61-02.1 Flood Control or Reduction Projects - North Dakota Statutes

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CHAPTER 61-02.1FLOOD CONTROL OR REDUCTION PROJECTS61-02.1-01. Legislative findings and intent - Authority to issue bonds.1.The legislative assembly finds that some cities suffered serious economic and social
injuries due to the major flood disaster in 1997 and other recent floods and are at
significant risk for future flooding; that construction of flood control or reduction
projects is necessary for the protection of health, property, and enterprises and for
the promotion of prosperity and the general welfare of the people of the state; and
that construction of any such projects involves and requires the exercise of the
sovereign powers of the state and concerns a public purpose.Therefore, it isdeclared necessary and in the public interest that the state by and through the state
water commission assist in financing the costs of constructing flood control or
reduction projects through the issuance of bonds.2.The legislative assembly finds that continued construction of the southwest pipeline
project is necessary for the protection of health, property, and enterprises and for the
promotion of prosperity and the general welfare of the people of the state and that
continued construction of the southwest pipeline project involves and requires the
exercise of the sovereign powers of the state and concerns a public purpose. The
legislative assembly also finds that current funding for the southwest pipeline project
has become uncertain, and therefore, it is declared necessary and in the public
interest that the state by and through the state water commission assist in financing
the costs of continued construction of the southwest pipeline project through the
issuance of bonds.3.The legislative assembly finds that the Devils Lake basin is suffering and facing a
worsening flood disaster; that construction of an outlet from Devils Lake is necessary
for the protection of health, property, and enterprises and for the promotion of
prosperity and the general welfare of the people of the state; and that construction of
the outlet involves and requires the exercise of the sovereign powers of the state
and concerns a public purpose. Therefore, it is declared necessary and in the public
interest that an outlet from Devils Lake be constructed with financing from the state
water commission to provide flood relief to the Devils Lake basin.4.The legislative assembly finds that there is a critical need to develop a
comprehensive statewide water development program to serve the long-term water
resource needs of the state and its people and to protect the state's current usage
of, and the state's claim to, its proper share of Missouri River water.5.In furtherance of the public purpose set forth in subsection 1, the state water
commission may issue bonds under chapter 61-02 and the proceeds are
appropriated for flood control projects authorized and funded in part by the federal
government and designed to provide permanent flood control or reduction to cities
that suffered severe damages as a result of the 1997 flood or other recent floods
and to repay the line of credit extended to the state water commission under
S.L. 1999, ch. 535,