North Dakota Statutes
§ 61-33-05 — Duties and powers of the department of water resources
North Dakota § 61-33-05
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N.D. Cent. Code § 61-33-05 (2026).
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The department of water resources shall manage, operate, and supervise all properties
transferred to it by this chapter; may enter into any agreements regarding the property; may
enforce all rights of the owner in its own name; may issue and enforce administrative orders and
recover the cost of the enforcement from the party against which enforcement is sought; and
may make and execute all instruments of release or conveyance as may be required pursuant
to agreements made with respect to the assets, whether the agreements were made before or
after this section was enacted. The department of water resources may enter agreements with
the game and fish department or other law enforcement entities to enforce this chapter and
rules adopted under this chapter.
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