N.D. Cent. Code § 61-02-16
61-02-16. Preference is given to individual farmer or irrigation district when planning or constructing irrigation projects
61-02-16. Preference is given to individual farmer or irrigation district when planning
or constructing irrigation projects.
In planning and constructing irrigation projects, it shall be the policy of the commission to
give preference to the individual farmer or groups of farmers or irrigation districts who intend to
farm the land themselves.