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Appropriations Committee hears deficiency bill; action deferred pending follow-up
Summary
Members discussed the biennial deficiency appropriation bill (House Bill 1024), reviewing requests across several agencies including the Adjutant General, Attorney General, Department of Public Instruction and Corrections; the committee deferred final action pending follow-up information.
Joe Morissette introduced House Bill 1024 as the biennial deficiency appropriation package, describing it as the regular vehicle used to make agencies whole for costs incurred during the current biennium.
Morissette said the bill includes a $19.4 million request for the Office of the Adjutant General — covering a proposed principal repayment for Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protest response costs, roughly $1.8 million for interest, and about $4.3 million in other response costs. He also described a $3.05 million request for the Attorney General’s litigation pool and witness fees, $30 million in additional federal fund authority for the Department of Public Instruction…
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