N.D. Cent. Code § 61-04-33
61-04-33. Water storage contracts
61-04-33. Water storage contracts
A federal agency that enters into discussions with an entity relating to a water storage
contract from a reservoir partially or wholly located within the state shall provide the department
of water resources with a sixty-day notice once the discussions begin. Communications
regarding a water storage contract must be copied to the department of water resources. The
department of water resources must be provided with an executed copy of a water storage
contract.