The board must be reimbursed from trust proceeds for all reasonable costs and expenses in managing land and investing trust proceeds. Such reimbursements are to be placed in the state lands maintenance fund. The net income derived from the land and money donated to the trust must be used for trust purposes, except the donor agreement may dedicate a percentage of the net income to trust principal.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 15-68-04

  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

The lands placed in the trust may be leased by the board only for grazing or haying purposes.

The board may maintain separate accounts in the trust if a donor agreement requires.

The donor agreement must designate the tribe entitled to receive trust proceeds. The net income from each account must be remitted annually to the designated tribe. The designated tribe is responsible for disbursements of trust proceeds. A dispute over a tribe’s use of the disbursements must be resolved by the government of the designated tribe to which the disbursement has been made.