§ 15-10-63 — Capital projects

1. The university of North Dakota and North Dakota state university shall identify other
funds from gifts, grants, donations, the university system capital building fund, or other
local funds for at least thirty percent of the total estimated cost of a capital project
request submitted to the legislative assembly.
2. Bismarck state college, lake region state college, Williston state college, the North
Dakota state college of science, Dickinson state university, Mayville state university,
Minot state university, Valley City state university, and Dakota college at Bottineau
shall identify other funds from gifts, grants, donations, the university system capital
building fund, or other local funds for at least five percent of the total estimated cost of
a capital project request submitted to the legislative assembly.
3. An institution under the control of the state board of higher education may undertake a
facility renovation project only if the project will reduce the deferred maintenance
amount of the facility by no less than seventy five percent of the total cost of the
renovation. The institution shall maintain documentation that demonstrates the cost
and scope of the deferred maintenance reduction that results directly from the
renovation. This subsection does not apply to projects undertaken solely to correct
building code deficiencies or to installations of infrastructure determined by the board
to be essential to the mission of the institution.
4. Facility construction and renovation projects undertaken by an institution under the
control of the state board of higher education must conform to campus master plan
and space utilization requirements approved by the state board of higher education.