N.D. Cent. Code § 61-12-20: Rights of way

The rights of way for the construction of any improvements required in an irrigation project, including all sites for dams, gates, and necessary ditches and canals, if not conveyed to the county by the owner, may be acquired by the board of flood irrigation by the exercise of the right of eminent domain in the manner prescribed by title 32. Any such right of way, when acquired, shall be the property of the county.