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Senator Scheibley walked the committee through the agency worksheets for the administrative office, the state bank items, the Department of Mineral Resources, the Housing Finance Agency and the state Mill and Elevator. On the administrative-office worksheet the committee accepted most of the governor's changes and discussed several items carried as spending authority and footnotes. Committee staff reported there was a remaining discussion about Salt Caverns and associated enhanced oil recovery proposals.

On the Salt Caverns/enhanced oil recovery proposal, a committee member described $6 million remaining in the Salt Caverns account and proposed leaving $2 million there, transferring $4 million into oil recovery, and adding $21 million from SITH to create a $25 million pilot for secondary (enhanced) oil recovery. The member said $17.5 million was already allocated toward the project and that the additional $21 million would come from SITH and be additive to the $17.5 million already in the fund; the resulting pilot total would be $25 million under the committee suggestion. Committee members discussed that the original request had been for $60 million over multiple years and that this recommendation provides a smaller initial allocation to start next biennium.

On the state bank items, staff noted transfers of profit to the general fund and longstanding PACE and development loan funding lines; the transcript records $140,000,000 of profits being transferred to the general fund and continuing PACE/development loan authorities. Committee members discussed, but did not include, a proposed $50,000 policy exemption to allow certain employee events paid from agency funds because of legal/gifting concerns; staff recommended leaving that item off for now and raising it with the other chamber.

The Department of Mineral Resources worksheet included several one-time adjustments: reducing an archaeology excavation request (woolly mammoth) from $300,000 to $150,000, funding portable mineral-detection equipment ($45,000), and noting $3,000,000 of SIF money for oil and gas litigation as a replacement source to the degree it is needed. The Housing Finance Agency worksheet increased homeless program funding to $10,000,000 and added one FTE (homeless program manager) at $213,880, and designated $150,000 of the program dollars for a Native American homeless liaison. The Mill and Elevator worksheet reflected agreement with the governor's recommendations and noted mill-generated funds for capacity and shift funding.

Committees directed staff (Adam and Alex) to draft amendments so the adjustments could be reviewed and moved before full committee consideration; members set an expectation to have drafts by Thursday with the goal of taking the budgets to full committee on Friday. Several items were left for further discussion on the other chamber or future consideration, including the employee-events policy language and future funding beyond the recommended pilot for enhanced recovery.

Ending: The committee completed its review of the Industrial Commission-related long sheets and asked staff to draft amendments for Thursday review so the items can move to full committee on Friday.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Tuesday, Feb 18, 2025 8:25 AM - 10:35 AM","oneSentenceSummary","The Education and Environment Division reviewed five Industrial Commission-related budgets and discussed funding shifts including a committee recommendation to assemble a $25 million pilot for secondary oil recovery.","taxTitle","Appropriations - Education and Environment Division, Senate, Legislative, North Dakota","taxId",28899,"location","North Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6325107,"Appropriations panel agrees to revised Judiciary Branch budget changes",492,323000,815000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2334719-e51a4629a786182015213ef8811eb17a&start=323&end=815","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2334719-e51a4629a786182015213ef8811eb17a/thumbnail_323000.jpg","/articles/6325107/North-Dakota/Appropriations-panel-agrees-to-revised-Judiciary-Branch-budget-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6325107-f44d61056bc0aa5d926769c3f4af77fa/orig.mp4?Expires=1771168506&Signature=TCm0L0STeuDs8t150adf2XrrBR5AZJ6M60~5Twj5dK2PvhT7fV27tp0P3t-PuYPwV7Zl-TRLtI~k7aE4eXZtfnJo9fZ17UjIzTKmKPkwRfVjJq0c5x8qvlnZ8LX38BmfOrAgrqKvyh~bv96vM~yqAiyrDmlaJC0ELwtkwS0C5DdhfctpkYVkIlbNm9tvVp7OUTOMgw1miNMrKxcWBxWsfsxxYFp00XHy3ewhZQ0XQrstuh-uCjqNSZ3go5BmsQf~9MATvQmn3pRzLPveCZL1YVPt55rvnJT39KoSCe~Uy34EZI~cAysb3XzZbPTh-F0MTktHZtKoRJ26ta2QYt3-xg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chairman Sorvaugh called the Education and Environment Division to order and, after a presentation by Senator Thomas, the committee by consensus agreed to a set of adjustments to the Judiciary Branch budget (02/2002).

Senator Thomas, presenting an updated long sheet, proposed removing proposed juvenile-court FTE additions and several other positions while adding funds for subscriptions and operating increases that the judiciary said were essential.

The committee adopted the changes by consensus. Key adjustments Senator Thomas described included: not funding a proposed half-time juvenile-court position (savings of $67,758), removing an added district court staff attorney position, keeping a supreme court administrative assistant as a half-time position (saving $65,061 compared with a full-time increase), adding $73,008.82 for law library reference materials, allocating $200,000 toward increased credit card processing fees, allocating $200,000 for operating costs, $60,000 for interpreter services, and $189,004.28 for county clerk of court contract increases tied to previously signed county contracts. He also recommended reducing an earlier request and instead allocating $800,000 for phased courtroom audio/video system work and $100,000 for new courtroom equipment in Cass County (including $25,000 for a sound room).

Senator Thomas said some salary increases for judges were built into the numbers the committee had before it: \"9 for the chief, 8 and a half for supremes, and then 7 for judicial or district.\" A committee member clarified the pay increase would not be added on top of other 3-and-3 adjustments.

Committee staff (Alex) was asked to draft the written amendments reflecting the changes; the committee asked for those amendments to be available for review Thursday and for the budget to proceed to full committee on Friday.

The chairman closed the item, saying the committee's work on 02/2002 was finished for now and the group would proceed to other items on the agenda.

Ending: The committee approved the recommended Judiciary Branch adjustments by consensus and directed staff to draft formal amendments for committee review later in the week.","The Appropriations - Education and Environment Division agreed by consensus to Senator Thomas's recommended adjustments to the Judiciary Branch (02/2002) budget, shifting several personnel and subscription funding items and adding funds for library subscriptions, credit card processing, interpreters and courtroom audio/video work.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6325098,"Committee proposes interim study and funding framework for higher education; considers $49 million-plus in discretionary allocations",1266,5794000,7060000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2334719-e51a4629a786182015213ef8811eb17a&start=5794&end=7060","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2334719-e51a4629a786182015213ef8811eb17a/thumbnail_5794000.jpg","/articles/6325098/North-Dakota/Committee-proposes-interim-study-and-funding-framework-for-higher-education-considers-49-million-plus-in-discretionary-allocations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6325098-4778df8191baf5a58e9cf4e612564c9f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771168506&Signature=JBBV8VS8PdHoHRoppk1K3d6i1RYVX4~hwFEJWHuop8MAuNllhq48pG8gGl3n-4ntCBX79v4H-JD5D9i4uM8Pu1Fx0NT0TVWTdQrDGspzamf2uy83Zj23LpJDCTu550ZpUhEjPKSGKaRWDUMV~AfBGWoQaFhaJ-KcAllr-qFjX2VsBcNlg833DjJ~2Z2QtDIb3tgBwxh4wLDc1Z7~fCcx88U3CCcwEbf6yykgm-vd06~hEHF5hox9~VsOpchJ75m4GwBOp05jj8FY3RD97-xixNAklC9BdJy1DpoPg23gORcjQNQzPF0nDjE-gSuOTJbXA~3mmbFbhL6OHVt-IDl2QQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chairman Sorvaugh introduced a proposed interim study to examine higher education funding formulas, capital distribution and financial mechanisms. The study as described would include seven voting legislative members (a majority- and minority-leader appointment pattern from each chamber and one member-at-large appointed by legislative management) and multiple nonvoting members drawn from university finance officers and regional representatives.

The chairman laid out a funding proposal intended to balance many individual campus requests without picking discrete projects for every institution. Key elements of the suggested package included increasing the economic diversification research fund from $5.5 million to $8 million (with $800,000 allocated to nine smaller institutions and $7.2 million to the two research universities over the biennium); setting aside $12 million or $10 million for a workforce innovation grant pot for the nine smaller institutions (the transcript records two alternative figures discussed); providing $15 million each for targeted UND and NDSU research or program initiatives (NDSU’s Horizon program and UND space-related proposals were cited as examples, both reduced from larger requests); allocating $15 million for UND medical-school SIM program funding (with a suggestion to use an additional $1.4 million in formula adjustments as part of that funding); and raising Tier 3 capital-matching funds from $9 million by an additional $7.5 million to $16.5 million with temporary changes to matching ratios (UND and NDSU moving toward a 1:1 match and the nine smaller institutions allowed a 1:0.5 match for this one-time infusion).

Under the tier proposal, the committee discussed giving $3.75 million each to UND and NDSU and $1 million to each of the nine smaller institutions, with the state-to-local match set lower for the small institutions for this one-time allocation. Committee members raised the issue of whether the new matching requirements should apply to existing carryover balances; the chair said he would lean toward applying the new matching rules to carryover funds as well. Members discussed holding smaller campuses harmless; two campuses (Williston and Valley City) were noted as having the largest shortfalls to reach earlier hold-harmless levels, and some senators advocated using direct line items if the committee chose to do so.

Committee members asked for time to digest the package. Senator Scheibley said he favored a lower second option that reduced the allocations to the two research universities and increased available workforce-innovation dollars to $10 million for the smaller institutions. The chairman said the package was a starting point and that the committee would take the higher-education bills and related appropriations up after session, asking staff to prepare language and to continue discussions so final numbers could be set before further committee action.

Ending: The committee advanced the proposed interim study committee structure and discussed a multi-part funding package for higher education, but members asked staff and colleagues to review the detailed numbers; no final appropriation language was adopted during the session.
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Appropriations panel reviews five industrial commission budgets; proposes $25 million pilot for enhanced oil recovery

Appropriations panel agrees to revised Judiciary Branch budget changes

Committee proposes interim study and funding framework for higher education; considers $49 million-plus in discretionary allocations