BISMARCK, N.D. (PPR) -The assistant majority leader in the state Senate says one of the big budget issues on the table is the proposal for a new state hospital in Jamestown.

Fessenden Republican Senator Jerry Klein says that has been talked about in a number of ways.

Klein says that budget item is being moved from the Human Services Budget into the OMB budget.

Klein says there are a lot of questions – should the hospital project go forward, should the state instead look are more regional mental health treatment centers? And he says there is the question of bonding for the state hospital.

Klein says he expects this will likely be one of the final issues of this Legislative session.