Title 54, State Government

Bonds issued under section 54-17-25 may be acquired and held by banks and by savings and loan associations of this state as well as by all public trust funds. They may be issued and sold at public or private sale or by negotiation as the industrial commission may direct and the c…

The industrial commission or its designee shall administer a home weatherization grant program to provide financial assistance to regional offices which administer the United States department of energy home weatherization program. Grant moneys must be used for direct consumer be…

Each regional office which administers the United States department of energy home weatherization program may apply for the grants provided in section 54-17-27 and this section under such reasonable guidelines as may be adopted by the industrial commission or its designee. Each a…

1. The industrial commission may, within the limits of legislative appropriations, enter into contracts with institutions of higher education in this state, or with other parties, for the following purposes: a. Studies on the development of cogeneration systems. b. Studies on the…

The industrial commission may establish a trust for the purpose of participating as an agricultural mortgage marketing facility in the agricultural mortgage secondary market program established pursuant to the Agricultural Credit Act [Pub. L. 100-233; 101 Stat. 1686; 12 U.S.C. 22…

As used in sections 54-17-34 through 54-17-34.5: 1. "First-time farmer" means an individual who is a North Dakota resident who has not at any time had any direct or indirect ownership interest in substantial farmland in the operation of which the individual materially participate…

Acting as the farm finance agency, the industrial commission may establish the first-time farmer finance program to encourage first-time farmers to enter into and remain in the livelihood of agriculture and to provide first-time farmers a source of financing at favorable rates an…

The first-time farmer finance program is limited as required by applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and any regulations adopted thereunder, as amended, and under the first-time farmer finance program: 1. Financing may not be made to individuals with a net w…

Financing may be accomplished by the issuance of evidences of indebtedness by the industrial commission acting as the farm finance agency and the entering into of a financing agreement between the industrial commission acting as the farm finance agency and lenders or individuals.…

Before exercising any of its powers as the farm finance agency pursuant to subsection 2 of section 54-17-09, the industrial commission shall adopt policies and rules relating to any or all of the following: 1. Procedures and documentation for the submission of requests for financ…

Evidences of indebtedness issued under the provisions of the first-time farmer finance program, and the interest therefrom, is exempt from any taxes of the state, except inheritance, estate, and transfer taxes.

The legislative assembly finds and declares that it is an essential governmental function and public purpose to assist with the removal of electrical transmission export constraints and to assist with the upgrading and expansion of the region's electrical transmission grid in ord…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state, acting by and through its industrial commission, may enter agreements to lease all or part of, or an undivided or other interest in, the plant or equipment of any waterworks, mains, or water distribution system and any proper…

1. The housing incentive fund is a special fund in the state treasury administered by the housing finance agency. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the housing finance agency on a continuing basis for assistance under subsection 3. Moneys in the fund may be transferred to th…

If any order, regulation, or policy of the industrial commission to implement the provisions of chapter 38-08, excluding spacing unit orders, has a fiscal effect or estimated fiscal effect on the state in excess of twenty million dollars in a biennium, the industrial commission s…

1. The industrial commission shall administer the research technology park grant program. Subject to legislative appropriations, the industrial commission shall distribute grant funding to the research technology park at North Dakota state university. The research technology park…

Whenever the word "association" is used in this chapter, it means the North Dakota mill and elevator association.

For the purpose of encouraging and promoting agriculture, commerce, and industry, the state of North Dakota shall engage in the business of manufacturing and marketing farm products. For that purpose it shall establish a system of warehouses, elevators, flour mills, factories, pl…

The industrial commission shall: 1. Operate, manage, and control the association. 2. Locate and maintain its places of business of which the principal place must be within the state. 3. Make and enforce orders, rules, regulations, and bylaws for the transaction of its business.

To accomplish the purposes of this chapter, the industrial commission shall acquire by purchase, lease, or, subject to chapter 32-15, by exercise of the right of eminent domain all necessary property or property rights and may: 1. Construct, remodel, or repair all necessary build…

The association is exempt from the provisions of chapter 10-04 when in the performance of its authorized marketing functions. The exemption provided under this section also applies to any agency or instrumentality of the association and to any agent or employee of the association…

The industrial commission shall obtain such assistance as in its judgment may be necessary for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of the association. To that end it shall appoint a manager and may appoint such subordinate officers and employees as it may judge expedien…

Subject to the control and regulation of the industrial commission, the manager of the association shall appoint and employ such deputies and other subordinates and such contractors, architects, builders, attorneys, clerks, accountants, and other experts, agents, and servants as …

The total compensation of the appointees and employees of the association, together with other expenditures for the operation and maintenance of the association, must remain within the appropriation and earnings lawfully available in each year for such purposes.

The industrial commission may remove and discharge any and all persons appointed in the exercise of the powers granted by this chapter, whether by the commission or by the manager of the association, and any such removal may be made whenever in the judgment of the commission the …

The industrial commission shall fix the buying price of all things bought, and the selling price of all things sold, incidental to the operation of the association, and shall fix all charges for any and all services rendered by the association. In fixing these prices, while all s…

All business of the association must be conducted under the name of "North Dakota mill and elevator association". Title to property pertaining to the operation of the association must be obtained and conveyed in the name of the state of North Dakota, doing business as the North D…

Civil actions may be brought against the state of North Dakota on account of claims for relief claimed to have arisen out of transactions connected with the operation of the association upon compliance with this section. In such actions the state must be designated as the state o…

The capital of the association must be any funds procured by the industrial commission through the sale of state bonds, as may be provided by law for that purpose, and also all moneys raised by the mill tax for terminal elevators as provided in sections 2072 and 2073 of the Compi…

The books, records, accounts, inventories, stocks of merchandise, supplies, equipment, and all affairs of the association must be audited and examined once in each year by the state auditor. The audit must be made as soon as possible after June thirtieth in each year. Said audit …

The industrial commission may direct unexpected or unscheduled audits other than the annual audit provided for in section 54-18-14 at such times and by such auditor as it shall deem proper to protect the interests of the state.

The industrial commission shall install at the association equipment for the processing of soybeans and flaxseed and equipment designed for the conducting of research leading to the manufacture and sale of soybeans and flaxseed. Storage facilities also must be established for the…

If the contractor to whom a contract for construction or the provision of equipment to the association is let properly performs the work therein designated, the mill manager, at least once in each calendar month during the continuance of the contract work, shall meet, receive, an…

The industrial commission shall transfer to the state general fund fifty percent of the annual earnings and undivided profits of the North Dakota mill and elevator association after any transfers to other state agricultural-related programs. The moneys must be transferred on an a…

For the purpose of this section, "gain-sharing program" means a program approved annually by the industrial commission with provisions that promote profitability, productivity, and safety. Any gain-sharing program approved by the industrial commission must include provisions that…

Within thirty days after the conclusion of each fiscal year, the industrial commission shall transfer five percent of the net income earned by the state mill and elevator association during that fiscal year to the agricultural products utilization fund.

1. The superintendent of the highway patrol shall see to the security of the state capitol building, capitol grounds, and executive mansion. The superintendent shall have control over the issuance and return of keys and electronic card access allowing entry to the exterior doors …

1. The director of the office of management and budget shall control, manage, and maintain the state office building. The building must be considered a part of the state capitol building within the meaning of statutes relating to the custody, maintenance, and control of the state…

The director of the office of management and budget shall provide all necessary fuel, electricity, insurance, janitorial, and other services necessary to maintain the state offices on the capitol grounds as well as all necessary furniture, fuel, electricity, express, freight, dra…

If office space in the state capitol becomes insufficient to accommodate the various state departments, agencies, and boards, the director of the office of management and budget upon request of the department, agency, or board shall negotiate for, contract for, and obtain additio…

A lease or rental agreement or renewal of the lease or rental agreement for the lease or rental of buildings or portions of buildings for use by state agencies, departments, offices, officers, boards, and institutions, other than institutions under the board of higher education, …

The superintendent of the institution, the warden of the institution, the commanding general of the national guard, or the head of an agency, department, bureau, board, or commission, as the case may be, having the responsibility of supervising and maintaining a public building b…

The director of the office of management and budget shall: 1. Conduct a periodic comprehensive space utilization study of all executive branch staff located within the facilities on the capitol grounds. 2. Develop a space allocation and design policy which will consider space equ…

A property management business that enters a contract to provide services to a state entity with an office located on state property or leased property used by a state entity under this chapter shall include a list of all the owners of the business providing the service, includin…

The superintendent of public instruction shall appoint an executive officer to be known as the state librarian, who shall report to the superintendent and must receive a salary within the amount appropriated for salaries by the legislative assembly. The state librarian shall cont…

The state library must be furnished with adequate office room, with such suitable quarters as may be necessary for the proper shelving of its library materials.