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House passes bill letting emergency commission use disaster relief fund at start of federally declared disasters
Summary
House Bill 1073 passed 73-20. The bill authorizes the state emergency commission and the Department of Emergency Services to access the state's disaster relief fund at the start of a federally declared disaster to pay the state's cost share, reducing reliance on Bank of North Dakota loans and a later deficiency bill.
The North Dakota House passed House Bill 1073 on final consideration by a vote of 73-20. The bill amends sections of the North Dakota Century Code to allow the State Emergency Commission and the Department of Emergency Services to use the state disaster relief fund at the start of a federally declared disaster to pay the state's cost share, rather than requiring the adjutant general to seek a Bank of North Dakota loan and then a later deficiency appropriation to repay that loan.
The bill’s sponsor in committee, Representative Schauer, and Representative…
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