North Dakota Legislative Budget Section Meeting in Bismarck

NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Tentative Agenda
BUDGET SECTION
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Senate Chamber, State Capitol
Bismarck, North Dakota
9:00 a.m. Call to order
Roll call
9:05 a.m. Review by the Legislative Council staff of the Legislative Council rules of operation and
procedure
9:10 a.m. Presentation by the Legislative Council staff on the duties and responsibilities of the
Budget Section for the 2009-10 interim
9:20 a.m. Presentation by representatives of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
regarding:
• Status of the general fund
• Report on any tobacco settlement proceeds
• Irregularities in the fiscal practices of the state pursuant to North Dakota Century
Code (NDCC) Section 54-14-03.1
• 2009-11 biennium salary equity pool allocations
9:40 a.m. Committee consideration of the following state agency requests pursuant to NDCC
Chapter 54-16 that have been authorized by the Emergency Commission and require
consideration by the Budget Section:
• Department of Agriculture (Request #1698) - The request is to increase the grants
line item by $1 million to accept federal funds ($750,000) and funding from OMB
($250,000) to assist livestock producers affected by severe winter conditions and
spring flooding. The $250,000 of funding from the permanent oil tax trust fund was
appropriated to OMB for the 2007-09 biennium in Section 3 of 2009 House Bill No.
1015.
• Veterans' Home (Request #1699) - The request is to transfer $25,000 from the
capital assets line item to the operating expenses line item and to increase special
funds spending authority in the operating expenses line item by $75,000. The
transfer and additional special funds spending authority are for increased operating
expenses related to contract nursing and other operating costs, including utilities,
travel, and supplies.
• Valley City State University (Request #1701) - The request is for $276,596 from the
2007-09 state contingencies appropriation to increase the capital assets line item for
repairs needed to the W. E. Osmon Fieldhouse.
10:00 a.m. Presentations by representatives of the North Dakota University System regarding:
• University of North Dakota - Request for Budget Section approval to accept a gift of a
$1.3 million addition to Harrington Hall (Jodsaas Center) on the University of North
Dakota campus, pursuant to NDCC Section 15-10-12.1, rather than the acceptance
of funding of $1.3 million for construction of an addition as approved by the Budget
Section during the 2007-08 interim
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• University of North Dakota - Request for Budget Section approval to increase the
project authorization for the Northern Plains Center for Behavioral Research from
$3,900,000 to $3,913,697 pursuant to NDCC Section 48-01.2-25
10:15 a.m. Report by the commissioner of University and School Lands regarding state agencies
that have not submitted a claim for unclaimed property belonging to that agency and
regarding the agency relinquishing its rights to recover its property, subject to Budget
Section approval, pursuant to NDCC Section 47-30.1-24.1
10:30 a.m. Presentation by a representative of the Department of Human Services regarding the
status of the Medicaid management information system project
10:45 a.m. Report from the Tobacco Prevention and Control Executive Committee regarding the
implementation of the comprehensive tobacco prevention and control plan pursuant to
2009 House Bill No. 1015
11:00 a.m. Presentation by the State Treasurer regarding weather-related cost-sharing funds
distributed to cities, counties, and townships pursuant to 2009 Senate Bill No. 2012
11:15 a.m. Report from the Department of Emergency Services regarding emergency snow
removal grants distributed to counties, townships, and cities pursuant to 2009 Senate
Bill No. 2012
11:30 a.m. Report from the Adjutant General on 2009 flood disaster-related expenditures,
transfers, reimbursements, and general fund deposits pursuant to 2009 Senate Bill
No. 2444
11:45 a.m. Presentation by representatives of the Department of Transportation regarding the
anticipated use of state, federal, emergency, and other highway funding during the 2009
construction season pursuant to 2009 Senate Bill No. 2012
12:00 noon Presentation by the Legislative Council staff on the following reports:
• Analysis of Legislative Changes to the Executive Budget 2009-11 Biennium
(Including Supplemental and Statistical Information Regarding the State Budget)
• Budget status reports on appropriations and estimated revenues - 2009-11 biennium
12:15 p.m. Distribution by the Legislative Council staff of a written summary report from the
Veterans' Home construction project manager regarding the status of the Veterans'
Home construction project pursuant to 2009 Senate Bill No. 2007
12:20 p.m. Committee discussion and staff directives
12:30 p.m. Adjourn
Committee Members
Senators Ray Holmberg (Chairman), Bill Bowman, Randel Christmann, Tom Fischer, Tony S.
Grindberg, Ralph L. Kilzer, Aaron Krauter, Karen K. Krebsbach, Elroy N. Lindaas, Tim Mathern,
Carolyn Nelson, David O'Connell, Larry J. Robinson, Tom Seymour, Bob Stenehjem, Rich Wardner,
John Warner
Representatives Larry Bellew, Rick Berg, Merle Boucher, Al Carlson, Jeff Delzer, Mark A. Dosch, Mary
Ekstrom, Eliot Glassheim, Kathy Hawken, Lee Kaldor, Keith Kempenich, James Kerzman,
Matthew M. Klein, Gary Kreidt, Joe Kroeber, Bob Martinson, Ralph Metcalf, Shirley Meyer, David
Monson, Jon Nelson, Kenton Onstad, Chet Pollert, Bob Skarphol, Ken Svedjan, Blair Thoreson, Don
Vigesaa, Francis J. Wald, Alon C. Wieland, Clark Williams