Title 54 — State Government
128 chapters · 1,241 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.4-01 Definitions
0.3K chars
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Commission" means the North Dakota industrial commission. 2. "State geologist" means the North Dakota state geologist. 3. "Survey" means the North Dakota geological survey, a division of the department of mineral…
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.4-02 Survey - Responsibilities
2.3K chars
There is created a North Dakota geological survey. The survey has the following responsibilities: 1. Serve as the primary source of geological information in the state. 2. Investigate, describe, and interpret the geological setting of the state with special reference to the econo…
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.4-03 Survey - Direction and supervision
0.1K chars
The survey is under the direction and control of the commission.
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.4-04 Survey - Location
0.5K chars
The commission shall decide the location of the survey. However, the survey shall maintain a core and sample library at the university of North Dakota with associated core receiving, processing, and analytical equipment. The survey, in cooperation with the university of North Dak…
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.4-05 State geologist - Qualifications - Selection - Salary
0.7K chars
There is created the position of state geologist. 1. The state geologist's qualifications must include a doctor of philosophy degree in geology from an accredited university or college or equivalent geological experience, demonstrated competency in administration, and five years …
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.4-06 State geologist - Authority
0.1K chars
The state geologist is the head of the survey and shall exercise the powers of the office and be responsible for the execution of its duties.
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.4-07 State geologist - Grants, funds, and contracts
1.0K chars
The state geologist, with the approval of the director of mineral resources, may accept and expend money from and enter into contracts with federal, state, local, or other public entities to carry out the purposes of this chapter or to provide geological services. If such funds e…
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.4-09 State geologist - Specimens collected - Exhibited - Exchanged
0.5K chars
The state geologist shall cause proper specimens, skillfully prepared, secured, and labeled, of rocks, minerals, ores, coals, fossils, and other earth materials discovered or examined in the course of the geological surveys to be preserved for public inspection free of cost. The …
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.4-09.1 Fossil excavation and restoration fund - Continuing appropriation
0.6K chars
A special fund known as the fossil excavation and restoration fund must be maintained in the state treasury. Funds received by the geological survey for participation in a public fossil dig, fossil excavation, fossil restoration, and fossil exhibit must be deposited in the fund. …
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.4-10 State geologist - Purchase and sale of maps - Appropriation
0.5K chars
The state geologist is authorized to purchase cartographic products from the federal government for the purpose of reselling the products to the public at a fee set by the state geologist. All moneys collected from the sale of the products must be deposited in the cartographic pr…
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.4-11 State geologist - Colleges and universities - Cooperation
0.1K chars
The board of higher education and the survey shall develop a cooperative agreement for the sharing of books, equipment, and other physical resources.
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.4-12 State geologist - Collection of global positioning system data - Fee
0.0K chars
Repealed by S.L. 2021, ch. 402, § 2.
N.D.C.C. § 54-17.4-13 Geologic data preservation fund - Continuing appropriation
0.7K chars
The geologic data preservation fund may be used to defray the expenses of preserving geologic data compiled by the commission and disseminating the data to county, state, and federal departments and agencies and members of the general public. All moneys collected for disseminatio…