Title 38 — Mining and Gas and Oil Production

There is created a geophysical, geothermal, subsurface minerals, and coal exploration fund. The following must be deposited into the fund: 1. Fees collected under sections 38-08.1-04, 38-12-03, 38-12.1-05, and 38-19-04. 2. Money received from the forfeiture of bonds or other secu…

Money in the fund may be used to pay costs and expenses incurred by the industrial commission to satisfy unfulfilled obligations imposed on persons regulated under chapters 38-08.1, 38-12, 38-12.1, and 38-19. To cure such obligations, the commission may enter contracts consistent…

All money collected under section 38-21-01 must be deposited in the fund established by that section. The fund must be maintained as a special fund and all money transferred into the fund is appropriated and must be used and disbursed solely for the purposes described in section …