Assignment
N.D. Cent. Code § 49-09.1-11
in effect49-09.1-11. Assignment
1. A utility may assign or otherwise transfer any rights to cross a railroad right of way to
any financially responsible entity controlled by, controlling, or under common control of
the utility or to any entity into or with which the utility is merged or consolidated or
which acquires ownership or control of all or substantially all of the transmission assets
of the utility.
2. Notice of the assignment or transfer must be given to the railroad within thirty days.
Any other transfer or assignment may not take place without the written permission of
the railroad, which permission may not be unreasonably withheld.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t49c09-1.pdf#nameddest=49-09p1-11Fetched: 10/16/2026