1. If the public agency receives a request pursuant to section 54-40.2-03.1, the public agency shall hold a public hearing prior to the submission of the agreement to the governor at which any persons interested in the agreement may be heard. Notice of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing must be published prior to the hearing in the official newspaper of each county of the state reasonably expected to be affected by the agreement. The notice of the public hearing must also be published in any newspaper of general circulation published for the benefit of the members of any tribe affected by the agreement. The notice must also be posted plainly at the tribal office of any tribe affected by the agreement and in the county courthouse of any county affected by the agreement. The notice must describe the nature, scope, and purpose of the agreement and must state the times and places at which the agreement will be available to the public for inspection and copying. 2. If the public agency contemplating entering into an agreement under this chapter is a school district, the school district must also provide the superintendent of public instruction a copy of the notice.
54-40.2-04. Approval of agreement by governor and tribes - Approval by legislative assembly for tax collection agreements. As a condition precedent to an agreement made under this chapter becoming effective, it must have the approval of the governor of North Dakota and the governing bodies of the tribes involved. If the agreement is a tax collection agreement between the tax commissioner and one or more tribes, the agreement also is subject to confirmation by a majority of members elected to the house of representatives and the senate and does not become effective until its legislative confirmation date or the effective date in the agreement, whichever is later. Each tax collection agreement presented for legislative confirmation must contain an expiration date not more than sixteen years after its effective date and the expiration date must be March thirty-first of an odd-numbered year. If the agreement obtains the approvals under this section and, if required, legislative confirmation under this section, it may be submitted to the secretary for approval.