Funding - Priority - Eligible items

1. The commission shall provide funds for the program to the extent funding is available. Priority must be based on earliest completed application date. 2. Cost-share assistance may only be used for water supply projects that will provide a solution to a drought-related water supply shortage. 3. All wells drilled with funds provided under this program must be drilled by a North Dakota licensed water well contractor licensed under title 90 and North Dakota Century Code section 61-03-01.3. 4. Eligible items include new water wells, rural water system connections, pipeline extensions, pasture taps, and associated works, labor, materials, and equipment rentals for work completed by the producer to develop new water supply projects.