North DakotaNorth Dakota grants may help build large agricultural facilities
North Dakota's agriculture commissioner may pay approved facility grants in two stages, after construction meets occupancy and production milestones.
What it does
Qualifying new facilities may receive grants of up to $30 million for eligible construction costs. The commissioner pays half after the facility receives an occupancy certificate and the rest after it reaches half of its production capacity.
For a committee-approved facility grant, the Bank may lend the agriculture commissioner up to $30 million. If the commissioner borrows, the commissioner must ask lawmakers for money to repay the loan.
The Act is effective through June 30, 2029, and becomes ineffective after that date.
Argument forStaged grants could help a qualifying facility cover construction costs before it reaches full production.
Argument againstThe high investment, site, and competing offer requirements could keep smaller projects from qualifying for these grants.
More detail
The agriculture commissioner distributes grants to qualifying facility projects in two stages. The facility must be a new construction project in North Dakota on an industrial-ready site with existing municipal infrastructure. It must meet the listed investment, competing offer, product, and economic contribution requirements. The committee must approve a grant. The grant reimburses necessary infrastructure, site acquisition, or other capital costs. The commissioner pays half upon issuance of an occupancy certificate and the rest when the facility reaches 50 percent of production capacity.
The Bank of North Dakota may extend a line of credit to the agriculture commissioner for an approved grant. The line of credit may be up to $30 million, at the interest rate charged to North Dakota government entities, and may support a grant under the facility incentive program. The committee must approve the grant before the commissioner may use the credit. If the commissioner borrows money, the commissioner must request a deficiency appropriation from the Legislative Assembly to repay it. The commissioner may use the line of credit through June 30, 2029.
The Act is effective through June 30, 2029, and becomes ineffective after that date. The expiration date applies to the Act. The Act becomes ineffective after June 30, 2029.
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History
- 2025
- Apr 30Filed with Secretary Of State 04/28Latest
- Apr 29Signed by Governor Kelly Armstrong 04/28Became Law
- Apr 25Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 25Signed by Speaker
- Apr 22Signed by President
- Apr 21Second reading, passed, yeas 76 nays 17, Emergency clause carriedMajor
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1332. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 21Concurred
- Apr 16Returned to House (12)
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1332. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 16Emergency clause carried
- Apr 16Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 42 nays 5Major
- Apr 16Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Apr 15Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 2 2Minor
- Mar 26Rereferred to Appropriations
- Mar 26Reconsidered
- Mar 25Second reading, passed, yeas 42 nays 3Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1332. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 24Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0Minor
- Mar 20Committee Hearing 09:00
- Mar 7Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs CommitteeMinor
- Feb 26
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1332. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25Received from House
- Feb 25Second reading, passed, yeas 82 nays 8Passed House
- Feb 25Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Feb 24Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 23 0 0Minor
- Jan 28Rereferred to Appropriations
- Jan 28Amendment adopted
- Jan 27Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 2 0Minor
- Jan 23Committee Hearing 02:00
- Jan 13Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture CommitteeIntroduced
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