool allocations across the main research center, branch research centers and NDSU Extension.
NDSU representatives described the projects and funding needs. Dr. Lardy (NDSU official) confirmed two privately funded construction projects to be added by authorization: a $6,000,000 private fundraising project to renovate a swine facility and a $3,250,000 privately funded addition to…
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