2. Lawmakers put designs on spending North Dakota s $8.4B savings account
The North Dakota House of Representatives meets in the state Capitol on Feb. 11, 2021. Jeremy Turley / Forum News Service
North Dakota lawmakers have laid out a blueprint for divvying up earnings from the state s $8.4 billion oil tax savings account in future budget cycles.
With the clock running out on the biennial legislative session,
both chambers of the state Legislature passed a freshly amended House Bill 1380 on Thursday, April 29, after sorting out several differences on the complicated legislation. The proposal will now go to Gov. Doug Burgum, whose spokesman declined to comment on whether the Republican will sign it.