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1		-	Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
2		-	In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
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	2	+	Sixty-ninth
	3	+	Legislative Assembly
	4	+	of North Dakota
	5	+	Introduced by
	6	+	Legislative Management
	7	+	(Budget Section)
	8	+	A concurrent resolution authorizing the Budget Section of the Legislative Management to hold
	9	+	the required legislative hearings on state plans for the receipt and expenditure of new or revised
	10	+	block grants passed by Congress.
	11	+	WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States enacted the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
	12	+	Act of 1981 creating the community services block grant program; and
	13	+	WHEREAS, the Legislative Assembly is required to conduct public hearings; and
	14	+	WHEREAS, the Appropriations Committees have met the public hearing requirement for
	15	+	community services block grant program money expected for the next biennium by the
	16	+	Department of Commerce; and
	17	+	WHEREAS, the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly cannot hold public hearings on revisions
	18	+	to current block grants or additional block grants that may be approved by Congress after
	19	+	recess or adjournment of the Legislative Assembly; and
	20	+	WHEREAS, the Legislative Assembly will not meet in regular session during 2026, and thus
	21	+	its public hearing responsibility for grants not approved by the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly
	22	+	must be delegated to a legislative entity;
	23	+	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, THE
	24	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN:
	25	+	That the Department of Commerce appropriation bill enacted by the Legislative Assembly is
	26	+	the Legislative Assembly's approval of and contains directions regarding the use of community
	27	+	services block grant program money for the period ending September 30, 2027; and
	28	+	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that the Budget Section of the Legislative Management may
	29	+	hold the public legislative hearings required for the receipt of additional block grants or other
	30	+	federal moneys under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 or other relevant federal
	31	+	statutes; and
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3	33		SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4001
4		-	(Legislative Management)
5		-	(Budget Section)
6		-	A concurrent resolution authorizing the Budget Section of the Legislative Management to hold the
7		-	required legislative hearings on state plans for the receipt and expenditure of new or revised
8		-	block grants passed by Congress.
9		-	WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States enacted the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
10		-	1981 creating the community services block grant program; and
11		-	WHEREAS, the Legislative Assembly is required to conduct public hearings; and
12		-	WHEREAS, the Appropriations Committees have met the public hearing requirement for community
13		-	services block grant program money expected for the next biennium by the Department of Commerce;
14		-	and
15		-	WHEREAS, the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly cannot hold public hearings on revisions to
16		-	current block grants or additional block grants that may be approved by Congress after recess or
17		-	adjournment of the Legislative Assembly; and
18		-	WHEREAS, the Legislative Assembly will not meet in regular session during 2026, and thus its
19		-	public hearing responsibility for grants not approved by the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly must be
20		-	delegated to a legislative entity;
21		-	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, THE HOUSE
22		-	OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN:
23		-	That the Department of Commerce appropriation bill enacted by the Legislative Assembly is the
24		-	Legislative Assembly's approval of and contains directions regarding the use of community services
25		-	block grant program money for the period ending September 30, 2027; and
26		-	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that the Budget Section of the Legislative Management may hold
27		-	the public legislative hearings required for the receipt of additional block grants or other federal moneys
28		-	under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 or other relevant federal statutes; and
29		-	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that the authority granted by this resolution is in effect during the
30		-	period from the recess or adjournment of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly through September 30,
31		-	2027, and the Budget Section may provide public notice and hold the hearings authorized by this
32		-	resolution using the methods and procedures it deems appropriate. S.C.R. NO. 4001 - PAGE 2
33		-	____________________________ ____________________________
34		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
35		-	____________________________ ____________________________
36		-	Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House
37		-	Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
38		-	at ________ o’clock ________M.
39		-	____________________________
40		-	Secretary of State
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	60	+	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that the authority granted by this resolution is in effect during
	61	+	the period from the recess or adjournment of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly through
	62	+	September 30, 2027, and the Budget Section may provide public notice and hold the hearings
	63	+	authorized by this resolution using the methods and procedures it deems appropriate.
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