Repealed by S.L. 2021, ch. 400, § 2.
54-16-04. May order transfer of moneys between funds - Line item transfers - Budget section approval. The emergency commission, upon the advice of the office of management and budget and approval by the budget section of the legislative management, may order money or spending authority transferred from one fund or line item to another fund or line item belonging to or appropriated for the same institution or board or the same state enterprise. Any request considered by the budget section must comply with section 54-35-02.9. The budget section, when considering requests under this section, may approve the request in the form received from the emergency commission or may amend and approve the request. A request amended and approved by the budget section is deemed to be approved by the emergency commission. Approval by the budget section is not required if the transfer is necessary to avoid an imminent threat to the safety of people or property due to a natural disaster or war crisis or an imminent financial loss to the state.
54-16-04.1. May authorize acceptance of special funds or federal funds - Budget section approval. 1. The emergency commission, upon the advice and counsel of the office of management and budget and approval by the budget section of the legislative management, may authorize a state officer to accept any special funds or federal funds not appropriated by the legislative assembly which the legislative assembly has not indicated an intent to reject. 2. Any special funds or federal funds made available to this state which have not been appropriated by the legislative assembly for a specific purpose or program and which are not required to be spent prior to the next regular legislative session, upon the approval for acceptance by the emergency commission and the budget section of the legislative management, must be deposited into a separate fund until the legislative assembly appropriates the funds. 3. Approval by the budget section of the legislative management is not required for the acceptance of special funds or federal funds if the acceptance is necessary to avoid an imminent threat to the safety of people or property due to a natural disaster or war crisis or an imminent financial loss to the state. 4. A state officer may not expend funds received from the federal government which have not been specifically appropriated by the legislative assembly except as provided in this chapter.
54-16-04.2. Commission may authorize acceptance and expenditure of state special funds and other sources. Repealed by S.L. 2025, ch. 486, § 8.
54-16-04.3. Commission may recommend full-time equivalent positions - Budget section approval. On the advice of the office of management and budget and upon the recommendation of the emergency commission, the budget section of the legislative management may authorize a state officer to employ full-time equivalent positions in addition to those authorized by the legislative assembly. The authority to employ a full-time equivalent position under this section is
effective only for the remainder of the biennium during which the authority is granted by the budget section.