The commissioner may implement a property insurance placement facility for those residents who are unable to obtain necessary property insurance through the standard insurance market. The commissioner shall hold a public hearing upon notice of not less than twenty days to determine the reasonable availability of property insurance in the market. Upon a finding by the commissioner that there is a lack of availability of property insurance in the market, the commissioner shall by order authorize the implementation of a property insurance placement facility as set forth in this chapter.
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-52-01