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Committee members reviewed Section 10 and a series of water-related sections that include governance and reports for regional projects, a proposed $50,000,000 Southwest pipeline line of credit and a further $100,000,000 carryover line, and allocations for regular water-supply projects. The chair described the document as the bill the panel had “agreed to” and asked members to confirm it was ready to move forward.

Chris Katamus, director of administration for the North Dakota Department of Water Resources, told the panel that most of the carryover balance is already obligated. “Especially after today’s State Water Commission meeting, the majority of that is, obligated. The largest bucket that would have unobligated would be flood control at about $30,000,000 of the unobligated,” Katamus said.

The committee discussed how the bill distributes a $15,000,000 conveyance allocation and a separate $4,750,000 line item for general water, and noted changes from earlier house proposals. The chair said the bill maintains previously agreed numbers for several projects and reduces one prior amount by roughly $11,000,000 compared with earlier drafts.

After reviewing sections on governance, financial planning, and study requirements for additional intakes and governance models, a member moved “a due pass on ten-twenty as amended.” The motion was seconded, and the committee polled the division. Recorded aye votes included Chairman Sorbach, Senator Kalman, Senator Thomas, Senator Shively, Senator Meyer, Senator Coleman and Senator Shagli. The motion carried and committee leaders said they would carry the bill forward.

Committee members said they planned additional votes in full committee and expected some conference work before final enactment. The panel set the bill to be considered in the morning full-committee meeting, with continuation of other pending items afterward.

The water-budget measure as amended will move on for further consideration; committee members did not specify an enactment date in this session record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Thursday, Apr 10, 2025 3:11 PM - 3:43 PM","oneSentenceSummary","The Appropriations - Education and Environment Division reviewed multiple water-project sections, discussed carryover and project funding, and voted unanimously to advance bill 10/20 as amended to full committee; agency staff said most carryover funds are already obligated.","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":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6080049,"Bank warns tutoring program unlikely for fall 2026 without procurement exemptions; committee delays means testing",0,158000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2952137-b73da2137e529109cb200e6eb5fa454b&start=158&end=158","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2952137-b73da2137e529109cb200e6eb5fa454b/thumbnail_158000.jpg","/articles/6080049/North-Dakota/Bank-warns-tutoring-program-unlikely-for-fall-2026-without-procurement-exemptions-committee-delays-means-testing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6080049-875ad470e63551c451344fa03c2b94f9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165489&Signature=WSOrwhBdT15SXNCP9Py8s1p5Zbbe5mu5ZkjJPMgavbkbxeqwzOgtFm8dCoXLmzZP28xxdz5-D0KGRnp9X3u1mJSXF6qE~w5rguXmIFjgqL1XcdGhzUyXzQR~eWFUMVyI-t1r8uyo3cyTK44YejjObr78FkvAxNw4c355a506uqL1VSyZ66rcqYzD-k~zokCt8hfELFcR5F5ZjN8POVB9G~UaJjowIjU6lPQD1O8IA62P5B7gpURyU~W6cuNepvo6gmfGrHARWwny500O5jJf0caVyl1e98wErur294BfHPkwB2OTTeSlsuclybDIOU-vVdkP~a485X24LlHLS0s2gg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Appropriations - Education and Environment Division heard on Thursday that the Bank of North Dakota and state agencies likely cannot meet a fall 2026 start date for a proposed private tutoring program unless the Legislature approves procurement waivers and an emergency clause.

The warning came after the division discussed the bill text and an implementation timeline. Kelvin Holett, chief business development officer for the Bank of North Dakota, told the committee the bank and program managers mapped out tasks and found the work would likely take a year to 15 months after a contract is in place. “If we're going to try to make, you know, kind of this work, then we would ask for an exemption, from the state purchasing and then also from the Major Information Technology Project Oversight Committee, to speed up our process,” Holett said.

Committee members pressed staff and the bank on practical steps to meet the schedule and suggested other procedural changes. The committee discussed inserting an emergency clause (which would require a two-thirds vote to take effect immediately) and narrowing procurement requirements to gain as much as two months in the timeline. Several members said even with those changes the window is “very, very tight.”

Senators on the panel also raised the prospect of delaying implementation to the 2027–28 school year if the committee and chambers cannot produce the procedural changes needed. One member told colleagues that, if the committee wants the bill to be workable, they should “draft it as what it needs to be to work,” acknowledging that chambers could later remove or alter those provisions.

Committee staff and members also addressed specific language in the amendment unrelated to mechanics: a placeholder sentence that alleged criminal penalties for fraud. A sponsor and committee staff agreed that existing fraud statutes likely make the placeholder sentence unnecessary. The sponsor instructed staff to remove that sentence from the amendment.

Members did not resolve means-testing or application timing during the division meeting. The committee set further work for the next morning to finalize means-testing language and to assemble the amendment mechanics so the bill could move to full committee.

The division recorded no formal vote on the tutoring program during this session; committee members agreed to draft the amendments discussed and continue consideration at the next meeting.","Officials and the Bank of North Dakota told the Appropriations - Education and Environment Division that implementing a proposed private tutoring program for the 2026 school year is unlikely unless the Legislature adopts procurement exemptions and an emergency enactment clause; means-testing language was deferred to a later session meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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Appropriations panel advances water budget (10/20) with unanimous approval; $150 million line of credit and project allocations reviewed

Bank warns tutoring program unlikely for fall 2026 without procurement exemptions; committee delays means testing