N.D. Cent. Code § 1-08-11

1-08-11. Acceptance by North Dakota of cession of property by Minnesota

Whereas, due to the construction of a dam on the Red River of the North for industrial and

municipal water supply purposes, an avulsion has occurred leaving a parcel of land described

as:

That portion of government lot one, section eighteen, township one hundred fifty-nine north,

range fifty west of the fifth principal meridian, county of Kittson, state of Minnesota, bounded

by the thread of the Red River of the North as it existed prior to April, 1964, and the thread

of the new channel and spillway constructed to the east of the old channel said parcel

contains two and eighty-three hundredths acres [1.14 hectares] of land more or less,

detached from the state of Minnesota and attached to the state of North Dakota. The state of

North Dakota, upon passage by the legislature of the state of Minnesota of the necessary

enabling legislation, does hereby accept jurisdiction over the above-described property, which

property shall thereafter be a part of the state of North Dakota and title thereto shall be vested in

the city of Drayton, North Dakota.

Nothing contained in the provisions of this section shall be construed in such manner as to

prejudice the title, right, or claim of any person to any of the lands herein involved. The recorder

of Pembina County, North Dakota, shall accept and record, without charge therefor, patents,

deeds, or other evidences of ownership or interest in any lands recorded in Kittson County,

Minnesota, which were previously a part of the state of Minnesota but are now within the

boundaries of the state of North Dakota. Recordings made under the provisions of this section

have retroactive effect to the date of their original recording in the state of Minnesota.

The act of the legislature of the state of Minnesota referred to in this section, together with

this section, shall constitute the agreement between the states of Minnesota and North Dakota.

The Congress of the United States, upon passage of such acts by the respective legislatures of

the states of Minnesota and North Dakota, is petitioned, pursuant to article 1, section 10, clause

3 of the Constitution of the United States, to give its consent to this agreement and to amend

the enabling acts of such states accordingly. The secretary of state of North Dakota shall

transmit duly certified copies of this act to the presiding officers of the senate and house of

representatives of the United States and to the several senators and representatives of the

states of Minnesota and North Dakota in the Congress of the United States, who are petitioned

to take such action as they deem proper to procure the consent of the Congress of the United

States to this agreement between the states of Minnesota and North Dakota. This agreement

shall become effective when it has been ratified and approved by the legislatures of the states

of Minnesota and North Dakota and approved by the Congress of the United States.