N.D. Cent. Code § 38-14.3-03: Bond coverage available to permittees

The fund may provide bonds for the faithful performance of all surface coal mining laws, rules, and permit terms and conditions. An application for a bond may be made to the industrial commission, which shall approve or disapprove the application. The decision of the industrial commission may not be appealed. The industrial commission may establish conditions and require information and such guarantee and indemnity by the permittee as the industrial commission deems necessary for the preservation of the fund.