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Outdoor Heritage Fund projected to fall well short of $30 million cap

May 13, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO — A glitch in the funding formula for North Dakota’s new Outdoor Heritage Fund means the conservation initiative is projected to have only a little more than half of the $30 million authorized for the next biennium. Continue Reading

Anti-tobacco funding restored

April 26, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK After two failed attempts, House lawmakers passed a bill to fund the Tobacco Prevention and Control Advisory Committee. Continue Reading

Conservation groups close to losing spot on advisory board

April 16, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK Three conservation groups that helped craft the state’s Outdoor Heritage Fund may not have any input into where the funding goes. Continue Reading

Lawmaker seeks to remove conservation groups from Outdoor Heritage Fund advisory board

April 12, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK The sponsor of the Outdoor Heritage Fund bill, which was signed into law Wednesday, is on his third attempt to remove three conservation groups from the fund’s advisory board groups that originally helped craft the idea. Continue Reading

Lawmakers send governor bill to create Outdoor Heritage Fund

April 4, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK A $30 million fund will be available to organizations to help preserve natural resources if Gov. Jack Dalrymple signs a bill passed Thursday. Continue Reading

Conservation advocates make case for larger Outdoor Heritage Fund

February 13, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS North Dakota legislation to create an Outdoor Heritage Fund is encouraging, but the allocation isn’t enough to meet the needs that exist in the wake of the state’s energy boom, increased ag development and the loss of land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program.
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