Bill > HB1009

This bill appropriates a total of $55,201,816 for the agriculture commissioner for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, with $16,629,476 coming from the General Fund and $38,572,340 from other funds. * **Salaries and Wages:** $17,976,536 from the General Fund and other funds for salaries and wages. * **Operating Expenses:** $8,014,256 from the General Fund and other funds for operating expenses. * **Grants:** $18,095,269 from the General Fund and other funds, including $3,000,000 from the Bank of North Dakota profits for the agricultural products utilization commission, $3,000,000 from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund for grassland grazing grants, $1,500,000 from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund for food distribution grants, and $300,000 from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund for autonomous technology grants. * **Agricultural Products Utilization Commission:** $5,110,417 from the General Fund and other funds. * **North Dakota Trade Office:** $2,000,000 from the General Fund and other funds, with specific matching fund requirements for amounts exceeding $1,200,000. * **Wildlife Services Program:** $1,807,400 from other funds, including $125,000 transferred from the Department of Water Resources. * **Pipeline and Royalty Oversight Programs:** $500,000 from the Abandoned Oil and Gas Well Plugging and Site Reclamation Fund. * **Crop Harmonization Board:** $75,000 from the General Fund. * **Transfer to Minor Use Pesticide Fund:** $325,000 from the Environment and Rangeland Protection Fund. * **Transfer to Environmental Impact Mitigation Fund:** $250,000 from the Environment and Rangeland Protection Fund for mitigation of agricultural land. * **Salary of Agriculture Commissioner:** The bill also amends the salary of the agriculture commissioner to $140,780 through June 30, 2026, and $145,300 thereafter. * **New and Vacant FTE Pool:** Funds in this line item cannot be spent directly but can be transferred to salaries and wages with approval. * **Bioscience Innovation Grant Fund:** Any balance in this fund will be transferred to the General Fund on June 30, 2025. * **Exemptions:** Certain unexpended appropriations from previous biennia are allowed to continue into the 2025-2027 biennium. * **Emergency Clause:** Section 7 of the bill, concerning the transfer from the Bioscience Innovation Grant Fund to the General Fund, is declared an emergency measure.