N.D. Cent. Code § 54-40-12: Joint agreements for heat from a central heating source

Any political subdivision, nonprofit hospital, or nursing home of this state, through its governing body, may enter into an agreement with any state agency or institution to furnish or receive heat from a central heating source. The director of the office of management and budget or any supervisory state agency must be the contracting party in an agreement involving a state institution under the director's or health officer's control. Political subdivisions, nonprofit hospitals, nursing homes, and state agencies and institutions are encouraged to enter into agreements pursuant to this section.