The expenditure of or authorization for an expenditure by any official or employee of the state or any political subdivision of the state of any funds, whether derived from the state, federal government, or any other source, for the purpose of planning, developing, or implementing any type of crisis relocation program or plan, the primary purpose of which is to effect a mass evacuation of this state's civilian population in the event of the threat of nuclear war, is prohibited. This section does not prohibit the use of state, federal, or other funds for other disaster planning needs and activities as authorized by law.
37-17.1-19. Temporary housing for disaster victims and site acquisition and preparation. The governor is authorized to enter into such agreements and execute such assurances on behalf of the state of North Dakota as may be necessary to establish, in the event of a disaster or emergency, a program of temporary housing for disaster victims adversely affected by a disaster or emergency. The governor is authorized: 1. To receive temporary housing units to be occupied by disaster or emergency victims from any agency of the United States and to make such units available to any county or city of the state. 2. To assist any county or city of this state which is the site of temporary housing for disaster or emergency victims, to acquire and to prepare sites necessary for such temporary housing, and to "pass through" funds made available by any agency, public or private. Any county or city of this state is expressly authorized to acquire, temporarily or permanently, by purchase, lease, or otherwise, sites required for installation of temporary housing units for disaster or emergency victims and to enter into whatever arrangements, including purchase of temporary housing units and payment of transportation charges, which are necessary to prepare or equip such sites to utilize the housing units.
The governor shall establish guidelines necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 37-17.1-19, 37-17.1-20, and 37-17.1-21.