The state, any of its departments, boards, bureaus, or commissions, by and with the approval of the governor, may make loans, or accept advances from the federal government, any agency or instrumentality thereof, for the purpose of aiding in financing the cost of architectural, engineering, and economic investigations and studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures, and other actions preliminary to the construction of public works and improvements, and may repay to the federal government, any of its agencies or instrumentalities thereof, such loans or advances at such times as the construction of said public works or improvements so planned are undertaken; and any county, city, park district, school district, and township, may likewise, by action of the governing body of the same, also make such loans and accept such advances and repay the same in the same manner. Such loans made or grants accepted may be made or accepted under such rules and
regulations as the federal government, or any of its agencies or instrumentalities may prescribe. Provided, however, that neither the state, any of its boards, bureaus, departments, or commissions, nor any of the political subdivisions enumerated herein may incur any liability for the payment of such loans or advances unless the actual construction of such public works and improvements is undertaken; and provided, further, that the provisions of this section may not be construed to apply to loans, grants, or advances to the department of transportation made or to be made by the federal government, any agency or instrumentality thereof, or to such loans, grants, or advances made to political subdivisions by the said department of transportation.
21-06-10. Moneys received through leasing of lands acquired by United States for flood control distributed to counties for schools and roads. The state treasurer shall pay the moneys allocated to the state under 33 U.S.C. 701(c)(3) to the counties entitled to receive them in proportion to the area of the land in the county acquired by the United States for which compensation is being provided under 33 U.S.C. 701(c)(3) as that area bears to the total of these federal lands in the state. A county receiving an allocation under this section shall disburse the moneys received as follows: 1. One-half must be paid to the school districts in the county which have lost land subject to taxation because of the acquisition of lands by the United States for which compensation is being provided under 33 U.S.C. 701(c)(3) in proportion to the area of these federal lands in each district as that area bears to the total of such lands in all of the school districts in the county. If, however, all of the land in a district has been acquired by the United States, that district's proportionate share of the funds allocated under this subsection must be paid into the county tuition fund and expended according to the law governing that fund. 2. One-quarter must be paid to the county for road purposes to be expended as the county commissioners shall determine. 3. The final quarter must be allocated among the organized townships, if any, which have lost land subject to taxation because of land acquisitions by the United States for which compensation is being provided under 33 U.S.C. 701(c)(3) and the county for road purposes in proportion to the area of these lands in each township as that area bears to the total area of these federal lands in the county. The county must be allocated a similar proportionate share based on the area of these lands in the county not within an organized township. This section applies to all funds heretofore received or to be received by the counties entitled thereto.