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House panel hears overview of House Bill 1016, Adjutant General budget; requests for infrastructure, insurance, training presented
Summary
Lawmakers heard the Adjutant General and staff review House Bill 1016, outlining requests including $6 million for facility maintenance state match, $790,000 to raise insurance coverage, federal authority requests for Camp Grafton construction, and several staffing and design requests; no vote was taken.
Chairman Munson convened the Government Operations section of the House Appropriations Committee to consider House Bill 1016, the budget request for the Adjutant General’s office. The Adjutant General, Mitch Johnson, presented the department’s biennial priorities and answered lawmakers’ questions.
The request centers on readiness and infrastructure. Johnson described the National Guard and Department of Emergency Services as a force multiplied by federal funding—roughly a 1-to-4 state-to-federal match—and said the current request focuses on deferred maintenance, insurance coverage, facility design and select new full‑time positions.
Johnson’s top requests included a $6,000,000 package to address critical infrastructure…
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