N.D. Cent. Code § 61-24.6-09
Money derived and received from water user entities or otherwise for capital costs or construction of the northwest area water supply project may be held pursuant to the terms of a resolution or trust indenture adopted by the state water commission. Any money not held pursuant to the terms of a resolution or trust indenture must be deposited by the commission and maintained, as part of the moneys of the state received and kept by the state treasurer, in a fund designated as the northwest area water supply project fund for capital costs and construction. All moneys received by the state treasurer for capital costs and construction of the northwest area water supply project, and all interest on the moneys, must be kept by the state treasurer in the fund distinct from all other moneys and must be disbursed by the state treasurer and used only for capital costs and construction of the northwest area water supply project.
N.D.C.C. § 61-24.6-09