North Dakota § 61-04.1-28 Procedure for abolishment of weather modification authority and all its powers by recall initiated petition

North Dakota Statutes

§ 61-04.1-28 — Procedure for abolishment of weather modification authority and all its powers by recall initiated petition

North Dakota § 61-04.1-28

Title 61Waters

Ch. 61-04.1Weather Modification

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N.D. Cent. Code § 61-04.1-28 (2026).

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powers by recall initiated petition.
After fifty-one percent of the qualified electors of a county, as determined by the vote cast
for the office of governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election, shall petition the board of
county commissioners of their county to recall the commissioners of a weather modification
authority as created by section 61-04.1-23 and to abolish the county weather modification
authority, the board of county commissioners shall adopt a resolution recalling all
commissioners of such weather modification authority and abolishing their appointed offices and
the weather modification authority, until such time as a weather modification authority is created
by petition in accordance with section 61-04.1-23. Before adopting such a resolution, the county
commissione

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powers by recall initiated petition.
After fifty-one percent of the qualified electors of a county, as determined by the vote cast
for the office of governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election, shall petition the board of
county commissioners of their county to recall the commissioners of a weather modification
authority as created by section 61-04.1-23 and to abolish the county weather modification
authority, the board of county commissioners shall adopt a resolution recalling all
commissioners of such weather modification authority and abolishing their appointed offices and
the weather modification authority, until such time as a weather modification authority is created
by petition in accordance with section 61-04.1-23. Before adopting such a resolution, the county
commissioners must find that the petition meets the requirements as to the number of qualified
electors as required in this chapter. If the board of county commissioners adopts a resolution
recalling all commissioners of a weather modification authority and abolishing the authority, all
unexpended funds remaining in the name of the authority, after all proper bills and expenses
have been paid, shall be transferred to the county general fund by the weather modification
authority commissioners on the effective date of the resolution. In the event there are
outstanding valid bills unpaid after that date, the board of county commissioners is hereby
authorized to pay such obligations from moneys in the county general fund. A recall petition
shall have a title with the heading: "Recall Petition for the Abolishment of (insert name of county)
Weather Modification Authority". The recall petition shall incorporate a paragraph stating its
purpose in clear language and shall comply with all requirements prescribed in subsections 4, 5,
and 6 of section 61-04.1-24, relating to petition contents, committee for petitioners, petition
details, affidavits, and persons circulating such petitions.