Bill > HB1591

This bill provides a $1,500,000 appropriation from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund to the North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner to establish a County Fair Resiliency Grant Program. The program will provide grants to county agriculture fair associations for infrastructure projects between the bill's effective date and June 30, 2027. Each county fair association can receive up to $100,000, and must match the grant funding with a requirement of providing one dollar from non-state sources for every two dollars of grant funding received. These matching funds can be in the form of cash or in-kind contributions. The Agriculture Commissioner is tasked with creating guidelines for distributing the grant funding, and the appropriation is designated as a one-time funding item. The bill is declared an emergency measure, which typically means it would go into effect immediately upon passage, allowing for quick implementation of the grant program to support county fair infrastructure improvements.

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https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1591.html