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Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota In Special Session Commencing Wednesday, January 21, 2026 SENATE BILL NO. 2404 (Senator Hogue) AN ACT to provide appropriations to the information technology department and public service commission; to provide contingent loan authorization; and to provide an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT - DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY COMPLIANCE - ONE-TIME FUNDING. There is appropriated out of any moneys in the general fund in the state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,500,000, or so much of the sum as may be necessary, to the information technology department for the purpose of updating state-controlled websites and digital content to comply with digital accessibility provisions of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, for the period beginning with the effective date of this Act, and ending June 30, 2027. The funding appropriated in this section is considered a one-time funding item. SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION - FEDERAL LAWSUIT INTERVENTION - ONE-TIME FUNDING. There is appropriated out of any moneys in the general fund in the state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $325,000, or so much of the sum as may be necessary, to the public service commission for federal lawsuit intervention efforts, for the period beginning with the effective date of this Act, and ending June 30, 2027. The funding appropriated in this section is considered a one-time funding item. SECTION 3. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION - FEDERAL LAWSUIT INTERVENTION CONTINGENT LOAN AUTHORIZATION. During the period beginning with the effective date of this Act and ending June 30, 2027, if the funding appropriated in section 2 of this Act is not sufficient for federal lawsuit intervention efforts, the public service commission may use the loan authorization provided in section 4 of House Bill No. 1008, as approved by the sixty-ninth legislative assembly, to obtain funds for federal lawsuit intervention efforts. SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act becomes effective immediately upon its filing with the secretary of state. S. B. NO. 2404 - PAGE 2 ____________________________ President of the Senate ____________________________ Speaker of the House ____________________________ Secretary of the Senate ____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as Senate Bill No. 2404. Senate Vote: House Vote: Yeas 46 Yeas 92 Nays 0 Nays 0 Absent 1 Absent 2 ____________________________ Secretary of the Senate Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2026. Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2026. ____________________________ Governor Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2026, at ________ o’clock ________M. ____________________________ Secretary of State
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