North Dakota Code 61-16.2-02 – Definitions
1. In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise provides:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 61-16.2-02
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
a. “Commission” means state water commission.
b. “Community” means any political subdivision that has the authority to zone.
c. “Conveyance” or “hydraulic conveyance” means a geometric characteristic of a river or watercourse at a given point that determines the flow-carrying capacity at that point.
d. “Department” means the department of water resources.
e. “District” means a water resource district, as defined in chapter 61-16.1. f. “Flood fringe” means that portion of a floodplain outside of the floodway.
g. “Floodway” or “regulatory floodway” means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot [30.48 centimeters].
h. “Person” means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, agency, or any other private or governmental organization, which includes any agency of the United States, a state agency, or any political subdivision of the state.
2. For the purposes of this chapter, the department shall follow the definitions in this section and the definitions under the national flood insurance program [42 U.S.C. § 4001 et seq.] and implementing regulations.