House

Military Children Compact

• Extends law allowing state of ND to join in pact with other states to allow children of military members transferred into or out of ND to maintain their grade (year in school) level

Homestead Tax Credit

• Increases property tax exemption limit for disabled veterans from $120,000 full and True ($5,400 taxable value) to $150,000 ($6,750 taxable value)
• Effective date of 12-31-2012. And 12-31-2013 for mobile homes.
• Fiscal note: $477,000. State general funds reimbursement

Melvin Norgard Memorial Fund

• Allow veterans home administrator to expend funds up to $10,000. Over $10,000 must be approved by governing board.
• Requires governing board gain ACOVA approval for expenditures
• Expenditures made solely for projects and programs to benefit and serve the residents of the veterans home.

CVSO as Conservator

Origination: Commissioner, ACOVA, NDVCC

• Removes from NDCC 37-14-18 exemption for CVSOs to serve as conservator/fiduciary if appointed by County Commission
• Fiscal note: $0.

Patriotic License Plate Decals

Origination: Commissioner, ACOVA, NDVCC

• Create "Patriotic License Plates" (Decals like military plates)
• Four Patriotic license plates to be added with new ND license plate issue - proceeds go to Veterans PWTF
• $15 initial fee and $10 annual fee
• $10 initial to DOT, $5 initial to PWTF
• $10 annual fee $5 to principal of PWTF $5 available for programs

Deer License for Injured Military Wildlife Project (Wounded Warrior)

• Change from "Wounded Warrior Project" to "Injured Military Wildlife Project of ND"
• Maintained 4 any deer licenses
• Added 6 any white-tailed deer licenses
• Change license valid from "opening of youth deer season through the close of deer season" to "during the period of the deer bow season"
• Fiscal note: $240. Not general fund dollars.

Agent Orange

Origination: Representative Trottier, ACOVA, NDVCC

• $50,000 appropriation of general funds to ND Department of Veterans Affairs to provide grants for the identification and provision of services to ND Veterans who had been exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam conflict.
• Requires ND Department of Veterans Affairs to report to the budget section on the use and outcome of the grants awarded
• Appropriations: $50,000

Study on Treatments for PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)

• A study for nontraditional healing therapies, massage, healing touch, reflexology, stress management, yoga, hyperbaric chamber treatments and gathers information on the needs of women veterans.
• Appropriations: $0.

Fishing License Fees

• Lowers disability level requirement from 100% to 50%
• Adds Unemployability
• Fee goes from $3 to $5
• Fiscal note: $1,425. Not general funds.

Disabled Veterans Rent Credit

Origination of bill: Representative Guggisberg, Ron

• Provided renters credit for 50% or higher disabled veterans who would qualify for property tax exemption, but rent.
• Fiscal note: $1,472,000