25.0709.04000
Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Pyle, Brandenburg, Davis, McLeod, Mitskog, Swiontek, Hauck
Senators Boschee, Lee, Roers, Barta, Dever
A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the agriculture commissioner for a food
distribution facility grant program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - STRATEGIC INVESTMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS
FUND - AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER - FOOD DISTRIBUTION FACILITY GRANT
PROGRAM - ONE-TIME FUNDING. There is appropriated out of any moneys in the strategic
investment and improvements fund in the state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of
$10,000,000, or so much of the sum as may be necessary, to the agriculture commissioner for
the purpose of providing a food distribution facility grant program, for the biennium beginning
July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. Grant funds may be used only to pay for site
acquisition, architectural costs, engineering costs, labor, equipment, and materials related to the
construction of a statewide charitable food distribution and logistics facility. A grant recipient
must provide one dollar of matching funds from nonstate sources for each dollar provided by
the agriculture commissioner. Entities receiving funding under this section shall report to the
agriculture commissioner annually regarding the use and effectiveness of the funding. The
appropriation provided in this section is considered a one-time funding item.
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