North Dakota Statutes
§ 61-02-22 — Acquisition of necessary property and power of condemnation
North Dakota § 61-02-22
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N.D. Cent. Code § 61-02-22 (2026).
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The commission has full power and authority to acquire by purchase or exchange, upon
such terms and conditions as the commission determines necessary and proper, and by
condemnation in accordance with and subject to chapter 32-15 and the provisions of all laws
applicable to the condemnation of property for public use, any lands, rights, water rights of
whatever character, easements, franchises, and other property determined necessary or proper
for the construction, operation, and maintenance of works. This chapter does not require the
commission, in condemning any riparian water right, to condemn also the riparian land to which
such right may be incident. The title to all property purchased, acquired, or condemned must be
taken in the name of the commission and held in trust for, and for t
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