63rd Legislative Assembly - 2013 | ND Department of Veterans Affairs

HB 1016 - BUDGET - National Guard and Veterans Cemetery - 2013

Protects NDNG and Emergency Management from liability in natural disaster relief efforts
Provides reimbursements to property owners for damages

Adds to NG pay allowances: “Each enlisted member shall also receive a state active duty pay enhancement of one hundred dollars for every fourteen consecutive days spent on state active duty”.
Adds to NG pay allowances: “Each commissioned officer member shall also receive a state active duty pay enhancement of one hundred dollars for every fourteen consecutive days spent on state active duty”.
Emergency declared on this bill
Fiscal note: $10,000 for 2011-2013. $40,000 for 2013-2015.

Adds "Adjutant General Coin" to NDCC 37-01
Adds "Disaster Response Coin" to NDCC 37-01
Adds a North Dakota state flag may be presented upon retirement to NDNG members with 20 or more years of military service
Fiscal note: $20,000. No General funds appropriated

Adds definition of wages for ND members while on state active duty to include income from federal employment and may be included in determining the average weekly wage.
Fiscal note: $0.

Courts to take particular care to ensure child of military member called to active duty or may be called to active duty has maximum opportunity for contact with parent
Military members call to active duty service may not be a factor in court decisions to grant to deny a petition for visitation
Military member may petition for visitation rights for family member
Fiscal note: $0

Allow parent or guardian of a minor child or incapacitated person authority to delegate guardianship to another person for up to 24 months
Declared an emergency
Fiscal note: $0

Adds "Mandatory evacuation order to NDCC 37-17.1-10". Reads: "A local disaster, emergency or mandatory evacuation order may be declared" ...
Allows local executive officers of city or county to order mandatory evacuations

Allowed members of US armed forces, and members of their household, stationed in ND to enter lottery for deer and turkey licenses as residents
Declared an emergency bill
Fiscal note: $51,600. Not General fund dollars.

Adds "Military member in state on duty or leave"
Adds "ND Driver's License number or ND non-driver photo ID" as proof of residency
Allows resident hunting licensing without lottery for active duty military members on leave or stationed in ND and residents of ND serving on active duty
Effective date April 1, 2014
Fiscal note: $32,000. Not General fund dollars.