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Committee backs bill letting Emergency Commission use State Disaster Relief Fund for state share after presidential disaster
Summary
The House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee voted 14-0 to recommend House Bill 1073, which would give the Emergency Commission the option to use the State Disaster Relief Fund to pay the state share of costs after a presidential disaster declaration instead of taking a loan from the Bank of North Dakota.
The House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee on Friday voted 14-0 to recommend House Bill 1073, a measure that would allow the Emergency Commission to pay the state share of post‑disaster costs directly from the State Disaster Relief Fund rather than first taking a loan from the Bank of North Dakota.
The bill, introduced on behalf of the Adjutant General, was presented by Darren Hanson, homeland security division director at the Department of Emergency Services. Hanson told the committee the change is optional and would not eliminate the existing loan option; it would simply allow the Emergency Commission to use disaster relief funds (DIRF) directly for eligible…
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