BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's Legislature is at odds over how to pay for maintenance and other costs at the boyhood home of famous band leader Lawrence Welk.
The Legislature two years ago included $100,000 in the State Historical Society's budget for the purchase of the home in Strasburg.
Senators now want an appropriation of $135,000 over the next two years for maintenance and to pay part-time staff. North Dakota's House voted against the funding.
House Appropriations Chairman Jeff Delzer says the money must come from within the Historical Society's budget.
Sen. Robert Erbele's district includes Strasburg. Erbele says it makes no sense for the state to buy the home and not spend money to maintain and operate it.
A House-Senate conference committee is working to find a compromise.