North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HB1591: AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the agriculture commissioner for a county fair resiliency grant program; and to declare an emergency.
Status: Signed into law, April 22, 2025
What the bill says
An act to provide an appropriation to the agriculture commissioner for a county fair resiliency grant program; and to declare an emergency.
From the enrolled text, April 17, 2025:
AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the agriculture commissioner for a county fair resiliency grant program; and to declare an emergency. SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - STRATEGIC INVESTMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND - AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER - COUNTY FAIR RESILIENCY GRANT PROGRAM - ONE-TIME FUNDING. There is appropriated out of any moneys in the strategic investment and improvements fund in the state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,500,000, or so much of the sum as may be necessary, to the agriculture commissioner for the purpose of providing grants to county agriculture fair associations for the planning, design, and construction of infrastructure projects, for the period beginning with the effective date of this Act, and ending June 30, 2027. The agriculture commissioner may not award more than $100,000 to a county agriculture fair association under this program. The agriculture commissioner shall create guidelines to distribute the grant funding, including the requirement for a recipient to provide one dollar of matching funds from nonstate sources for every two dollars of grant funding received. The guidelines may provide for matching funds to be provided in the form of cash or in-kind contributions. The funding in this section is considered a one-time funding item. SECTION 2. EMERGENCY. This Act is declared to be an emergency measure. H. B. NO. 1591 - PAGE 2 ____________________________ …
Sponsors
- Mitchell Ostlie (R, 12) · primary sponsor
- Cole Conley (R, 12)
- Jim Grueneich (R, 28)
- Jim Jonas (R, 13)
- Scott Meyer (R, 18)
- Anna Novak (R, 33)
- Brandy Pyle (R, 22)
- Bernie Satrom (R, 12)
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck (R, 25)
- Greg Stemen (R, 27)
- Terry Wanzek (R, 29)
Latest actions
- : Filed with Secretary Of State 04/21
- : Signed by Governor 04/17
- : Sent to Governor
- : Signed by Speaker
- : Signed by President
- : Second reading, passed, yeas 79 nays 12, Emergency clause carried
- : Concurred
- : Returned to House (12)
- : Emergency clause carried
- : Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 0
Votes
- Final Passage (April 15, 2025): 79 yea, 12 nay, passed
- Final Passage (April 4, 2025): 45 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Final Passage (February 21, 2025): 74 yea, 16 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1591?
- HB1591 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the agriculture commissioner for a county fair resiliency grant program; and to declare an emergency.
- What does HB1591 do?
- In its own words: An act to provide an appropriation to the agriculture commissioner for a county fair resiliency grant program; and to declare an emergency.
- What is the status of HB1591?
- Signed into law as of April 22, 2025. Latest action: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/21 (April 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1591?
- Mitchell Ostlie (R, 12), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1591?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1591.html
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