25.3021.01000
Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Legislative Management
(Budget Section)
A concurrent resolution authorizing the Budget Section of the Legislative Management to hold
the required legislative hearings on state plans for the receipt and expenditure of new or revised
block grants passed by Congress.
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States enacted the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1981 creating the community services block grant program; and
WHEREAS, the Legislative Assembly is required to conduct public hearings; and
WHEREAS, the Appropriations Committees have met the public hearing requirement for
community services block grant program money expected for the next biennium by the
Department of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly cannot hold public hearings on revisions
to current block grants or additional block grants that may be approved by Congress after
recess or adjournment of the Legislative Assembly; and
WHEREAS, the Legislative Assembly will not meet in regular session during 2026, and thus
its public hearing responsibility for grants not approved by the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly
must be delegated to a legislative entity;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN:
That the Department of Commerce appropriation bill enacted by the Legislative Assembly is
the Legislative Assembly's approval of and contains directions regarding the use of community
services block grant program money for the period ending September 30, 2027; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that the Budget Section of the Legislative Management may
hold the public legislative hearings required for the receipt of additional block grants or other
federal moneys under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 or other relevant federal
statutes; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that the authority granted by this resolution is in effect during
the period from the recess or adjournment of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly through
September 30, 2027, and the Budget Section may provide public notice and hold the hearings
authorized by this resolution using the methods and procedures it deems appropriate.
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