Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 24-04 - Federal Aid

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• County road system: means the system of secondary highways designated by the county officials, the responsibility for which is lodged with the counties. See North Dakota Code 24-01-01.1
• Director: means the director of the department of transportation of this state, acting directly or through authorized agents as provided in section 24-02-01. See North Dakota Code 24-01-01.1
• Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Right of way: means a general term denoting land, property, or interest therein, acquired for or devoted to highway purposes and shall include, but not be limited to publicly owned and controlled rest and recreation areas, sanitary facilities reasonably necessary to accommodate the traveling public, and tracts of land necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty adjacent to the state highway system. See North Dakota Code 24-01-01.1
• 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
• State highway system: means the system of state principal roads designated by the director of the department, the responsibility for which is lodged in the department. See North Dakota Code 24-01-01.1
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49