N.D. Cent. Code § 11-27-11
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11-27-11. County may exchange lands on Indian reservation for lands of federal government
Official statutory text
11-27-11. County may exchange lands on Indian reservation for lands of federal
government.
Any county of the state, through its board of county commissioners, may exchange tracts of
land belonging to such county within any Indian reservation in said county, for lands of like
character and value belonging to the United States government on Indian reservations within
the state. The county may execute and deliver proper conveyances of such lands in the manner
and form provided by law, but without the necessity of complying with any statute requiring
notice of exchange or competitive bidding, and may accept in return therefor a proper
instrument of conveyance to the county of the lands of the federal government for which such
county lands are exchanged. Such lands exchanged by the county shall be appraised in the
manner provided for the sale of real property acquired by the county for delinquent taxes, and
the exchange shall be subject to the approval of the appropriate department of the federal
government.
government.
Any county of the state, through its board of county commissioners, may exchange tracts of
land belonging to such county within any Indian reservation in said county, for lands of like
character and value belonging to the United States government on Indian reservations within
the state. The county may execute and deliver proper conveyances of such lands in the manner
and form provided by law, but without the necessity of complying with any statute requiring
notice of exchange or competitive bidding, and may accept in return therefor a proper
instrument of conveyance to the county of the lands of the federal government for which such
county lands are exchanged. Such lands exchanged by the county shall be appraised in the
manner provided for the sale of real property acquired by the county for delinquent taxes, and
the exchange shall be subject to the approval of the appropriate department of the federal
government.
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