The board of any irrigation district in this state may enter into a contract for a supply of water with the United States, or with any department or agency thereof, or with the state water commission, or with any person, association, firm, corporation, or limited liability company, or with another irrigation district, for the irrigation of lands within the district. Under such contract, the board may agree to pay for the water furnished or delivered to the district from collections obtained from tolls or charges paid by water users and from assessments levied against the lands irrigated. The source of supply of such water may be either within or without the boundaries of this state. Such water supply may be the entire supply for such district or may supplement an appropriation of water already made by said district.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 61-07-29

  • 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
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • 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
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
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