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Chapter 61-16.1

N.D. Cent. Code ch. 61-16.1

Operation of Water Resource Districts

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