BISMARCK - Senate Bill (SB) 2020 was signed by ND Governor Doug Burgum providing the North Dakota Department of Water Resources (DWR) with a 2023-2025 biennial appropriation of $892 million. DWR’s budget is almost entirely supported by North Dakota’s Resources Trust Fund, which is funded from 20.5 percent of the state’s oil extraction tax.
Included in this budget are dollars for...