{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-61-15-11","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 61-15-11","heading":"Wild and scenic rivers","body":"1.Before a political subdivision engages in meetings with federal agencies to have any waterbody in the state designated a wild, scenic, or recreational river under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 1271, et seq.] the political subdivision must notify the:\na.Director of the department of water resources;\nb.Director of the department of environmental quality;\nc.Director of the game and fish department;\nd.Director of the parks and recreation department;\ne.Water resource board of any water resource district that would be impacted;\nf.Director of the department of trust lands;\ng.Director of the department of mineral resources;\nh.County commission of any county impacted;\ni.Legislators of any district impacted;\nj.Grazing associations impacted; and\nk.Public service commission.\n2.Any written communications between the political subdivision and federal agencies regarding such designation must be copied to the list in subsection 1.\n3.The county commission shall hold a public hearing regarding the potential designation.\n4.The governor and the county commission of any county impacted must express written support before the state or a federal agency designates a wild, scenic, or recreational river under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.","path":["Title 61 Waters","Chapter 61-15 Water Conservation"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t61c15.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"0d267105bdf37c151fc279d4a82cbffbab9626b15bb8311c2ed12bce0ea0bbfe","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-61-15-10","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-61-16-01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}