N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-20-49

4.1-20-49. Soil conservation trust lands

The state of North Dakota holds in trust for use by the soil conservation districts of the state

for the soil conservation program the property in Burleigh County described as follows:

Township one hundred thirty-eight north, range eighty west, fifth principal meridian:

west one-half of section fifteen and that portion of the southeast quarter of section sixteen

described as follows: beginning at the southeast corner of said section sixteen, thence

running north on the east line of said section six hundred sixty feet [201.17 meters]; thence

west parallel with the south line of said section two thousand three hundred ten feet [704.09

meters]; thence south six hundred sixty feet [201.17 meters] to a point on the south line of

said section two thousand three hundred ten feet [704.09 meters] west of the southeast

corner of said section; thence east along the south line of said section two thousand three

hundred ten feet [704.09 meters] to the place of beginning; containing thirty-five acres

[14.16 hectares], more or less.

Subject, however, to the following rights, easements, exceptions, and reservations:

1. Easements for existing or established roads, highways, and public utilities, if any.

2. Right reserved by the Department of the Army "to enter thereon and remove gravel

and use the established rubbish disposal area as long as any part of Fort Lincoln

Military Reservation is used by the Department of the Army".

3. Reservation to the United States of America and its assigns of an undivided

three-fourths interest in all coal, oil, gas, and other minerals, including three-fourths of

all sand, gravel, stone, clay and similar materials, in or under the property, together

with the usual mining rights, powers, and privileges, including the right at any and all

times, to enter upon the land and use those parts of the surface as may be necessary

in prospecting for, mining, saving and removing the minerals or materials, provided the

quantities of sand, gravel, stone, clay and similar materials, as may be required, may

be utilized in the operation or improvement of the lands.

The lands, having been conveyed to the state of North Dakota by the United States of

America for use in carrying out the soil conservation program of the soil conservation districts of

the state, are further subject to the condition the land must be used for public purposes and if at

any time cease to be so used must revert to and become revested in the United States. Upon

approval by the United States of America in accordance with the original grant of the trust lands,

the trust lands may be leased, sold, conveyed, traded for, or replaced by other land suitable for

the benefit of the soil conservation program in this state. No lease, sale, conveyance, trade, or

replacement of the trust lands may be made under conditions that will cause or may cause the

reversion of the lands back to the United States of America.

The control, custody, possession, supervision, management, operation, and transfer of the

trust lands and any replacement lands is hereby vested in the North Dakota association of soil

conservation districts for use in carrying out the soil conservation program of the soil

conservation districts of the state and the association in such control, custody, possession,

supervision, management, operation, and transfer shall hold all accumulations of personal

property or surplus funds derived from said lands in trust for the soil conservation districts of the

state for use in carrying out the soil conservation program. Any transfer, sale, trade, or

replacement of trust lands is excepted from section 38-09-01, and the North Dakota association

of soil conservation districts may transfer all or a portion of the minerals held by the state or the

association which are located under the trust lands. Any funds generated through bonuses,
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state for use in carrying out the soil conservation program. Any transfer, sale, trade, or

replacement of trust lands is excepted from section 38-09-01, and the North Dakota association

of soil conservation districts may transfer all or a portion of the minerals held by the state or the

association which are located under the trust lands. Any funds generated through bonuses,

leases, royalties, or otherwise generated by minerals reserved by the association or funds

generated from the sale of minerals must be held in trust as provided in this section.