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2013 NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES APPROPRIATIONS Ray Holmberg - Chairman Tim Mathern Bill L. Bowman - Co-Vice Chairman David O'Connell Tony Grindberg - Co-Vice Chairman Larry J. Robinson Ron Carlisle John M. Warner Robert Erbele Ralph Kilzer Karen K. Krebsbach Gary A. Lee Terry M. Wanzek EDUCATION Tim Flakoll - Chairman Joan Heckaman Donald Schaible - Vice Chairman Richard Marcellais Larry Luick Nicole Poolman FINANCE AND TAXATION Dwight Cook - Chairman Jim Dotzenrod Tom Campbell - Vice Chairman Connie Triplett Randall A. Burckhard Joe Miller Dave Oehlke HUMAN SERVICES Judy Lee - Chairman Tyler Axness Oley Larsen - Vice Chairman Howard C. Anderson, Jr. Dick Dever INDUSTRY, BUSINESS AND LABOR Jerry Klein - Chairman Philip M. Murphy Lonnie J. Laffen - Vice Chairman George B. Sinner John Andrist Ronald Sorvaag Jessica K. Unruh JUDICIARY David Hogue - Chairman John Grabinger Margaret Sitte - Vice Chairman Carolyn C. Nelson Kelly M. Armstrong Spencer Berry Stanley W. Lyson AGRICULTURE Joe Miller - Chairman Joan Heckaman Larry Luick - Vice Chairman Jerry Klein Oley Larsen GOVERNMENT AND VETERANS AFFAIRS Dick Dever - Chairman Richard Marcellais Spencer Berry - Vice Chairman Carolyn C. Nelson Dwight Cook Nicole Poolman Donald Schaible NATURAL RESOURCES Stanley W. Lyson - Chairman Philip M. Murphy Randall A. Burckhard - Vice Chairman Connie Triplett David Hogue Lonnie J. Laffen Jessica K. Unruh POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS John Andrist - Chairman Jim Dotzenrod Ronald Sorvaag - Vice Chairman John Grabinger Howard C. Anderson, Jr. Judy Lee TRANSPORTATION Dave Oehlke - Chairman Tyler Axness Kelly M. Armstrong - Vice Chairman George B. Sinner Tom Campbell Tim Flakoll Margaret Sitte .

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BUDGET SECTION Thursday, June 25, 2020
North Dakota Legislative Management Meeting Minutes 21.5136.03000 BUDGET SECTION Thursday, June 25, 2020 Senator Terry M. Wanzek, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Members present: Senators Terry M. Wanzek, Brad Bekkedahl, Dick Dever, Robert Erbele, John Grabinger, Joan Heckaman, David Hogue, Ray Holmberg, Jerry Klein, Karen K. Krebsbach, Gary A. Lee, Tim Mathern, Dave Oehlke, Nicole Poolman, Larry J. Robinson, Ronald Sorvaag, Rich Wardner; Representatives Bert Anderson, Thomas Beadle, Larry Bellew, Tracy Boe, Josh Boschee, Mike Brandenburg, Jeff Delzer, Karla Rose Hanson, Richard G. Holman, Michael Howe, Keith Kempenich, Lawrence R. Klemin, Gary Kreidt, Scott Louser, Bob Martinson, Lisa Meier, Corey Mock, David Monson, Mike Nathe, Jon O. Nelson, Chet Pollert, Mark Sanford, Mike Schatz, Jim Schmidt, Randy A. Schobinger, Don Vigesaa Members absent: None Others present: Senator Donald Schaible, Mott, member of the Legislative Management See Appendix A for additional persons present. It was moved by Representative Mock, seconded by Senator Wardner, and carried on a voice vote that the minutes of the May 15, 2020, meeting be approved as distributed. STATE BUDGET INFORMATION General Fund Status Mr. Joe Morrissette, Director, Office of Management and Budget, presented a report ( Appendix B ) on the status of the general fund and the balances of selected special funds. He presented the following information on the status of the general fund for the 2019-21 biennium: Unobligated general fund balance - July 1, 2019 $65,000,000
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