Bill > HB1016

This bill appropriates a total of $345,058,698 for the Office of the Adjutant General and the Department of Emergency Services for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. * **National Guard:** * Salaries and wages: $7,745,742 from the General Fund. * Operating expenses: $3,214,211 from the General Fund and a reduction of $1,618,997 from other funds. * Capital assets: $224,046 from the General Fund and $47,749,954 from other funds. * Grants: $470,692 from other funds. * Civil air patrol: $330,642 from the General Fund and $215,254 from other funds. * Tuition, recruiting, and retention: $3,362,235 from the General Fund. * Air guard contract: $8,928,725 from the General Fund and $111,734 from other funds. * Army guard contract: $49,586,921 from the General Fund and $19,080,973 from other funds. * Veterans' cemetery: $1,401,147 from the General Fund and $62,469 from other funds, plus any additional funds deposited in the Veterans' Cemetery Maintenance Fund. * Reintegration program: $900,634 from other funds, with a corresponding reduction of $900,634 from other funds, resulting in $0. * Total General Fund for National Guard: $17,856,254. * Total Other Funds for National Guard: $62,554,562. * **Department of Emergency Services:** * Salaries and wages: $13,562,188 from the General Fund and $1,800,194 from other funds. * Operating expenses: $6,815,567 from the General Fund and $769,316 from other funds. * Capital assets: $660,000 from other funds. * Grants: $27,790,000 from other funds. * Disaster costs: $74,249,944 from the General Fund and $78,761,155 from other funds. * Radio communications: $1,020,000 from other funds. * Total General Fund for Department of Emergency Services: $7,755,088. * Total Other Funds for Department of Emergency Services: $83,921,442. * **One-Time Funding:** A total of $96,160,426 is designated as one-time funding for specific projects, including $52,680,426 for the National Guard (e.g., Camp Grafton regional training institute, critical infrastructure state matching funds, Williston readiness center design) and $43,480,000 for the Department of Emergency Services (e.g., Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Act, wildland fires, disaster response equipment). * **Full-Time Equivalent Positions:** The bill appropriates for 235.00 full-time equivalent positions. * **Conditions on Spending:** Funds from the new and vacant FTE pool cannot be spent directly but can be transferred to other line items with approval. The Adjutant General may accept gifts, grants, and donations for the North Dakota Military Museum. Certain unexpended appropriations from previous biennia are allowed to continue. The Adjutant General is prohibited from using eminent domain for the Camp Grafton expansion. Up to $500,000 can be transferred between operating expenses and capital assets.