Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4001
(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
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. S.C.R. NO. 4001 - PAGE 2
____________________________ ____________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
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Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House
Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
at ________ o’clock ________M.
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Secretary of State