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Government Finance Committee
Interim Committee Studies and Assignments
(21 members)
1083 § 1 Shall study the statutory and regulatory requirements placed on North Dakota state government agencies by United States government agencies as a condition of the receipt of federal funding to determine whether there are viable options to meet the needs of our state without having the federal government's oversight and involvement, which state needs can be met if federal funding associated with undesirable regulation or excessive direct and indirect costs is refused, and whether the benefit of accepting certain federal funds outweighs the benefit of participation in the federal programs.
2015 § 40 Shall study the functions of the Budget Section. The study must review the 85 duties and studies assigned to the Budget Section, including the need to continue the duties and the ability of the Budget Section to authorize financial decisions, including full-time equivalent positions, North Dakota University System building projects, and project scope changes.
Review state budget information, including monitoring the status of revenues and appropriations
Receive annual report from the Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities detailing the committee's activities, goals, and progress in reaching these goals, and strategies and policies that can help the committee to realize its goals (NDCC § 50-06.1-16)
Approve any agreement between a North Dakota state entity and South Dakota to form a bistate authority (NDCC § 54-40-01)
Receive a report by the Office of Management and Budget by October 15 of each even-numbered year, regarding the reports received by the Office of Management and Budget from each executive branch state agency, excluding entities under the control of the State Board of Higher Education, receiving federal funds, a plan to operate the state agency when federal funds are reduced by 5 percent or more of the total federal funds the state agency receives (2015 House Bill No. 1085, § 1)
Receive report from the Office of Management and Budget regarding its statewide plan and any appropriation authority transferred from the targeted market equity pool (2015 Senate Bill No. 2015, § 4)
Receive report from the Office of Management and Budget regarding distributions from the energy development impact funding pool and each agency receiving a distribution from the energy impact funding pool regarding its plan to discontinue energy impact adjustments for employees at the end of the biennium beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2017 (2015 Senate Bill No. 2015, § 5)
Legislative Council Staff
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Alex J. Cronquist
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Legislative Members
Committee Meetings
September 28, 2016 - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm CDT
Committee Documents
Committee Memorandums
Bill Drafts
- 17.0073.01000 - Relating to higher education campus improvements and building construction
- 17.0193.01000 - Relating to individual, estate, and trust income tax credits
- 17.0194.01000 - Relating to reporting requirements for the state board of agricultural research and education and the information technology department
- 17.0195.01000 - Relating to authorization to purchase or lease aircraft
- 17.0196.01000 - Relating to acceptance of federal funds
June 16, 2016 - 9:00 am to 3:30 pm CDT
Committee Documents
Committee Memorandums
March 15, 2016 - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm CDT
Committee Documents
Committee Memorandums
- Funding for State Employee Health Insurance Premiums (Excluding Higher Education) (29.0 KB pdf)
- General Fund Revenue and Appropriation Comparison (22.0 KB pdf)
- General Fund Revenues and Appropriations - Oil Price Effect in the 1980s (18.0 KB pdf)
- History of Budget Section Approval of New Capital Construction Projects (22.0 KB pdf)
- Hub City Allocations and Employment Data (33.0 KB pdf)
- Preliminary Budget Outlook - 2017-19 Biennium (29.0 KB pdf)
- Projected Oil and Gas Tax Revenue - 2015-17 and 2017-19 Biennium (34.0 KB pdf)
Bill Drafts
February 3, 2016 - 9:00 am to 3:45 pm CST
Committee Documents
Committee Memorandums
- 2015-17 Biennium State Aid Distribution Fund Revenue - May 2015 Legislative Forecast Compared to February 2016 Revised Revenue Forecast (19.0 KB pdf)
- Agency Governance (20.0 KB pdf)
- Contingent Funding Allocation for the Central Dakota Water Supply Project - Background Information (16.0 KB pdf)
- Funding for State Employees Salaries and Benefits (Excluding Higher Education) (51.0 KB pdf)
- History of Budget Section Approval of New Capital Construction Projects (22.0 KB pdf)
- History of Changes Relating to Budget Section Duties (23.0 KB pdf)
- State Employee Bonuses (43.0 KB pdf)
- University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences Naming Rights (15.0 KB pdf)
October 7, 2015 - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm CDT
Committee Documents
Committee Memorandums
July 27, 2015 - 10:00 am to 3:30 pm CDT
Committee Documents
Committee Memorandums
- Other Duties of the Government Finance Committee - Background Memorandum (40.0 KB pdf)
- Study of Budget Section Functions
- Study of State Contributions to State Employee Health Insurance Premiums - Background Memorandum (57.0 KB pdf)
- Study of Statutory and Regulatory Requirements as a Condition of Federal Funding - Background Memorandum (20.0 KB pdf)
- Supplementary Rules of Operation and Procedure of the North Dakota Legislative Management (21.0 KB pdf)