Environmental impact - Cost of participation
N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-01-19
in effect4.1-01-19. Environmental impact - Cost of participation
1. Any expenses incurred by the commissioner or by the federal environmental law
impact review committee in meeting the requirements of section 4.1-01-18 must be
paid by the commissioner from the federal environmental law impact review fund.
2. If the attorney general elects to participate in an administrative or judicial process
pertaining to federal environmental legislation or regulations, which detrimentally
impact or potentially detrimentally impact the state's agricultural, energy, or oil
production sectors, any expenses incurred by the attorney general in the participation
must be paid by the commissioner from the federal environmental law impact review
fund.
3. For purposes of this section, "expenses" include administrative costs, consulting fees,
research costs, expert witness fees, attorney fees, and travel costs.
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