North Dakota § 61-02-01.4 State water commission cost-share policy

North Dakota Statutes

§ 61-02-01.4 — State water commission cost-share policy

North Dakota § 61-02-01.4

Title 61Waters

Ch. 61-02Water Commission

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N.D. Cent. Code § 61-02-01.4 (2026).

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The state water commission shall review, gather stakeholder input on, and rewrite as necessary the commission's "Cost-share Policy, Procedure and General Requirements" and "Project Prioritization Guidance" documents. The commission's cost-share policy:

1.Must provide a water supply project is eligible for a cost-share up to seventy-five percent of the total eligible project costs.

2.May not determine program eligibility of water supply projects based on a population growth factor. However, a population growth factor may be used in prioritizing projects for that purpose.

3.Must consider all project costs potentially eligible for reimbursement, except the commission shall exclude operations expense, regular maintenance, and removal of vegetative materials and sediment, for assessment dra

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The state water commission shall review, gather stakeholder input on, and rewrite as
necessary the commission's "Cost-share Policy, Procedure and General Requirements" and
"Project Prioritization Guidance" documents. The commission's cost-share policy:
1. Must provide a water supply project is eligible for a cost-share up to seventy-five
percent of the total eligible project costs.
2. May not determine program eligibility of water supply projects based on a population
growth factor. However, a population growth factor may be used in prioritizing projects
for that purpose.

3. Must consider all project costs potentially eligible for reimbursement, except the
commission shall exclude operations expense, regular maintenance, and removal of
vegetative materials and sediment, for assessment drains, and may exclude
operations expense and regular maintenance for other projects. Snagging and clearing
of watercourses and deepening or widening of existing drains are eligible for
reimbursement. The commission shall require a water project sponsor to maintain a
capital improvement fund from the rates charged customers for future extraordinary
maintenance projects as condition of funding an extraordinary maintenance project.
4. May not determine program eligibility of water supply projects based on affordability.
However, affordability may be used in prioritizing projects for that purpose.