25.8113.01001
Title.02000
Adopted by the State and Local
Government Committee
Sixty-ninth
January 30, 2025
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
State and Local Government Committee
(At the request of the Office of Management and Budget)
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsections 2 and 6 of section 44-08-04 and,
subsection 2 of section 54-03-20, and subsection 5 of section 54-06-09 of the North Dakota
Century Code, relating to authorized travel expense and lodging reimbursement rates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 2 of section 44-08-04 of the North Dakota Century
Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
2.For travel within the state, the following rates for each quarter of any twenty-four-hour
period must be used:
a.First quarter is from six a.m. to twelve noon and the sum must be nine dollars.
First quarter reimbursement may not be made if travel began after seven a.m.
b.Second quarter is from twelve noon to six p.m. and the sum must be fourteen
dollars.
c.Third quarter is from six p.m. to twelve midnight and the sum must be twenty-two
dollars.
d.Fourth quarter is from twelve midnight to six a.m. and the sum must be the actual
lodging expenses not to exceed an amount established by policy by the director
of the office of management and budget plus any additional applicable state or
local taxes. The director shall establish a policy to set the lodging reimbursement
at an amount equal to ninety percent of the rate established by the United States
general services administration for lodging reimbursement in this state. A political
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subdivision may reimburse an elective or appointive officer, employee,
representative, or agent for actual lodging expenses.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Subsection 6 of section 44-08-04 of the North Dakota Century
Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
6.The allowance for in - state lodging must be equal to the United States general services
administration lodging rate for the North Dakota city for which the lodging claim is
made, plus any additional applicable state or local taxes. The director shall establish a
policy to set the lodging allowance in instances when the United States general
services administration lodging rate is not available. The allowance for lodging outside
the state must be the actual lodging expense.
SECTION 3. AMENDMENT. Subsection 2 of section 54-03-20 of the North Dakota Century
Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
2.a.Each member of the legislative assembly is entitled to receive reimbursement for
lodging, which may not exceed per calendar month the amount established under
this subdivision by the director of the office of management and budget for
lodging in state and which may not exceed the rate provided in section 44-08-04
for each calendar day during the period of any organizational, special, or regular
session. On August first of each even-numbered year, the director of the office of
management and budget shall set the maximum monthly reimbursement for the
subsequent two-year period at an amount equal to thirty times seventy-five
percent of the daily lodging reimbursement in effect on that date as provided
under subdivision d of subsection 26 of section 44-08-04.
b.Notwithstanding subdivision a:
(1)A member of the legislative assembly may elect to be reimbursed for less
than the amount to which the legislator is entitled under this subsection by
claiming the lesser amount on a voucher submitted with the receipt required
by section 44-08-04.
(2)The legislative management may establish guidelines that may result in a
reduced maximum reimbursement for a single dwelling in which two or more
legislators share lodging and the total rent for that dwelling exceeds the
amount to which a legislator is entitled under subdivision a.
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SECTION 4. AMENDMENT. Subsection 5 of section 54-06-09 of the North Dakota Century
Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
5.Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, state employees permanently
located outside the state or on assignments outside the state for an indefinite period of
time, exceeding at least thirty consecutive days, must be allowed and paid forty-five
centsUnited States general services administration mileage rate per mile [1.61
kilometers] for each mile [1.61 kilometers] actually and necessarily traveled in the
performance of official duty when such travel is by motor vehicle, and the
three-hundred-mile [482.80-kilometer] restriction imposed by subsection 3 does not
apply.
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