January 26, 2018 - The
Board of University and School Lands (Land Board) announces a contingency grant
available to oil and gas development-impacted political subdivisions including
cities, counties, school districts, and other taxing districts.
The Energy Infrastructure
and Impact Office (EIIO) will accept applications from eligible political
subdivisions from February 1, 2018 through April 30, 2018. Applications must be received by the EIIO no
later than 1:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on April 30, 2018. These grant funds
are intended to offset costs incurred for an emergency incident where the event
is directly related to or impacted by oil and gas development and no other
funding source is available to the political subdivision.
To apply, submit the
grant application found at https://land.nd.gov/EnergyImpact/Forms.
The application is available in a MS-Word version and an Adobe Acrobat
version. Application and supporting
documents can be mailed to the address listed on the form, emailed to the EIIO
address, or faxed. Late applications
will not be considered. Applicants may
supplement applications prior to the applications being scored and prepared for
review by the advisory committee.
Applications must:
1) Be signed by two appointed/elected officials, one
being the primary fiscal officer;
2) Address
how current oil and gas development activities have impacted or caused damage
to
the applicant since December 6, 2017;
3)
Provide phases, or time lines, for project completion within a 24-month
window, if the project is approved for funding;
4)
Identify other funding sources available and, if so, how those funds, including
local funds
would be made available, or if there are
no other sources of funding available; and
5) Provide supporting bids from contractors. Estimates
will not considered.
Applications will be
scored on a number of factors relating to:
1) Objective- The project is directly related
to local infrastructure impacted by oil and gas
development
activities.
2) Project Readiness- The project is ready to
move forward, has the necessary designs and bids
by contractors, has been approved by local
officials, and has the necessary funding in place.
3) Result
of Energy Activity- The application defines how the project is directly related
to oil and
gas development activities.
4) Fiscal-
The application defines how the project will be funded, listing all revenue
sources.
If the grant is approved at less than the
amount requested, the political subdivision can
identify how the project would move
forward and that the political subdivision would seek
additional sources of funding.
5) Improves
public health, welfare, safety- The application addresses each of these
three factors
and provides how each factor benefits the
local citizens.
If no applications are received before 1:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on April 30, 2018, this grant announcement will automatically renew for the period of May 1, 2018 through July 31, 2018.
December 6, 2017 - The
Board of University and School Lands (Land Board) awarded grants to a number of
airports in western North Dakota impacted by oil development and activity. These grants will help modernize and improve
the facilities for a number of years to come.
Four general aviation
airports were awarded six energy impact grants which will complete the granting
of funds appropriated by the 2015 Legislative Assembly. The facilities awarded oil and gas impact grants
by the Land Board are:
Mohall
Municipal Airport Phase II SRE/Terminal Building $ 70,000
Relocate Fuel System $ 30,000
Stanley
Municipal Airport Taxiway Expansion $ 170,000
Tioga Municipal
Airport Design GA Terminal Building $ 80,000
Watford City
Municipal Airport Land Acquisition $ 400,000
Coordination, Fees, Appraisals $ 550,000
TOTAL $1,300,000
Two commercial airports
were awarded 17 energy impact grants, eleven grants to the Williston Airport
and six grants to the Dickinson airport, respectively. Almost $20 million of the $40 million appropriated
for the 2017-2019 biennium were awarded. The appropriations were approved with
Senate Bill 2013, as adopted by the 2017 Legislative Assembly. There are also federal funds committed and
available to support construction of these two facilities.
The facilities awarded impact
grants are:
Williston
Municipal Airport New Airport Construction – Phase I $
858,521
New Airport Construction – Phase II $
3,061,852
New Airport Construction – Phase III $ 1,983,313
Enbridge Pipeline Relocation $ 4,734,500
OneOK Pipeline Relocation $ 2,218,640
Commercial Service Apron $ 279,225
Design General Aviation Taxiways $
340,234
Design Crosswind Runway/Taxiway $
261,675
FAA Agreement #4 and #5 $ 495,000
Procure FAA NAVAIDS $ 4,046,040
Design Perimeter Security Fence $ 221,000
SUB-TOTAL $18,500,000
Dickinson Municipal Airport
FAA 2017 AIP#38 $ 71,111
FAA 2017 AIP#37 $ 222,230
NAVAID Reimbursable Agreement $
267,224
NAVAID Design and Coordination $
481,500
Wetland Mitigation $ 180,000
Land Acquisition Prelim Services $ 180,000
SUB-TOTAL $ 1,402,065
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