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Revised 6/21/04
NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Tentative Agenda
BUDGET SECTION
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Senate Chamber, State Capitol
Bismarck, North Dakota
| 10:00 a.m. |
Call to order
Roll call
Consideration of minutes of the April 13, 2004, meeting
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| 10:05 a.m. |
Presentation by a representative of the Office of
Management and Budget regarding:
- Status of the general fund
- Status of the tobacco settlement proceeds
- Any line item transfers to accommodate information technology funding reductions,
pursuant to Section 8 of 2003 House Bill No. 1505
- Any other statutory reporting requirements
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| 10:20 a.m. |
Presentations by representatives of the Office
of Management and Budget and the Information Technology Department regarding
the status of ConnectND |
| 10:40 a.m. |
Presentation by a representative of the Office
of Management and Budget regarding:
- The number of "updates and patches," along with the related
costs, required for ConnectND on an annual basis
- The costs associated with developing, implementing, and maintaining
the "patches" to the PeopleSoft system to enable payroll processing
with no timelag
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| 11:00 a.m. |
Presentation by a representative of the Department
of Human Services regarding:
- An update on the status of the medical assistance program, including
payments, caseloads, and the receipt of enhanced federal medical assistance
percentage funds, and preliminary information on federal medical assistance
percentage rates for the 2005-07 biennium
- A report on the changes made to the Medicaid program and services
by the department
- A report regarding the outsourcing of employee positions and services
- An update on the status of the sexual offender program at the State
Hospital, including information on available funds in the department's
2003-05 biennium budget to fund additional sexual offender beds at the
State Hospital and departmental plans for funding the program
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| 11:40 a.m. |
Presentation by a representative of the University
of North Dakota regarding a request for Budget Section approval to accept
and expend an additional $984,159 in federal grant funds, pursuant to North
Dakota Century Code Section (NDCC) 15-10-12.1, for the expansion of the existing
Neuroscience Research Facility |
| 11:50 a.m. |
Presentation by a representative of the State
Department of Health on an update on bioterrorism funding and uses, including
amount of funding provided each political subdivision and the purpose of
the funding |
| 12:00 noon |
Luncheon recess |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Committee consideration of the following state
agency requests that have been authorized by the Emergency Commission
and require consideration by the Budget Section |
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- Game and Fish Department (Request #1512) - To increase federal funds
spending authority and the grants line item by $80,000 to accept federal
funds from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Aid in
Wildlife Restoration Act for shooting range improvements with priority
given to groups that support the hunter education program
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- Game and Fish Department (Request #1513) - To increase spending authority
by $250,000 to accept federal funds from the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service ($75,000 - funding provided by federal gas tax on boat
fuel) and other funds from the game and fish operating fund ($175,000)
for the capital improvements line item ($250,000) to be used to improve
and relocate water access boat ramps at Devils Lake
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- Division of Emergency Management (Request #1515) - To increase federal
and special funds spending authority by $7,516,231 relating to federal
emergency relief funding ($6,607,104) and state disaster loan proceeds
($909,127 - from a Bank of North Dakota loan secured according to NDCC
Section 37-17.1-23) for disaster costs associated with the snow emergency
declaration in Dunn, McHenry, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, and Ward Counties
and the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in January 2004 and the flooding
emergency declaration in Benson, Cavalier, Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson,
Pembina, Ramsey, Steele, Traill, and Walsh Counties and the Spirit Lake
Nation in March 2004
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- Agriculture Department (Request #1517) - To increase federal funds
spending authority and to accept $83,500 of federal funds from the United
States Department of Agriculture for salaries and wages ($47,600) and
operating expenses ($35,900) to identify exotic plant pests as potential
biosecurity threats, coordinate and conduct pest destruction surveys,
and develop response plans. This request includes one new FTE position.
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- Veterans Home (Request #1519) - For $208,000 from the state contingencies
fund and to increase spending authority by $226,000 from transfer authority
($208,000) and other funds from resident copayments ($18,000) for capital
assets ($60,000) and operating expenses ($166,000) to establish an in-house
pharmacy. The pharmacy will provide medications to the Veterans Home
basic care residents. The Fargo Veterans Administration Medical Center,
which currently provides medications to these residents, will cease
providing this service on January 1, 2005. The Emergency Commission
added the stipulation that the Veterans Home first verify with the Veterans
Administration whether it is mandatory for the pharmacy to be onsite
and, if not, that the Veterans Home is to research other options with
local area pharmacies to possibly become a contract depository for medications
purchased through the Fargo Veterans Administration Medical Center and
to dispense prescriptions onsite to residents and that any funds not
used due to lower than anticipated costs be returned to the contingency
fund pursuant to NDCC Section 54-16-08.
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| 1:30 p.m. |
Presentation by a representative of the Dakota
Women's Correctional Rehabilitation Center, New England, on the status
of contract housing female inmates, pursuant to Section 5 of 2003 House
Bill No. 1506 |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Presentation by a representative of the Department
of Corrections and Rehabilitation on the status of contract housing female
inmates, pursuant to Section 5 of 2003 House Bill No. 1506, and the status
of the department's 2003-05 budget |
| 2:15 p.m. |
Presentation by the Legislative Council staff
of the 2003-05 Biennium Report on Compliance With Legislative Intent
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| 2:45 p.m. |
Presentation by a representative of the Higher Education
Committee on the following budget tours:
- The April 21-22, 2004, budget tour of Williston State College, Williston
Research Extension Center, Dickinson State University, and Dickinson
Research Extension Center
- The May 3-4, 2004, budget tour of Mayville State University and Lake
Region State College
- The June 14, 2004, budget tour of Bismarck State College
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| 3:00 p.m. |
Presentation by a representative of the Budget
Committee on Government Services on the committee's June 17, 2004, budget
tour of Roughrider Industries |
| 3:10 p.m. |
Distribution by the Legislative Council staff
of correspondence from ethanol plants receiving production incentives from
the state |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Committee discussion and staff directives |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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