N.D. Cent. Code § 54-23.3-08: Authority to lease land under the jurisdiction of the department

The department of corrections and rehabilitation may lease land under the jurisdiction of the department for the purpose of the construction and operation of a prerelease center. Subsection 12 of section 54-23.3-04 does not apply to the lease authorized by this section. The lease expires when the leased property is no longer used for a prerelease center, when the lease operator breaches any material part of the lease, or twenty years after the date of the lease, whichever occurs first, and all rights, title, and interest in any buildings, fixtures, and improvements vest and remain with the state.