N.D. Cent. Code § 61-03-20: Cooperation with United States geological survey in making topographic maps

The department may confer with the director of the United States geological survey and may accept the cooperation of the United States to execute topographic surveys and maps of this state. The department may arrange with the director or other authorized representative of the United States geological survey concerning the details of the surveys or maps, the method of execution, and the order in which the surveys and maps of different parts of the state are undertaken.