25.0741.01000
Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Appropriations Committee
A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of various state
departments and institutions; and to declare an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION. The funds provided in this section, or so much of the funds
as may be necessary, are appropriated out of any moneys in the general fund in the state
treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to the state departments and institutions of the state of
North Dakota for the purpose of defraying their expenses for the period beginning with the
effective date of this Act, and ending June 30, 2025, as follows.
Subdivision 1.
ADJUTANT GENERAL
Loan repayment - disaster costs $2,188,735
Total general fund $2,188,735
Subdivision 2.
TOTAL - SECTION 1
Grand total general fund $2,188,735
SECTION 2. LEGISLATIVE INTENT - COST REIMBURSEMENTS - LOAN
REPAYMENTS. It is the intent of the sixty-ninth legislative assembly that the attorney general
seek reimbursement from the federal government for the costs of responding to unlawful activity
associated with the construction of the Dakota access pipeline. It is further the intent of the
sixty-ninth legislative assembly that these reimbursements be used to repay the Bank of North
Dakota loans authorized by the emergency commission and the legislative assembly which
were obtained to provide the funding necessary to respond to the unlawful activity associated
with the construction of the Dakota access pipeline. It is further the intent of the sixty-ninth
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legislative assembly that the provisions of section 54-16-13 apply to the loans, except that
emergency commission approval does not apply.
SECTION 3. EMERGENCY. This Act is declared to be an emergency measure.
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