2007-2009 Executive State Budget
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Governor’s Message Education State Budget 201 Department of Public Instruction Organizational Chart 215 North Dakota University System Financial Summary 226 State Land Department Budget Highlights 227 Bismarck State College Authorized FTE 228 Lake Region State College Compensation Adjustment 229 Williston State College Leases 230 University of North Dakota Telecommuting 232 UND Medical Center Capital Assets 235 North Dakota State University Technology 238 North Dakota State College of Science General Government 239 Dickinson State University 101 Office of the Governor 240 Mayville State University 108 Office of the Secretary of State 241 Minot State University 110 Office of Management and Budget 242 Valley City State University 112 Information Technology Department 243 Minot State University - Bottineau 117 Office of the State Auditor 244 North Dakota Forest Service 120 Office of the State Treasurer 250 State Library 125 Office of the Attorney General 252 School for the Deaf 127 Office of the State Tax Commissioner 253 North Dakota Vision Services 140 Office of Administrative Hearings 270 Dept of Career and Technical Education 150 Legislative Assembly Health and Human Services 160 Legislative Council 301 North Dakota Department of Health 180 Judicial Branch 313 Veterans Home 188 ND Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents 316 Indian Affairs Commission 190 Retirement and Investment Office 321 Department of Veterans Affairs 192 Public Employees Retirement System 325 Department of Human Services 360 Protection and Advocacy Project 380 Job Service North Dakota TABLE OF CONTENTS, Continued Regulatory Natural Resources/Transportation 401 Office of the Insurance Commissioner 701 State Historical Society 405 Industrial Commission 709 Council on the Arts 406 Office of the Labor Commissioner 720 Game and Fish Department 408 Public Service Commission 750 Department of Parks and Recreation 412 Aeronautics Commission 770 State Water Commission 413 Department of Financial Institutions 801 Department of Transportation 414 North Dakota Securities Department Federal/Special Funds 471 Bank of North Dakota Glossary 473 North Dakota Housing Finance Agency Appendix 475 North Dakota Mill and Elevator Association Budget Process 485 Workforce Safety & Insurance Budget Process Timeline Public Safety Optional Adjustment Requests 504 Highway Patrol OMB and Legislative Council Analyst Assignments 512 Department of Emergency Services 530 Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 540 Adjutant General Agriculture/Economic Development 601 Department of Commerce 602 Department of Agriculture 616 State Seed Department 627 Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute 628 Branch Research Centers 630 NDSU Extension Service 638 Northern Crops Institute 640 NDSU Main Research Center 649 Agronomy Seed Farm 665 North Dakota State Fair 670 North Dakota Racing Commission ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF STATE AGENCIES AGENCY NO. AGENCY NO. AGENCY NO. Adjutant General 540 Indian Affairs Commission 316 Racing Commission, North Dakota 670 Administrative Hearings, Office of 140 Indigents, Commission on Legal Retirement and Investment Office 190 Aeronautics Commission 412 Counsel for 188 Agriculture, Dept of 602 Industrial Commission 405 Secretary of State, Office of the 108 Agronomy Seed Farm 649 Information Technology Department 112 Securities Department, North Dakota 414 Arts, Council on the 709 Insurance Commissioner, Office of the 401 Seed Department, State 616 Attorney General, Office of the 125 Auditor, Office of the State 117 Job Service North Dakota 380 Tax Commissioner, Office of the State 127 Judicial Branch 180 Transportation, Dept of 801 Bank of North Dakota 471 Treasurer, Office of the State 120 Bismarck State College 227 Labor Commissioner, Office of the 406 Branch Research Centers 628 Lake Region State College 228 UND School of Medicine 232 Land Department, State 226 University of North Dakota 230 Career and Technical Education, Legislative Assembly 150 University System, North Dakota 215 Dept. of 270 Legislative Council 160 Upper Great Plains Transp. Institute 627 Commerce, Dept of 601 Library, State 250 Corrections and Rehabilitation, Dept of 530 Valley City State University 242 Management and Budget, Office of 110 Veterans Affairs, Dept of 321 Deaf, School for the 252 Mayville State University 240 Veterans Home 313 Dickinson State University 239 Mill and Elevator Association, ND 475 Vision Services, ND School for Blind 253 Minot State University 241 Emergency Services, Department of 512 Minot State University - Bottineau 243 Water Commission, State 770 Williston State College 229 Fair, North Dakota State 665 NDSU Extension Service 630 Workforce Safety and Insurance 485 Financial Institutions, Dept. of 413 NDSU Main Research Center 640 Forest Service, ND 244 ND State College of Science 238 ND State University 235 Game and Fish Department 720 Northern Crops Institute 638 Governor, Office of the 101 Parks & Recreation, Dept of 750 Health, ND Dept of 301 Protection and Advocacy Project 360 Highway Patrol 504 Public Employees Retirement System 192 Historical Society, State 701 Public Instruction, Dept of 201 Housing Finance Agency, ND 473 Public Service Commission 408 Human Services, Dept of 325 2007-09 Budget Objectives Fund our priorities Invest in one-time capital needs Provide tax relief Build our reserves to $413 M Intro Page Fund our Priorities On-going revenues exceed On-going expenditures 2007-09 General fund revenue forecast $2.291 B 2007-09 Recommended on-going expenditures $2.280 B Chart 1 Invest in One-time Capital Needs and Build Reserves for the Future General fund ending balance 6/30/07 $312.0 M Reserves: Budget stabilization fund 99.5 M Oil tax trust fund 128.3 M Total Surplus and reserves 6/30/07 $539.8 M Less: one-time capital investments (187.7 M) Available for reserves & cash balance $352.1 M Chart 2 Provide Tax Relief $116,700,000 in property tax relief funded from the oil tax trust fund Balance June 30, 2007 $128.3 M 2007-09 Oil tax revenue $167.0 M 2007-09 Property tax relief (116.7 M) Increase in oil tax trust fund balance 50.3 M Balance June 30, 2009 $178.6 M Chart 3 Build our Reserves 2007-09 Increase in budget stabilization fund balance $100.5 M Increase in oil tax trust fund balance 50.3 M Total Reserves Budget stabilization fund $200.0 M Oil tax trust fund 178.6 M $378.6 M Ending fund cash balance 34.1 M Total cash and reserves (June 30, 2009) $412.7 M Chart 4 Last year, North Dakota’s gross state product grew at a rate of 5.3 percent, the highest rate in our region, and in the top quintile in the nation. And we’re growing faster than the nation in per capita personal income. Between 2000 and 2005, we saw a 27 percent growth in per capita personal income, compared to 17 percent for the nation. In 2004, Moody’s Investment Services raised the state’s credit rating, and last year, Standard & Poor’s followed suit, reflecting our growing financial strength. These, and other indicators, of North Dakota’s economic progress demonstrate that our approach to economic development is working. We have produced significant revenue growth for our state, while holding the line on taxes. 2007-2009 EXECUTIVE BUDGET ADDRESS In this budget, we utilize this revenue growth and our surplus in a balanced The Honorable John Hoeven way to continue to move our state forward. Our budget achieves three important objectives for the State of North Governor of North Dakota Dakota: December 6, 2006 • First, the budget funds our priorities and invests in the future of our people Good morning. I would like to welcome the members of the 60th North and our state. It is essential that we make the kinds of investments that Dakota Legislative Assembly, Justices of the Supreme Court, elected officials, continue to produce quality jobs, enable us to take care of people, and cabinet members, state employees, First Lady Mikey, and my fellow North continue to improve our quality of life. Dakotans. • Second, our budget is sustainable. Our ongoing revenues cover our ongoing I want to thank the Office of Management and Budget, our state agencies, expenditures, and we increase our financial reserves for the future to more and my staff for their hard work, diligence and thoughtful approach to constructing than $400.0 million. our new budget. • And third, our budget contains no tax increases, no fee increases, and no Our efforts together have produced a sound and dynamic budget for the borrowing or bonding. In fact, our budget provides real tax relief to the very people of North Dakota. Thank you to all who have spent many attentive hours on people who produced our surplus in the first place: the citizens of North this important work. Dakota. Today, I am pleased to present our executive budget for the 2007-2009 biennium. Six years ago, we set a course designed to expand our economy and create THE BIG PICTURE quality jobs for our people. Working with you, the legislature, and others, we laid the foundation for Let’s start with an overview of our budget plan. We have some charts to economic growth through a strategic plan for aggressive economic development help illustrate it for you. (Intro to Charts – 2007-09 Budget Objectives) statewide. Due to our more dynamic economy, we have seen growth in both our We chose to target five industry sectors – industries where North Dakota ongoing revenues and our reserves. That growth is projected to continue into the next has natural advantages because of our resources and our citizens. biennium, as well. These include value-added agriculture, energy, advanced manufacturing, As good stewards of the taxpayers’ dollars, we have looked closely at our technology, and tourism. revenues and expenditures, and we have been careful to ensure that ongoing We also added benchmarks – concrete measures to assess our progress. revenues are more than ongoing expenditures. (These figures are shown in Chart 1.) We’re working to build the strongest possible business climate.