North Dakota § 61-33.1-02 Mineral ownership of land subject to inundation by Pick-Sloan Missouri basin project dams (Retroactive application - See note)

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§ 61-33.1-02 — Mineral ownership of land subject to inundation by Pick-Sloan Missouri basin project dams (Retroactive application - See note)

North Dakota § 61-33.1-02

Title 61Waters

Ch. 61-33.1State Ownership of Missouri Riverbed

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N.D. Cent. Code § 61-33.1-02 (2026).

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basin project dams. (Retroactive application - See note)
The state sovereign land mineral ownership of the riverbed segments subject to inundation
by Pick-Sloan Missouri basin project dams extends only to the historical Missouri riverbed
channel up to the ordinary high water mark. The state holds no claim or title to any minerals
above the ordinary high water mark of the historical Missouri riverbed channel subject to
inundation by Pick-Sloan Missouri basin project dams, except for original grant lands acquired
by the state under federal law and any minerals acquired by the state through purchase,
foreclosure, or other written conveyance. Mineral ownership of the riverbed segments subject to
inundation by Pick-Sloan Missouri basin project dams which are located within the exterior
boundari

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basin project dams. (Retroactive application - See note)
The state sovereign land mineral ownership of the riverbed segments subject to inundation
by Pick-Sloan Missouri basin project dams extends only to the historical Missouri riverbed
channel up to the ordinary high water mark. The state holds no claim or title to any minerals
above the ordinary high water mark of the historical Missouri riverbed channel subject to
inundation by Pick-Sloan Missouri basin project dams, except for original grant lands acquired
by the state under federal law and any minerals acquired by the state through purchase,
foreclosure, or other written conveyance. Mineral ownership of the riverbed segments subject to
inundation by Pick-Sloan Missouri basin project dams which are located within the exterior
boundaries of the Fort Berthold reservation and Standing Rock Indian reservation is controlled
by other law and is excepted from this section.