§ 54-17.8-05 — Powers and duties of commission

North Dakota § 54-17.8-05

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 54: State Government
• Ch. 54-17.8: Outdoor Heritage Fund

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The commission is granted all the powers necessary or appropriate to carry out and
effectuate the purposes of this chapter, including the power to:
1. Make grants to a state agency, a tribal government, a political subdivision, or a
nonprofit organization;
2. Place conditions on an offer or a grant including a limit on the duration of an offer, a
requirement of matching funds, and limit the source of the matching funds, and the
commission shall exclude any money appropriated from the general fund from use as
matching funds unless the legislative assembly authorizes the use of general fund
money as matching funds;
3. Approve expenditures for staffing or an outside consultant to design and implement an
approved project based on the documented need of the applicant and the
expenditures may not exceed five percent of the grant to a grantee if the grant
exceeds two hundred fifty thousand dollars and expenditures may not exceed ten
percent of the grant to a grantee if the grant is two hundred fifty thousand dollars or
less;
4. Enter contracts or agreements to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including
authority to contract for the administration of the fund and staffing for the advisory
board;
5. Accept donations, grants, contributions, and gifts from any public or private source;
and
6. Adopt policies and rules necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.