N.D. Cent. Code § 54-16-04

Current through 2023 Legislative Sessions

Section 54-16-04 - May order transfer of moneys between funds - Line item transfers - Order may draw from state treasury

The emergency commission, upon the advice of the office of management and budget, may order money or spending authority transferred from one fund or line item to another fund or line item belonging to or appropriated for the same institution or board or the same state enterprise, may order a transfer of spending authority from the state contingencies appropriation, or, in an extremity, may authorize money to be drawn from the state treasury to meet the emergency until the legislative assembly can make an appropriation available. The following transfers, if authorized by the emergency commission, require the approval of the budget section of the legislative management:

1. A transfer of moneys or spending authority which would eliminate or make impossible the accomplishment of a program or objective funded by the legislative assembly.

2. A transfer exceeding fifty thousand dollars from one fund or line item to another fund or line item, unless the transfer is necessary to comply with a court order or to avoid:

a. An imminent threat to the safety of people or property due to a natural disaster or war crisis; or

b. An imminent financial loss to the state.

N.D.C.C. § 54-16-04