Repealed by S.L. 2017, ch. 38, §19.
57-51.1-07.7. Municipal infrastructure fund - Continuing appropriation - State treasurer - Department of transportation - Reports. 1. There is created in the state treasury the municipal infrastructure fund. The fund consists of all moneys deposited in the fund under section 57-51.1-07.5.
a. The first forty million dollars deposited in the fund each biennium is appropriated to the state treasurer on a continuing basis for the purpose of providing grants to cities located in non-oil-producing counties pursuant to subsections 2 through 5. The grant funding may be distributed only to cities located in non-oil-producing counties, excluding hub cities, and may be used only for essential infrastructure projects. b. The remaining moneys deposited in the fund are available to the department of transportation, within the limits of legislative appropriation, for the purpose of providing grants to cities located in non-oil-producing counties pursuant to subsection 6. 2. By November thirtieth of each even-numbered year, a city that receives a grant from the fund under subsection 3 or 4 and has the population of at least one thousand shall provide a report to the state treasurer on the use of the funding. The state treasurer shall notify cities of the reporting requirement by November first of each even- numbered year. Upon request, the state treasurer may provide an extension of up to fifteen days for a city to submit the report. The state treasurer shall determine the format of the report. The report must include the amount of grant funding received and spent by the city and a description of the infrastructure projects completed in part or in whole with the grant funding. The state treasurer shall make the reports available to the public on the state treasurer's website. A city that does not provide the report in a timely manner or in the correct format is not eligible to receive a grant from the fund under subsection 3 or 4 for a period of two years starting from the date the report was due. If a city uses the funding in a manner inconsistent with the requirements of this section as identified in any financial audits conducted by the state auditor or an independent accounting firm, the state treasurer shall reduce any future grants to that city under subsection 3 or 4 by the amount spent that was inconsistent with the requirements. 3. Within forty days after the fund receives total deposits under subdivision a of subsection 1 that are greater than or equal to the amount needed for the grants under this subsection or by September thirtieth of each odd-numbered year, whichever is earlier, the state treasurer shall distribute moneys in the fund as grants to cities for essential infrastructure projects. The state treasurer shall distribute the grants only if the fund receives total deposits that are at least ten percent of the amount needed for distributions under this subsection based on the following: a. Two million five hundred thousand dollars to each city with a population of at least five thousand; b. Five hundred thousand dollars to each city with a population of at least two thousand but less than five thousand; and c. One hundred twenty-five thousand dollars to each city with a population of at least one thousand but less than two thousand. d. If, at the time of the distributions, the moneys in the fund are less than the amount needed for the grants under this subsection, the state treasurer shall distribute the grants under this subsection on a pro rata basis. e. For the purposes of determining the city's population under this subsection, the state treasurer shall use the most recent actual or estimated census data published by the United States census bureau. 4. Within sixty days after the fund receives total deposits equal to the amount identified under subdivision a of subsection 1 or by September thirtieth of each odd-numbered year, whichever is earlier, the state treasurer shall distribute the moneys in the fund as grants to cities for essential infrastructure projects. The state treasurer shall distribute the grants only if the fund receives total deposits equal to the amount needed under subsection 2 plus at least ten percent of the amount identified under subdivision a of subsection 1, based on the following: a. One hundred fifty dollars per person of the city's population.
b. In addition to the amounts in subdivision a, for a city with a positive average of the annual percentage increase in population from three years prior, a dollar amount equal to the product of the following: (1) The amount calculated in subdivision a; and (2) The average of the annual percentage increase in population from three years prior, multiplied by ten. c. In addition to the amounts in subdivisions a and b, for a city with a positive average of the annual percentage increase in taxable property values from three years prior, a dollar amount equal to the average of the annual property valuation percentage increase for the three most recent years, multiplied by twenty-five thousandths. d. Grants may be distributed under this subdivision only if the grant distributions under subsection 3 are completed. If total deposits equal to the amount identified under subdivision a of subsection 1 are insufficient to provide for the grants, the state treasurer shall distribute the grants under this subsection on a pro rata basis. If any moneys remain from the total deposits equal to the amount identified under subdivision a of subsection 1 after the distribution of grants under this subsection, the state treasurer shall distribute any remaining moneys in proportion to the combined total distributed to each city under subsections 3 and 4 relative to the combined total distributed to all the cities under subsections 3 and 4. e. For the purposes of determining the city's population under this subsection, the state treasurer shall use the most recent actual or estimated census data published by the United States census bureau. f. For the purposes of determining taxable property values, the state treasurer shall use the most recent data published by the tax commissioner in the tax levy report. 5. For purposes of subsections 2 through 4: a. "Essential infrastructure projects" means capital construction projects to construct new infrastructure or to replace existing infrastructure, which provide the fixed installations necessary for the function of a city. Capital construction projects exclude debt repayments and routine maintenance and repair projects, but include the following: (1) Water treatment plants; (2) Wastewater treatment plants; (3) Sewer lines and water lines, including lift stations and pumping systems; (4) Water storage systems, including dams, water tanks, and water towers; (5) Storm water infrastructure, including curb and gutter construction; (6) Road and bridge infrastructure, including paved and unpaved roads and bridges; (7) Airport infrastructure; (8) Electricity transmission infrastructure; (9) Natural gas transmission infrastructure; and (10) Communications infrastructure, excluding fiber optic infrastructure. b. "Fiscal year" means the period beginning September first and ending August thirty-first of the following calendar year. c. "Non-oil-producing county" means a county that received no allocation of funding or a total allocation of less than five million dollars under subsection 2 of section 57-51-15 in the most recently completed even-numbered fiscal year before the start of each biennium. 6. From the funding identified under subdivision b of subsection 1, the director of the department of transportation shall distribute grants to cities located in non-oil- producing counties from the fund in accordance with the provisions of the flexible transportation fund under section 24-02-37.3.
57-51.1-07.8. County and township infrastructure fund - Continuing appropriation - State treasurer - Department of transportation - Reports. 1. There is created in the state treasury the county and township infrastructure fund. The fund consists of all moneys deposited in the fund under section 57-51.1-07.5. a. The first forty million dollars deposited in the fund each biennium is appropriated to the state treasurer on a continuing basis for the purpose of providing grants to non-oil-producing counties and townships located in non-oil-producing counties pursuant to subsections 2 through 7. The grant funding may be distributed only to non-oil-producing counties and townships located in non-oil-producing counties and may be used only for road and bridge infrastructure projects. b. The remaining moneys deposited in the fund are available to the department of transportation, within the limits of legislative appropriation, for the purpose of providing grants to non-oil-producing counties and townships located in non-oil- producing counties pursuant to subsection 8. 2. By November thirtieth of each even-numbered year, a county that receives a grant from the fund under subsection 5 shall provide a report to the state treasurer on the use of the funding. The state treasurer shall notify counties of the reporting requirement by November first of each even-numbered year. Upon request, the state treasurer may provide an extension of up to fifteen days for a county to submit the report. The state treasurer shall determine the format of the report. The report must include the amount of grant funding received and spent by the county and a description of the road and bridge infrastructure projects completed in part or in whole with the grant funding. The state treasurer shall make the reports available to the public on the state treasurer's website. A county that does not provide the report in a timely manner or in the correct format is not eligible to receive a grant from the fund under subsection 5 for a period of two years starting from the date the report was due. If a county uses the funding in a manner inconsistent with the requirements of this section as identified in any financial audits conducted by the state auditor or an independent accounting firm, the state treasurer shall reduce any future grants to that county under subsection 5 by the amount spent that was inconsistent with the requirements. 3. Within sixty days after the fund receives total deposits equal to the amount identified under subdivision a of subsection 1 or by September thirtieth of each odd-numbered year, whichever is earlier, the state treasurer shall distribute moneys in the fund as grants to counties for road and bridge infrastructure projects. The state treasurer shall distribute the grants only if the fund receives total deposits that are at least ten percent of the amount identified under subdivision a of subsection 1. 4. The state treasurer shall distribute thirteen percent of the total deposits under subdivision a of subsection 1 to non-oil-producing counties for the benefit of the organized and unorganized townships within each non-oil-producing county. The distribution must provide for an allocation to each organized and unorganized township which is proportional to the number of township road miles in each organized and unorganized township relative to the combined total township road miles in all organized and unorganized townships in all non-oil-producing counties. For purposes of this subsection, township road miles must be based on certifications provided to the state treasurer under section 54-27-19.1. The amount allocated to organized townships under this section must be paid by the county treasurer to each organized township. The amount allocated to unorganized townships under this section must be credited by the county treasurer to a special fund for unorganized township roads. a. To be eligible for an allocation of funds under this subsection, an organized township must levy at least eighteen mills for general purposes and have a general fund balance of less than one hundred thousand dollars as of December thirty-first of the prior year. b. To be eligible for an allocation of funds under this subsection for unorganized townships, a county must levy at least eighteen mills for unorganized township road and bridge purposes.
c. For purposes of determining the mills levied by a township or county, the state treasurer shall use the most recent mill rate data published by the tax commissioner. 5. After the distributions in subsection 4, the state treasurer shall distribute the remaining eighty-seven percent of the total deposits under subdivision a of subsection 1 to non-oil-producing counties based on the most recent data compiled by the upper great plains transportation institute regarding North Dakota's county, township, and tribal road and bridge infrastructure needs. The distribution to each non-oil-producing county must be proportional to each non-oil-producing county's total estimated road and bridge investment needs relative to the combined total estimated road and bridge investment needs of all the non-oil-producing counties. The total estimated road and bridge investment needs for each county is the twenty-year estimate for unpaved and paved road and bridge needs as identified by the upper great plains transportation institute. If the data compiled by the upper great plains transportation institute includes more than one twenty-year estimate for the total needs of each county, the state treasurer shall use an average of the twenty-year estimates for each county. 6. If the total deposits under subdivision a of subsection 1 are insufficient to provide for the grants under subsections 4 and 5, the state treasurer shall distribute the grants on a pro rata basis. 7. For purposes of subsections 2 through 6: a. "Fiscal year" means the period beginning September first and ending August thirty-first of the following calendar year. b. "Non-oil-producing county" means a county that received no allocation of funding or a total allocation of less than five million dollars under subsection 2 of section 57-51-15 in the most recently completed even-numbered fiscal year before the start of each biennium. c. "Road and bridge infrastructure projects" means the projects associated with the construction of new unpaved and paved road and bridge infrastructure or associated with the maintenance, repair, or replacement of existing unpaved and paved road and bridge infrastructure. 8. From the funding identified under subdivision b of subsection 1, the director of the department of transportation shall distribute grants to non-oil-producing counties and townships located in non-oil-producing counties from the fund in accordance with the provisions of the flexible transportation fund under section 24-02-37.3.
57-51.1-07.9. State energy research center fund - Continuing appropriation. (Effective through June 30, 2033) The state energy research center fund is a special fund in the state treasury. Before depositing oil and gas gross production tax and oil extraction tax revenues under section 57-51.1-07.5, one percent of the revenues must be deposited monthly into the state energy research center fund, up to seven million five hundred thousand dollars per biennium. All moneys deposited in the state energy research center fund and interest on all such moneys are appropriated on a continuing basis to the industrial commission for distribution to the state energy research center. The state energy research center shall use the funds in accordance with section 15-11-40.