Department - Powers and duties - Administration
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-28.1-12
in effect61-28.1-12. Department - Powers and duties - Administration
The department has the following powers and duties and shall administer the drinking water
treatment revolving loan fund as follows:
1. To apply for and accept grants of money from the United States environmental
protection agency or other federal agencies which must be deposited in the drinking
water treatment revolving loan fund to be used for purposes authorized under the Safe
Drinking Water Act, including the following:
a. To provide loans or loan guarantees, or other financial assistance, to community
water systems and nonprofit noncommunity water systems eligible for assistance
from the revolving loan fund.
b. As a source of revenue and security for the payment of principal and interest on
bonds issued by the state through the public finance authority if the bond
proceeds are deposited in the revolving loan fund.
c. To buy or refinance debt obligations issued after July 1, 1993, to finance a project
eligible for assistance from the revolving loan fund.
d. To guarantee or purchase insurance for debt obligations issued to finance a
project eligible for assistance from the revolving loan fund.
e. To provide other financial and technical assistance and to make any other
expenditure authorized under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
f. To earn interest before the disbursement of financial or technical assistance.
g. To pay administrative expenses associated with the revolving loan fund as
authorized under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
2. To administer the drinking water treatment revolving loan fund as established. The
department may enter into contracts and other agreements in connection with the
operation of the drinking water treatment revolving loan fund to the extent necessary
or convenient for the implementation of the drinking water treatment revolving loan
fund. The department may combine the financial administration of the drinking water
treatment revolving loan fund and the financial administration of the water pollution
control revolving loan fund established under chapter 61-28.2. The department may
cross-collateralize the drinking water treatment revolving loan fund and the water
pollution control revolving loan fund as authorized by the administrator of the federal
environmental protection agency under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
3. To administer and disburse funds in accordance with section 1452(a) of the federal
Safe Drinking Water Act [42 U.S.C. 300j], as amended.
4. To establish assistance priorities and to expend grant funds pursuant to the priority list
for the drinking water treatment revolving loan fund.
5. To adopt rules necessary for administering the drinking water treatment revolving loan
fund.
The governor, or the governor's designee, may transfer grant funds from the drinking water
treatment revolving loan fund to the water pollution control revolving loan fund established by
chapter 61-28.2 and from the water pollution control revolving loan fund to the drinking water
treatment revolving loan fund, as authorized by the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t61c28-1.pdf#nameddest=61-28p1-12Fetched: 10/16/2026