N.D. Cent. Code § 40-48-30
40-48-30. Commission may secure releases of claims for damages or compensation - Effect
40-48-30. Commission may secure releases of claims for damages or compensation -
Effect.
The commission, at any time, may negotiate for or secure from the owner or owners of any
lands described in any map releases of claims for damages or compensation for the
reservations shown in the resolution adopting such map or agreements indemnifying the
municipality or county from such claims by others. Such releases or agreements shall be
binding upon the owner or owners executing the same and upon their successors in title. The
commission, however, shall not make awards or fix compensation.