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HB 1487

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Avery Frix and 1 co-sponsor

Transfers ~1.25 acres from DOT to OMB; grants $4.9M one-time for a Minot facility to lease to state agencies; allows up to $5.6M line of credit; emergency status.

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Bill Summary · HB 1487

Summary — HB 1487 (North Dakota, 69th Legislative Assembly)

Title: An Act to authorize the Department of Transportation to transfer real property to the Office of Management and Budget; to provide an appropriation; to authorize a line of credit; to provide an exemption; and to declare an emergency.

Main purpose

Authorize a specific land transfer from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), provide one‑time funding to build a state facility in Minot to be leased to other state agencies, permit OMB to access a short‑term line of credit to fund the project, exempt the transfer from certain statutory requirements, and make the Act an emergency measure.

Key provisions

  • Property transfer: Directs DOT to convey roughly 1.25 acres (≈0.51 hectare) located in the southwest corner of Outlot 20 (described by section, township and range) in Ward County (Minot) to the OMB. The transfer is explicitly exempted from ND Cent. Code §§ 54‑01‑05.2 and 54‑01‑05.5.
  • Appropriation: Appropriates $4,900,000 (one‑time) from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund (or general/strategic fund language appears in variants) to OMB for construction of a facility in Minot to be leased to other state agencies for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2027. The appropriation is designated one‑time and may be continued into the 2027–2029 biennium.
  • Line of credit: Authorizes OMB to borrow up to $5,600,000 via a line of credit from the Bank of North Dakota during the same biennium; proceeds are appropriated for the Minot facility. Interest may not exceed prevailing rates charged to ND governmental entities. If OMB accesses the line, it must request a deficiency appropriation from the next legislative assembly to repay it.
  • Emergency clause: Declares the Act an emergency measure (accelerating its effective date upon approval).

Who is affected

  • Department of Transportation: conveys the specified parcel.
  • Office of Management and Budget: receives the parcel, manages construction and leasing, and may access a line of credit.
  • Bank of North Dakota: potential lender for the line of credit.
  • State agencies: potential tenants of the new Minot facility.
  • State fiscal accounts: a one‑time draw on the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund (or general/strategic fund per draft versions) and potential future appropriation obligations if OMB borrows under the line of credit.

Fiscal impact

  • Direct appropriation: $4,900,000 one‑time (biennium 2025–27).
  • Potential borrowing: up to $5,600,000 line of credit; repayment would require a future deficiency appropriation if used.
  • Bill text treats the appropriation as one‑time and not subject to certain continuity limitations; no detailed ongoing operating costs are specified in the bill.

Timeline / procedural status

  • Bill enacted by the 69th Legislative Assembly with emergency clause language in the enrolled versions; voting summaries show House and Senate approval (House: 74–17; Senate: unanimous recorded in enrollment).
  • Appropriation and line of credit authority apply to the biennium July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2027. If the line is accessed, OMB must seek a future legislative appropriation to repay it.

Notes

  • The bill expressly exempts this transfer from ND statutes cited in the text (54‑01‑05.2 and 54‑01‑05.5); those sections typically govern state property transfer procedures—this exemption waives those procedural constraints for this conveyance.
  • Versions and drafting amendments circulated during the session include minor variations in fund source wording and the addition of the line‑of‑credit option; the core outcome is the same: land conveyance, funding for a Minot facility, optional short‑term borrowing, and emergency effective status.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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