Apportionment of reductions in spending authority caused by an initiative or referendum action
N.D. Cent. Code § 54-44.1-13.1
in effect54-44.1-13.1. Apportionment of reductions in spending authority caused by an
initiative or referendum action.
If as a result of any action taken pursuant to article III of the Constitution of North Dakota
the moneys available in the state general fund or in any special fund in the state treasury are or
will be reduced or eliminated, the director of the budget shall reduce the moneys available to all
departments, agencies, and institutions for which moneys have been appropriated or are
otherwise available from the affected fund for the current biennial period. The director of the
budget shall reduce affected budgets by a percentage sufficient to cover the estimated losses
caused by the initiative or referendum action, subject to the approval of the legislative assembly
or the budget section if the legislative assembly is not in session. Any request considered by the
budget section must comply with section 54-35-02.9. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
54-44.1-13, the authority to make reductions pursuant to this section applies equally to all
entities of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
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