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North Dakota House Advances $50M in State Funds for Presidential Library

By Bill Dubensky Apr 24, 2025 | 6:08 AM

(Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

 

(By: . North Dakota Monitor) – The North Dakota House advanced an amendment to the Department of Commerce budget that would add $50 million in state funding and a $20 million Bank of North Dakota loan for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.

The 53-40 vote followed lengthy discussion, with some members questioning why the $50 million was first introduced last Friday and did not receive a full policy committee hearing. The funding proposed in Senate Bill 2018 would be in addition to $50 million in state funds the Legislature approved in 2019.

Rep. Mike Nathe, R-Bismarck, who proposed the additional library funding, said the $50 million would only be available if the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation matches it with private donations. The goal is to add to the library’s endowment so interest from the funds could help cover operational costs, he said.

“As we all know, museums just don’t make money,” Nathe said.

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