N.D. Cent. Code § 24-03-19
The director has the authority to gather, investigate, and compile information concerning the use, construction, and maintenance of highways, the practices and methods of efficient highway organization, financing, and such other information, data, and statistics of this state or other states as deemed advisable, and the extent of the natural resources of roadbuilding materials within this state. The director has the further authority to enter into agreements with other states or research organizations to carry on research and test projects involving highway development and to expend highway funds for this purpose. The director shall disseminate all such information, together with any recommendations the director deems advisable.
N.D.C.C. § 24-03-19