The commission may hold hearings relating to the rights of respective claimants after first giving such notice as it deems appropriate, and it may make findings of the date and quantity of appropriation and use of all claimants, which it shall recognize and observe in diverting the waters which it owns. The commission may police and distribute to the owner of any such recognized appropriation the waters due the owner upon request of such owner and under terms agreed upon.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 61-02-43

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization