Title 54 — State Government

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Academic library" means a library that is part of a college or university that is publicly or privately funded and whose primary role is to provide resources to enrich and support the school's curricula and the research …

Repealed by S.L. 1997, ch. 453, § 20.

In the administration of this chapter, the North Dakota library coordinating council may: 1. Adopt rules for the conduct of business. 2. Provide guidance for the development, implementation, and improvement of regional library cooperatives. 3. Enter contracts necessary for establ…

The North Dakota library coordinating council may establish regional library cooperatives. In establishing the cooperatives, the council shall consider: 1. Population; 2. Population density; 3. Number and types of libraries; 4. Library information resources, including existing li…

The North Dakota library coordinating council shall appoint an interim planning committee for a proposed regional library cooperative. The interim planning committee must consist of two lay representatives residing within the cooperative and five librarians. The librarians, as fa…

In the administration of this chapter, the regional library cooperative interim planning committee may: 1. Elect provisional officers; 2. Identify all librarians eligible to be members of the regional library cooperative; 3. Hold informational meetings; 4. Distribute and receive …

To join the regional library cooperative, a library must obtain official approval from its board and submit an application to the interim planning committee. A library that agrees to provide to any person residing within the cooperative access to its collection on the premises, r…

Each participating library shall designate a representative to sit on the board of the regional library cooperative. At its first meeting, the board shall elect a president, vice president, treasurer, and any other officer it determines to be necessary. The director of the design…

In the administration of this chapter, each regional library cooperative may: 1. Sue and be sued in the name of the cooperative. 2. Designate for the cooperative a central library resource center with responsibility to extend special services to cooperative members while meeting …

All members of a regional library cooperative are entitled to receive supplementary reference services, delivery service for library materials, interlibrary loan services, and assistance with citation and location of materials, and reciprocal borrowing privileges among the users …

Each academic, institutional, public, school, and special library has one vote on the board of the regional library cooperative. Each operating public school district has one vote on the board of the cooperative and represents all public school media centers located within the di…

To discontinue participation in a regional library cooperative, a library cooperative member shall give, in advance, a one-year written notice to the board of the cooperative and the North Dakota library coordinating council. No member may withdraw unless it has been a participan…

Each regional library cooperative, upon formation, may apply to the North Dakota library coordinating council for grant funds available for disbursement by the council.

The board of a regional library cooperative shall develop appropriate accounting and record management policies and procedures documenting the operations of the cooperative. These policies and procedures must provide that: 1. All records for the regional library cooperative and b…

1. Each regional library cooperative shall include as part of its five-year plan for development provisions for: a. Reference services to supplement those provided by each local library, including interlibrary reference and referral services to residents of the cooperative. b. In…

If the need for a regional library cooperative ceases to exist, the board of the cooperative, by a two-thirds vote of its members, may declare its intent to dissolve the organization and file with the North Dakota library coordinating council a plan for affecting the dissolution.…

The North Dakota library coordinating council consists of eleven members. The president of the North Dakota library association, or the president's designee, is an ex officio voting member of the council. The state librarian is an ex officio nonvoting member of the council. The g…

The North Dakota library coordinating council shall hold at least one meeting each calendar year for the purpose of awarding grants or contracts. The council shall give notice to the press and the public of any council meeting at least thirty days in advance of the meeting. Award…

The North Dakota library coordinating council may elect from its members an executive committee to assist it in performing its duties. The council, in consultation with the state librarian, may request assistance from the staff of the state library in performing its powers and du…

The North Dakota library coordinating council shall: 1. Assist in planning, coordinating, and evaluating the services and programs of libraries in the state. 2. Approve the distribution of state funded grants to libraries, except for grants distributed under chapter 54-24.2. 3. F…

The budget stabilization fund is a special fund in the state treasury. The state investment board shall supervise investment of the budget stabilization fund in accordance with chapter 21-10. Any interest or other budget stabilization fund earnings must be credited to the fund. A…

1. The governor may order transfers from the budget stabilization fund to the general fund as follows: a. After general fund allotments totaling at least three percent have been made during the biennium under section 54-44.1-12, the governor may order a transfer up to an amount e…

As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Department" means the department of commerce. 2. "Director" means the director of the department of commerce division of economic development and finance. 3. "Division" means the department divi…

The division consists of: 1. Offices established by statute; and 2. Offices the director organizes and establishes as necessary to carry out most efficiently and effectively the mission and duties of the division.

A director shall supervise and control the division. The director shall: 1. Manage the internal operations of the division and establish policies that promote the orderly and efficient administration of the division; 2. Appoint personnel as may be determined necessary to carry ou…

Repealed by S.L. 2009, ch. 480, § 16.

The director shall organize and establish other offices as necessary to carry out most efficiently and effectively the mission and duties of the division.

Repealed by S.L. 1997, ch. 48, § 19.

The division of economic development and finance, the North Dakota development fund, incorporated, and the North Dakota agricultural products utilization commission may hold or assign for remuneration all or a portion of their interest in patents or royalty rights acquired in the…

Repealed by S.L. 2025, ch. 479, § 39.

The division of economic development and finance, in conjunction with the agricultural products utilization commission, may establish a mutual fund capital pool to attract farm and nonfarm investments in value-added processing projects.

Repealed by S.L. 2011, ch. 439, § 7.

Repealed by S.L. 2023, ch. 478, § 1.

Repealed by S.L. 2007, ch. 493, § 9.

The director may implement certification and education programs through which the division provides training to assist local economic developers and community leaders in meeting the needs of businesses. The director may contract with a third-party service provider to assist in im…

The commissioner of commerce shall promote the development of life science industries in this state. Life science industries include biotechnology, biomedical sciences, and biopharmaceuticals. If any entity owns or operates an animal or research facility, the ownership or operati…

The division of tourism is established to foster and promote tourism to, and within, the state and the full development of the state's tourism resources and to serve as a planning and coordinating agency for tourism-related programs of the state and the state's tourism partners. …

The director of the department of commerce division of tourism, within the limits of legislative appropriations, shall: 1. Implement the state's tourism policy; 2. Prepare and update annually a tourism marketing plan for the promotion and expansion of tourism in the state which i…

1. The legislative assembly declares that: a. This state is endowed with scenic beauty, historical sites, cultural resources, local festivals, attractions, recreational facilities, and a population whose ethnic diversity and traditions are attractive to visitors; b. Tourism contr…

Repealed by S.L. 2009, ch. 480, § 16.

The director of the department of commerce division of tourism may obtain copyright or trademark protection for anything that may be used to promote the policies listed in section 54-34.4-03. The director may license and charge a fee for photographs and logos and anything with co…

1. The legislative management may appoint task forces on intergovernmental issues assigned by the legislative management based on a study directive of a legislative bill or resolution and may appoint to each task force representatives of political subdivisions, the governor or th…

Each task force on intergovernmental issues shall serve as a forum for the discussion of resolution of issues relating to its study directive.

Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 468, § 1.

Each task force on intergovernmental issues may request provision of appropriate staff services from the legislative council.

A member of the task force on intergovernmental issues who is a member of the legislative assembly is entitled to receive, from funds available to the task force, compensation per day for each day spent in attendance at task force meetings in the same amount as provided for membe…

Each task force on intergovernmental issues shall report its findings and recommendations and any proposed legislation necessary to implement the recommendations to the legislative management by the deadline provided by the legislative management when the task force was appointed…

The legislative assembly finds that the citizens of the state have a fundamental interest in the orderly development of the state and its resources. This finding recognizes the fact that the mobility of the population, changes in economic forces, and governmental mandates within …

In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "City" means any city incorporated under the laws of this state. 2. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department. 3. "Department" means the department of commerce. 4. "Governing body" means th…

1. Total membership on a regional council must be determined by the participating units of general local government, subject to the following minimum criteria of membership: a. A majority of the full regional council membership must be composed of existing elected city officials …