Chapter

Operation of Water Resource Districts

N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-01— Legislative intent and purpose
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-02— Definitions
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-03— Water resource districts - Boundaries
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-04— Minutes, books, and records
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-05— Bonds of treasurer and appointive officers
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-06— District budget - Financial report - Tax levy - Financing by special assessment
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-07— District may issue warrants in anticipation of taxes levied to pay current expenses
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-08— County treasurer to collect and remit taxes to district treasurer - Investment of district funds - Expenditure of district funds
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-09— Powers of water resource board
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-09.1— Watercourses, bridges, and low-water crossings
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-09.2— Release of easements - Procedure
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-10— Responsibilities and duties of water resource board
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-11— Joint exercise of powers (Retroactive application - See note)
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-12— Scope of water resource board's extraterritorial contractual authority - Board may acquire property in adjoining states and provinces
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-12.1— Water resource boards - Agreements with state or federal agencies for certain improvements
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-13— Master plans
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-14— Contracts for construction or maintenance of project
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-15— Initiating project financed through revenue bonds, general taxes, or special assessments - Bond required
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-15.1— Projects or benefits in more than one county
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-16— Revenue bonds
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-16.1— Right of way - How acquired - Assessment of damages - Issuance of warrants
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-17— Assessment projects - Procedure - Engineer report
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-18— Hearing on assessment project - Notice
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-19— Voting on proposed projects - Notice of result
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-20— Voting right or powers of landowners
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-21— Calculating benefits and assessments - Certification
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-22— Assessment list to be published - Notice of hearing - Alteration of assessments - Confirmation of assessment list - Filing
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-23— Appeal to department of water resources
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-23.1— Notice of letting of contracts
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-23.2— Extension of time to contractors - Reletting unfinished part of contract
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-24— When assessments may be made - Prohibition on certain contracts
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-25— Financial reports - Liability for deficiencies
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-26— Reassessment of benefits
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-26.1— Reconveyance of land no longer required for drainage
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-27— Correction of errors and mistakes in special assessments
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-28— Certification of assessments to county auditor
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-29— Extension of special assessments on tax lists - Collection - Payment to district
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-30— Lien of special assessment
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-31— Foreclosure of tax lien on property when general and special assessment taxes are delinquent
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-32— Collection of tax or assessment levied not to be enjoined or declared void - Exceptions
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-33— Water resource board may apportion assessments for benefits of a project against a county or city or any tract of land benefited
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-34— Warrants - When payable - Amounts - Interest - Interest coupons
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-34.1— Drain warrants - Terms and amounts
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-34.2— Settlement of unpaid warrants
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-35— Warrants may be used in making payments on contract - Warrants payable out of fund on which drawn - May be used to pay special assessments
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-36— Refunding special assessment warrants - Purposes for which such warrants may be issued - Payment of warrants
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-37— Commission, department of water resources, and water resource board shall encourage both structural and nonstructural alternatives
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-38— Permit to construct or modify dam, dike, or other device required - Penalty - Emergency
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-39— Dams or other devices constructed within a district shall come under control of a water resource board
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-39.1— Petition for maintenance - Bond required
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-39.2— Maintenance of project - Exception
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-40— When dams constructed by federal agency under control of district
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-40.1— Maintenance of federally constructed projects - Assessment district established
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-41— Permit to drain waters required - Penalty
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-41.1— Removal or placement of fill
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-42— Drains along and across public roads and railroads
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-43— Construction of bridges and culverts - Costs
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-43.1— Assessment drain culverts
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-44— Culvert and pipe arch bids and acceptance
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-45— Maintenance of drainage projects
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-46— Establishing new drains in location of invalid or abandoned drain
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-47— Drain kept open and in repair by water resource board
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-48— Assessment of costs of cleaning and repairing drains
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-49— Petition for a lateral drain - Bond of petitioners
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-49.1— Designation of lateral drain
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-50— Drains having a common outlet may be consolidated
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-50.1— Procedure to construct or extend an assessment drain through or into two or more counties
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-51— Removal of obstructions to drain - Notice and hearing - Appeal - Injunction - Definition
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-52— Closing a noncomplying drain - Notice and hearing - Appeal - Injunction
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-52.1— Closing of noncomplying drain - Notice and hearing - Appeal - Injunction
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-53— Removal of a noncomplying dike, dam, or other device - Notice and hearing - Appeal - Injunction
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-53.1— Appeal of board decisions - Department of water resources review - Closing of noncomplying dams, dikes, or other devices for water conservation, flood control, regulation, and watershed improvement
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-54— Appeal from decision of water resource board - Undertaking - Jurisdiction
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-55— Appeal from decision of water resource board - How to be taken
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-56— Time for taking appeal from water resource board decision
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-57— Filing appeal - Docketing and hearing appeals - Final judgment and sending back
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-58— Attorney general to assist boards - Employment of counsel
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-59— Proceedings to confirm contracts, special assessments, and other acts
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-59.1— Sinking funds and bonds
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-59.2— Existing obligations and regulations
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-60— Authorization to organize association of water resource districts
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-61— Water resource districts - Assumption of assets and liabilities of drain boards
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-62— Validating organization and acts of water resource districts and county drain boards
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-63— Penalty for violation of chapter