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North Dakota Game and Fish outlines $115.6 million recommended budget, stresses federal funding and special funds
Summary
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department presented its 2025-27 budget to the Appropriations - Government Operations Division, emphasizing reliance on state special funds and federal grants, a $115.6 million executive recommendation and no request for general fund dollars or new permanent FTEs.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department told the Appropriations - Government Operations Division on the record that its executive recommended budget for 2025–27 is $115.6 million, down from the 2023–25 appropriation of $134.7 million and built on agency special funds and federal grants.
Director Jeb Williams summarized the department's role and thanked lawmakers before turning the presentation to Administrative Services Division Chief Brian Hossick. Hossick said the department receives no general fund dollars and relies primarily on license and registration revenue plus federal grants. He described the department as a special fund agency with roughly 48% state special fund revenue and 52% federal funding, and projected total revenue near $107.9 million.
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