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1-Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
2-In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
3-SENATE BILL NO. 2265
4-(Senators Meyer, Burckhard, Hogan, Luick, Sorvaag)
5-(Representative Schauer)
6-AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the department of veterans' affairs for a veterans' national
7-cemetery grant; to authorize a line of credit; and to provide for a report.
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2+Sixty-ninth
3+Legislative Assembly
4+of North Dakota
5+Introduced by
6+Senators Meyer, Burckhard, Hogan, Luick, Sorvaag
7+Representative Schauer
8+A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the department of veterans' affairs for a
9+veterans' national cemetery grant; to authorize a line of credit; and to provide for a report.
810 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
911 SECTION 1. LINE OF CREDIT - BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA - APPROPRIATION -
1012 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS - DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION REQUEST -
11-VETERANS' NATIONAL CEMETERY GRANT - ONE -TIME FUNDING - REPORT. Subject to the
12-provisions of this section, the department of veterans' affairs may borrow up to $3,000,000 through a
13-line of credit from the Bank of North Dakota during the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending
14-June 30, 2027, the proceeds of which are appropriated to the department of veterans' affairs, for the
15-purpose of providing a grant to a nonprofit organization for construction costs associated with the
16-construction of a welcome center, parking lot, and related infrastructure at a veterans' national cemetery
17-in the state, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. The appropriation in
18-this section is considered a one-time funding item. The interest rate on the line of credit may not exceed
19-the prevailing interest rate charged to North Dakota governmental entities. If the department of
20-veterans' affairs accesses the line of credit, the department of veterans' affairs shall request a
21-deficiency appropriation from the legislative assembly to repay the line of credit. The appropriation in
22-this section is available only upon certification by the department of veterans' affairs to the director of
23-the office of management and budget that the United States department of veterans affairs national
13+VETERANS' NATIONAL CEMETERY GRANT - ONE -TIME FUNDING - REPORT. Subject to
14+the provisions of this section, the department of veterans' affairs may borrow up to $3,000,000
15+through a line of credit from the Bank of North Dakota during the biennium beginning July 1,
16+2025, and ending June 30, 2027, the proceeds of which are appropriated to the department of
17+veterans' affairs, for the purpose of providing a grant to a nonprofit organization for construction
18+costs associated with the construction of a welcome center, parking lot, and related
19+infrastructure at a veterans' national cemetery in the state, for the biennium beginning July 1,
20+2025, and ending June 30, 2027. The appropriation in this section is considered a one-time
21+funding item. The interest rate on the line of credit may not exceed the prevailing interest rate
22+charged to North Dakota governmental entities. If the department of veterans' affairs accesses
23+the line of credit, the department of veterans' affairs shall request a deficiency appropriation
24+from the legislative assembly to repay the line of credit. The appropriation in this section is
25+available only upon certification by the department of veterans' affairs to the director of the
26+office of management and budget that the United States department of veterans affairs national
2427 cemetery administration will provide final approval of the project plan and authorization to begin
25-construction on the project. The department of veterans' affairs shall require an organization that
26-receives a grant under this section to provide a report to the department of veterans' affairs on the use
27-of the funds received, including copies of all invoices and checks. The department of veterans' affairs
28-shall provide the information received from the organization to the legislative audit and fiscal review
29-committee and report to the committee on the status of the project during the 2025-26 interim. S. B. NO. 2265 - PAGE 2
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31-President of the Senate Speaker of the House
32-____________________________ ____________________________
33-Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House
34-This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North
35-Dakota and is known on the records of that body as Senate Bill No. 2265.
36-Senate Vote:Yeas 46 Nays 0 Absent 1
37-House Vote: Yeas 88 Nays 1 Absent 5
38-____________________________
39-Secretary of the Senate
40-Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
41-Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
42-____________________________
43-Governor
44-Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
45-at ________ o’clock ________M.
46-____________________________
47-Secretary of State
28+construction on the project. The department of veterans' affairs shall require an organization
29+that receives a grant under this section to provide a report to the department of veterans' affairs
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31+REENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 2265
32+SECOND ENGROSSMENT
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57+on the use of the funds received, including copies of all invoices and checks. The department of
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59+audit and fiscal review committee and report to the committee on the status of the project during
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