North Dakota § 61-15-11 Wild and scenic rivers

North Dakota Statutes

§ 61-15-11 — Wild and scenic rivers

North Dakota § 61-15-11

Title 61Waters

Ch. 61-15Water Conservation

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N.D. Cent. Code § 61-15-11 (2026).

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1.Before a political subdivision engages in meetings with federal agencies to have any waterbody in the state designated a wild, scenic, or recreational river under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 1271, et seq.] the political subdivision must notify the:

a.Director of the department of water resources;

b.Director of the department of environmental quality;

c.Director of the game and fish department;

d.Director of the parks and recreation department;

e.Water resource board of any water resource district that would be impacted;

f.Director of the department of trust lands;

g.Director of the department of mineral resources;

h.County commission of any county impacted;

i.Legislators of any district impacted;

j.Grazing associations impacted; and

k.Public service commission.

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1. Before a political subdivision engages in meetings with federal agencies to have any
waterbody in the state designated a wild, scenic, or recreational river under the Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 1271, et seq.] the political subdivision must notify
the:
a. Director of the department of water resources;
b. Director of the department of environmental quality;
c. Director of the game and fish department;
d. Director of the parks and recreation department;
e. Water resource board of any water resource district that would be impacted;
f. Director of the department of trust lands;
g. Director of the department of mineral resources;
h. County commission of any county impacted;
i. Legislators of any district impacted;
j. Grazing associations impacted; and
k. Public service commission.
2. Any written communications between the political subdivision and federal agencies
regarding such designation must be copied to the list in subsection 1.
3. The county commission shall hold a public hearing regarding the potential designation.
4. The governor and the county commission of any county impacted must express written
support before the state or a federal agency designates a wild, scenic, or recreational
river under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.