North Dakota funds Guard and emergency services through 2027

The law provides $345,058,698 for the Adjutant General's office and the Department of Emergency Services. The funding covers the North Dakota National Guard and the Department of Emergency Services. The total includes $30,829,077 from the general fund; the rest comes from other state and federal funds. The entities must report how they used the listed one-time funding to the next Legislative Assembly's appropriations committees. The funding covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.

The law states the Legislature's intent for the Adjutant General to arrange to buy or lease land for the Camp Grafton expansion, and bars use of eminent domain for it. This provision concerns land for the Camp Grafton expansion. The stated plan allows buying up to 1,600 acres and long-term leasing the remaining land, with a total limit of 6,000 acres. The provision concerns the expansion and gives no separate start or end date.

When the Adjutant General requests it, the Office of Management and Budget director must transfer up to $500,000 in appropriation authority to operating expenses and capital assets. The transfer is from appropriations for the Adjutant General's office in this law. The Adjutant General must notify the Legislative Council of any transfers. The transfer authority applies from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.