Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 24-08 - Bridges

• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Commission: means the public service commission of the state of North Dakota. See North Dakota Code 24-01-01.1
• 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
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the department of transportation of this state as provided by section 24-02-01. 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
• Intersection: means a general term denoting the area where two or more highways join or cross. See North Dakota Code 24-01-01.1
• Property: includes property, real and personal. 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
• Verified: means sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths. See North Dakota Code 1-01-42
• week: means seven consecutive days and the word "month" a calendar month. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33