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Representative Deb Bosch explained that a hydrogen research project established last session under the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority was partly funded with ARPA dollars but the contractor stopped the work and left unspent funds. Bosch said some invoices arrived after funds had been transferred and that \"there was work that hadn't been, basically, there was work that hadn't been paid for yet\" and that the amendment would allow the Industrial Commission to cover the remaining invoice.

Adam, a staff member who assisted drafting the amendment, told the committee the change functions like a standard deficiency appropriation: \"It would just be essentially a straight up deficiency appropriation from the general fund,\" to cover costs that were not included earlier in the deficiency bill due to timing.

Representative Bosch moved the amendment; the motion was seconded. The clerk called the roll; the amendment passed with all recorded members voting in favor (Chairman Schauble, Senator Svoborg, Senator Beckettall, Representative Pyle, Representative Bosch and Representative Munson recorded as yes). The committee agreed to carry other carryovers and study sections forward as part of the bill review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","SB 2014 Conference Committee Apr 30, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The conference committee approved an amendment to appropriate general-fund dollars to cover an outstanding invoice to EERC related to an ARPA-funded hydrogen research project, after transfers left the Industrial Commission short.","taxTitle","Senate, Legislative, North Dakota","taxId",28311,"location","North Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6256290,"Conference committee rejects amendment to double state pipeline capacity commitment",443,476000,919000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3156914-d0cb5d07c5c8e98b8f7a2b680c90fe00&start=476&end=919","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3156914-d0cb5d07c5c8e98b8f7a2b680c90fe00/thumbnail_476000.jpg","/articles/6256290/North-Dakota/Conference-committee-rejects-amendment-to-double-state-pipeline-capacity-commitment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6256290-efcddcc3fefaf51424e9ca0c6349c229/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146593&Signature=YJfNkTU5F50WyAhEgRruSLoE3~9nwYT2JrqRo30X76XBljKnjSDE9GnpfUiIzpLcbnOeUyg47ZyeJ6THLP2VoJ6kLySzCT5vmoZZ7pIv5cMA8kEK2H-KUgI55y6aCIg8IsF2PBz3lrtUFre0eUctsn8OFGVFz77Fk4hbLT6RkCAeTsHPXVHvPuD7fxvqSD2ZnfyIdtfUFISNPAusP77-c6rlrPA8WIlytwKUbr9SOauhU0wH39vxxdrG0LKlfQpdYVXPxH6aBk2w3DTP5eyahb~Mn5Z9PoL2MJ0F2wflnaGDul1Hx03lMRcJYq91XNnEhT~IqoMQ0Pu7WxcvH-8vUw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The conference committee on the budget and related bills voted down an amendment that would have doubled the state's annual capacity-purchase commitment for a proposed natural-gas pipeline intended to carry gas from western production areas to the Fargo region.

Representative Deb Bosch, who introduced the proposal, told the committee the goal was to \"increase the capacity program to allow us to get the pipeline from the West all the way out to the Fargo area\" and suggested a larger capacity commitment would help move the project forward within five years. The amendment would have increased the state's standing purchase authorization from $30 million per year to $60 million per year, effectively raising a 10-year exposure from $300 million to $600 million if all capacity was ultimately purchased.

Supporters said the larger commitment would help ensure the pipeline would be sized to carry gas far enough east to serve additional customers and industry, including potential users in Jamestown and Fargo. Representative Bosch said the proposal included an amendment to move the effective date to Jan. 1, 2025, so the state would not immediately need bank backstops that had previously been discussed.

Opponents warned the change could expose the state to a much larger future financial obligation. \"I just think we're playing too much with the market here,\" said Senator Beckettall, who said the original $30 million annual commitment reflected market realities when it was set and should remain in place. Another senator described the proposed increase as effectively cosigning a larger credit line and said it would create potential state exposure to $60 million a year for 10 years.

Representative Munson moved the amendment. The motion was seconded. The clerk called the roll; the motion failed on a 3-3 split with Representatives Pyle, Bosch and Munson recorded as voting yes and Chairman Shively and two senators recorded as voting no.

Committee members agreed to continue discussion on the pipeline later in the day and to proceed through the bill's remaining sections in the meantime.","A conference committee declined an amendment that would have doubled the state's annual capacity-purchase commitment for a proposed natural-gas pipeline from $30 million to $60 million, leaving the larger commitment for further consideration.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee approves deficiency appropriation to cover unspent hydrogen project invoice to EERC

Conference committee rejects amendment to double state pipeline capacity commitment