BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Industrial Commission has approved $5.8 million for 17 projects under the state’s new Outdoor Heritage Fund.
The Legislature established the fund last year. It will receive up to $15 million annually from oil and gas taxes.
The biggest grant awarded was $1.9 million to the state Game and Fish Department to enhance fish and wildlife habitat on private lands.
The second-biggest grant was $1.8 million to the nonprofit North Dakota Association of Conservation Districts for a statewide tree-planting initiative.
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