Powers of Irrigation Districts (North Dakota Century Code: Title 61 Waters; Chapter 61-07) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision North Dakota Document type Legislation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Irrigation Procedural matters Governance Local government Expropriation Waterworks Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Chapter of the North Dakota Century Code concerns the powers of irrigation districts. Specifically, it provides that each irrigation district shall be a body corporate; shall possess all the powers and duties usual to corporations organized for public purposes and those conferred by the provisions of this title or which may be conferred by law; may sue and be sued in its corporate name and may institute and maintain any and all actions and proceedings, including suits at law or in equity, necessary or proper, in order to carry out fully the provisions of this chapter, or to enforce, maintain, protect, or preserve any and all rights, privileges, and immunities created by this title, or acquired in pursuance thereof; may contract and be contracted with; may hold, lease, own, and possess such real and personal property as shall come into its possession by contract, conveyance, purchase, gift, or otherwise; may exercise the right of eminent domain for the purpose of acquiring right of way for ditches, flumes, canals, pipelines, and other conveyance systems, sites for dams and reservoirs, wells and well fields, related drainage systems, and for any other purpose or works necessary to establish and construct a complete system of irrigation works. Full text English Website www.legis.nd.gov