{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-40-05-05","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 40-05-05","heading":"Cities may contract for electrical energy or gas","body":"The governing body of any city may enter into a contract with any person, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or the United States or any department or agency thereof to provide for:\n1.The furnishing of electrical energy or gas to the inhabitants of the city and to the city for all purposes; or\n2.The sale to and the purchase by the city for a term of not to exceed ten years, of electrical energy or gas required for city purposes. The making and execution of any such contract must be authorized by a resolution of the governing body adopted by a majority of the members thereof at a regularly assembled meeting of such body. Nothing contained in this section shall deprive the public service commission of any of its regulatory powers with reference to contract rates.","path":["Title 40 Municipal Government","Chapter 40-05 Powers Of Municipalities"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t40c05.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"412cb058efa4f856a529b3601ff39c94334481a9db4fb8723ccbb7b26523e258","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-40-05-04","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-40-05-06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}