N.D. Cent. Code § 38-09-02
38-09-02. Township, city, school district, or park district may lease land for oil and gas development
38-09-02. Township, city, school district, or park district may lease land for oil and
gas development.
The governing body of any township, city, school district, or park district in this state may
lease the grounds or lands of such political subdivision, or any part thereof, for oil and gas
development for a primary term of not more than ten years, and may renew or extend any such
lease from time to time for as long thereafter as oil or gas is or can be produced on the land
described therein.