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Fund. Other funds for oil revenue in- clude the Property Tax Relief Fund, the Strategic Investment and Improve- ments Fund and the state Disaster Relief Fund. After his speech, Dalrymple said
he expects requests for additional staff members. He said he expects requests from departments including the Health Department, Highway Patrol, Depart- ment of Corrections and Oil and Gas Division. “We are asking people to put these
how much will be needed for infra- structure funding in oil country. He said money from various reserve funds will be looked at to address some of the region’s needs. He also mentioned Measure 2 after
oil revenue is placed in a Legacy
ably be defeated and I think it should be,” Dalrymple said. Dalrymple said he had a recent con-
“I think that Measure 2 will prob-
versation on how state law may need to be changed if Measure 2 passes. He said approximately 500 sections would need adjustments. The governor said he’s in favor of
in as optional requests and we’ll address them individually,” Dalrymple said. Dalrymple said it’s too soon to know
and Measure 2 goes too far,” Dalrymple said. State department heads were recep-
tive to the governor’s budget guide- lines. Lynn Helms, director of North Da-
his speech. The measure, to go before voters in June, would amend the North Dakota Constitution to abolish prop- erty taxes. The Legislature would have to come up with a formula to fund the legal obligations to the state’s various political subdivisions.
kota’s Department of Mineral Resourc- es, said he expected Dalrymple’s request to hold even on spending. “We’ve had experience with this in
ing a sharp increase in workload. “I anticipate our budget will contain a number of optional requests,” Helms
the past, so we’ve got a pretty good han- dle on how to budget for a hold-even,” Helms said. Helms’ department is one that is see-
said. Commerce Commissioner Al An-
derson said he also wasn’t surprised by Dalrymple’s budget. “It’s really the same request I’d ex-
providing tax relief but it should be done through legislative action as has been done in recent legislative sessions. “There are better ways to do that,
pect to receive if I were in the private sector,” Anderson said. “To hold the line and try to look for any reductions or ways to improve efficiency.” Democratic candidate for governor
Ryan Taylor issued a statement saying he doesn’t believe Dalrymple’s budget addresses the needs of the state’s grow- ing communities or flood protection. “His budget guidelines fall far short
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of reality in making improvements to our growing schools, rapidly deterio- rating roads, the severe housing short- age, need for greater public safety and emergency services and for communi- ties in need of real disaster planning,” Taylor said. Dalrymple will use the budgets sub-
mitted by each department to craft his proposed budget for the Legislature. The two-year budget will need to be ap- proved by legislators during their next session, which convenes in January. (Reach Nick Smith at 701-250-8255 or at
nick.smith@
bismarcktribune.com.)
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