{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-61-16.1-59","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-59","heading":"Proceedings to confirm contracts, special assessments, and other acts","body":"Before a water resource board enters a contract, levies special assessments, issues special assessment warrants, or takes any special action, or if a water resource board in a common river basin does not agree to meet or cooperate in good faith as required under section 61-16.1-15.1, a water resource board may commence a special proceeding in district court by which the proceeding leading up to the making of a contract, levying special assessments, issuing special assessment warrants, or leading up to any other special action, including a request to cooperate under section 61-16.1-15.1, shall be judicially examined, approved, and confirmed. The court may award reasonable attorneys' fees and costs if a water resource board fails to cooperate or act in good faith under section 61-16.1-15.1. Any judicial proceeding commenced under this section shall comply substantially with the procedure required in the case of judicial confirmation of proceedings, acts, and contracts of an irrigation district.","path":["Title 61 Waters","Chapter 61-16.1 Operation Of Water Resource Districts"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t61c16-1.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"f6f2bfe186a125b58bd5e679c343658f4ba9cdba82c32da8b36758d602edfa74","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-61-16.1-58","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-61-16.1-59.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}