The governor, in the name and on behalf of the state of North Dakota, may enter into such contracts or agreements with the president of the United States as the president may deem necessary or advisable in carrying out the provisions of the act of the Congress of the United States entitled "An Act for the relief of unemployment through the performance of useful public work, and for other purposes", approved March 31, 1933, and any other act of Congress amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.
N.D.C.C. § 50-17-01