• The status of the state general fund, as compared to original and revised projections
• The status of the tobacco settlement collections
• An update regarding North Dakota's homeland security issues and impacts, including state agency efforts and related budget impacts

Presentation by a representative of the State Department of Health on:

Consideration of the following state agency requests that have been authorized by the Emergency Commission and require consideration by the Budget Section:

• Securities Commissioner (Request #1403) - To increase other funds spending authority and the operating expenses line item by $200,000 from funds in the investor restitution fund for repaying investors
• Department of Human Services (Request #1404) - To increase other funds spending authority and the grants line item by $457,000 to accept federal funds for the family nutrition program of the food stamp program to pass through to NDSU Extension Service, which administers the family nutrition program
• Aeronautics Commission (Request #1405) - To transfer $562,000 of spending authority from the grants line item to the operating expenses line item for expenses associated with airport maintenance projects at 10 general aviation airports ($112,000), security analyses at four air carrier airports ($68,000), airport master plans at four commercial service airports ($200,000), updating the state's air service report ($106,000), and safety inspections at 85 general aviation airports ($76,000)
• Division of Emergency Management (Request #1408) - To increase other funds spending authority by $2,794,000 for salaries and wages ($207,500), operating expenses ($66,500), and grant ($2,520,000) to accept federal funds from the United States Department of Justice state domestic preparedness program for equipment grants to be distributed primarily to local government units and other state agencies

Presentation by a representative of North Dakota State University on the following:

• Update regarding establishing a Division I athletic program
• Development of the Research and Technology Park
• The university's flood damage from June 2002 storms

• The number of employees and expenditures for each research extension center and the Main Research Center
• The expenditures from all funds for each State Board of Agricultural Research and Education gas tax research initiative
• A statement for each agricultural experiment station research project indicating the economic impact of each project to the state and how the project relates to the vision statement "North Dakota is to become the trusted provider of the highest quality agricultural products in the world," and a statement regarding North Dakota State University Extension Service's dissemination of information regarding each agricultural experiment station research project
• A report on cooperative projects undertaken by the agricultural research center, extension centers, and the Main Research Center
• A report identifying the source of income at the research and extension centers, the use of those funds, and the extent the research projects are affected by each income source

• The status of actual medical assistance expenditures to date compared to projections and whether the actual expenditures for the biennium are anticipated to exceed funding appropriated, pursuant to Section 20 of 2001 House Bill No. 1012
• Departmental plans to address the anticipated 2001-03 biennium Department of Human Services budget shortfall

• The April 23-24, 2002, budget tour of Minot State University - Bottineau, Forest Service, Minot State University, and North Central Research Extension Center
• The May 6-7, 2002, budget tour of Williston State College, Williston Research Extension Center, Dickinson State University, and Dickinson Research Extension Center