N.D. Cent. Code § 54-44-13: Failure of political subdivisions to repay natural disaster overpayments - Office of management and budget authorized to withhold funds

Whenever an overpayment made to any state political subdivision under the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 [Pub. L. 91-606; 84 Stat. 1744], and all acts amendatory and supplemental thereto, is not repaid by the following July first, the state office of management and budget shall:

1.Upon certification from the governor's natural disaster representative that a political subdivision is delinquent in repaying such overpayment, withhold all funds, grants-in-aid, tax shares, and other similar moneys due the subdivision from the state until the subdivision repays either the federal or state government.

2.Cease to withhold funds when the governor's natural disaster representative certifies that the subdivision has repaid the overpayment.