North Dakota § 54-17.8-03 North Dakota outdoor heritage fund purposes

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§ 54-17.8-03 — North Dakota outdoor heritage fund purposes

North Dakota § 54-17.8-03

Title 54State Government

Ch. 54-17.8Outdoor Heritage Fund

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N.D. Cent. Code § 54-17.8-03 (2026).

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1.The commission shall use the fund to provide grants to state agencies, tribal governments, political subdivisions, and nonprofit organizations, with higher priority given to enhance conservation practices in this state by:

a.Providing access to private and public lands for sportsmen, including projects that create fish and wildlife habitat and provide access for sportsmen;

b.Improving, maintaining, and restoring water quality, soil conditions, plant diversity, animal systems, and by supporting other practices of stewardship to enhance farming and ranching;

c.Developing, enhancing, conserving, and restoring wildlife and fish habitat on private and public lands; and

d.Conserving natural areas and creating other areas for recreation through the establishment and development of parks an

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1. The commission shall use the fund to provide grants to state agencies, tribal
governments, political subdivisions, and nonprofit organizations, with higher priority
given to enhance conservation practices in this state by:
a. Providing access to private and public lands for sportsmen, including projects that
create fish and wildlife habitat and provide access for sportsmen;
b. Improving, maintaining, and restoring water quality, soil conditions, plant diversity,
animal systems, and by supporting other practices of stewardship to enhance
farming and ranching;
c. Developing, enhancing, conserving, and restoring wildlife and fish habitat on
private and public lands; and
d. Conserving natural areas and creating other areas for recreation through the
establishment and development of parks and other recreation areas.
2. The commission or grantee may not use the fund, in any manner, to finance:
a. Litigation;
b. Lobbying activities;
c. Any activity that would interfere, disrupt, or prevent activities associated with
surface coal mining operations; sand, gravel, or scoria extraction activities; oil
and gas operations; or other energy facility or infrastructure development;
d. The acquisition of land or to encumber any land for a term longer than twenty
years; or
e. Projects outside this state or projects that are beyond the scope of defined
activities that fulfill the purposes of this chapter.
3. The commission or a grantee may not use grant funds, except after a finding of
exceptional circumstances by the commission, to finance:
a. A completed project or project commenced before the grant application;
b. A feasibility or research study;
c. Maintenance costs;
d. A paving project for a road or parking lot;
e. A swimming pool or aquatic park;
f. Personal property that is not affixed to the land;
g. Playground equipment, except that grant funds may be provided for up to
twenty-five percent of the cost of the equipment not exceeding ten thousand
dollars per project and all playground equipment grants may not exceed five
percent of the total grants per year;
h. A building, except for a building that is included as part of a comprehensive
conservation plan for a new or expanded recreational project; or
i. A project in which the applicant is not directly involved in execution and
completion of the project.