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North Dakota Statutes, Title 54

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Title 54, State Government

128 chapters · 1,256 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 541,256 Ch 54-52, Public Employees Retirement System55 Ch 54-17, Industrial Commission49 Ch 54-06, General Provisions43 Ch 54-12, Attorney General42 Ch 54-01, Sovereignty and Jurisdiction of State40 Ch 54-35, Legislative Management39 Ch 54-52.1, Uniform Group Insurance Program39 Ch 54-44.3, Central Personnel System37 Ch 54-03, Legislative Assembly35 Ch 54-59, Information Technology Department33 Ch 54-52.6, Defined Contribution Retirement Plan32 Ch 54-27, Fiscal Administration31 Ch 54-60, Department of Commerce27 Ch 54-30, Bonds of North Dakota, Real Estate S…25

11 sections·Filtered byTitle 54✕Ch 54-16✕

N.D.C.C. § 54-16-00.1 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Emergency" means either a calamity or an unforeseen happening subsequent to the time the appropriation was made and which was clearly not within the contemplation of the legislative assembly and the governor. 2. …
N.D.C.C. § 54-16-01 Emergency commission - Members - Organization - Quorum - Meetings - Pledge of allegiance
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The emergency commission consists of the governor, the majority leaders of the senate and house of representatives of the legislative assembly, the secretary of state, and the chairmen of the senate and house of representatives appropriations committees. If the chairman of an app…
N.D.C.C. § 54-16-02 Proceedings not valid unless entered in minutes
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The proceedings of the emergency commission are not valid unless entered in the commission's minutes.
N.D.C.C. § 54-16-03 Unlawful to expend more than appropriated - Deficit void - Submission of petition to emergency commission
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1. A state officer may not expend, or agree or contract to expend, any amount in excess of the sum appropriated for that expenditure, and may not expend an amount appropriated for any specific purpose or fund or for any other purpose without prior approval in the form of a transf…

N.D.C.C. § 54-16-04 May order transfer of moneys between funds - Line item transfers - Budget section approval

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The emergency commission, upon the advice of the office of management and budget and approval by the budget section of the legislative management, may order money or spending authority transferred from one fund or line item to another fund or line item belonging to or appropriate…

N.D.C.C. § 54-16-04.1 May authorize acceptance of special funds or federal funds - Budget section approval

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1. The emergency commission, upon the advice and counsel of the office of management and budget and approval by the budget section of the legislative management, may authorize a state officer to accept any special funds or federal funds not appropriated by the legislative assembl…

N.D.C.C. § 54-16-04.3 Commission may recommend full-time equivalent positions - Budget section approval

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On the advice of the office of management and budget and upon the recommendation of the emergency commission, the budget section of the legislative management may authorize a state officer to employ full-time equivalent positions in addition to those authorized by the legislative…

N.D.C.C. § 54-16-05 Penalty for expending more than appropriated

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Any state officer who violates section 54-16-03 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

N.D.C.C. § 54-16-09 Transfer of spending authority from state contingencies appropriation - Budget section approval

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1. The emergency commission, upon the advice and counsel of the office of management and budget and approval by the budget section of the legislative management, may order a transfer of general fund, special funds, or federal funds appropriation authority from the state contingen…

N.D.C.C. § 54-16-12 Board of higher education land acquisition approval

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The emergency commission may approve the acquisition of property near one of the state institutions of higher education, and if requested and found necessary may make funds available from the state contingencies appropriation to the board of higher education for the purpose of ac…

N.D.C.C. § 54-16-13 Authority to borrow funds for a disaster - Continuing appropriation

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Any board, agency, commission, or officer of the state, subject to the approval of the emergency commission and the budget section of the legislative management, may borrow moneys from the Bank of North Dakota for the purpose of responding to a disaster within the state as declar…