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CHAPTER 15-02COMMISSIONER OF UNIVERSITY AND SCHOOL LANDS15-02-01. Commissioner of university and school lands - Appointment - Oath. Theboard of university and school lands shall appoint a commissioner of university and school lands.<br>All of the official acts of the commissioner are subject to the approval and supervision of the<br>board. Before entering upon the duties of the commissioner, the commissioner shall take the<br>oath prescribed for civil officers.15-02-02. Term of office - Vacancy. The term of office of the commissioner is fouryears beginning July first of the year following the general election of the board members and<br>ending June thirtieth of the fourth calendar year after appointment or until a successor is<br>appointed and qualified. The commissioner may be removed for cause at any time during the<br>commissioner's term of office, by a vote of four or more board members. Upon vacancy by<br>death, resignation, or removal, the board shall appoint a commissioner for the remainder of the<br>four-year term.15-02-03. Commissioner - Salary. The salary of the commissioner of university andschool lands must be within the amount appropriated for salaries by the legislative assembly.15-02-04. Deputy commissioner - Appointment - Oath. The commissioner, with theconsent of the board, may appoint a deputy. Before entering upon any duties, the deputy shall<br>take and subscribe the oath of office required by law for civil officers.15-02-05. Powers and duties in general. The commissioner, under such directions asmay be given by the board of university and school lands, shall:1.Have general charge and supervision of all lands described in section 15-01-02.2.Act as general agent of the board in the performance of its duties.3.Have the custody of all maps, books, and papers relating to any of the lands<br>mentioned in this title.4.Procure the books, maps, and plats required to keep a complete record of all such<br>lands, and keep true records of all the sales, leases, permits, patents, deeds, and<br>other conveyances of lands under the commissioner's supervision made by the state<br>showing the amount of money paid, the date of sale and of payment, the description<br>of lands sold or leased, the number of acres [hectares] thereof, the name of the<br>purchaser, and the designation of the fund to be credited therewith.5.Direct all appraisements, sales, and leases, and execute all contracts of sale,<br>leases, permits, and other evidences of disposal of lands, subject to approval by the<br>board.6.Certify the book and page number of all contracts, leases, or permits recorded by<br>the commissioner.15-02-05.1. Additional duties of commissioner. In all cases under section 54-01-05.5involving legislative bills dealing with the sale or exchange of state land, the commissioner of<br>university and school lands shall provide the legislative assembly with an opinion as to whether<br>the sale or exchange in question is consistent with the highest and best use of the land involved.<br>As an aid in making the determination, the commissioner shall classify all land owned by the<br>state or its instrumentalities according to its highest and best use.As used in this section,&quot;highest and best use&quot; means that use of a parcel of land which will most likely produce the<br>greatest benefit to the state and its inhabitants, and which will best meet the needs of the people.<br>In making this determination, the considerations of the commissioner shall include soils<br>capability, vegetation, wildlife use, mineral characteristics, public use, recreational use,Page No. 1commercial or industrial use, aesthetic values, cultural values, surrounding land use, nearness to<br>expanding urban areas, and any other resource, zoning, or planning information relevant to the<br>determination.15-02-05.2. Administrator of abandoned property - Employment. The commissionerof university and school lands shall employ an administrator of abandoned property and other<br>personnel as necessary for the proper administration of chapter 47-30.1 and shall set their<br>salaries, within limits of legislative appropriations. All public officers shall assist the administrator<br>in carrying out the administration of chapter 47-30.1.15-02-06. Recording of clear lists of original grant lands - Fees. The commissionerof university and school lands shall cause the government clear lists of selected lands, or<br>certified copies thereof, to be recorded in the offices of the recorders of the respective counties in<br>which such lands have been selected. No fees may be charged or collected by the recorders for<br>recording such lists.15-02-07.Custody of abstracts and conveyances to state.All abstracts andconveyances of title to the state of North Dakota, when the lands are held for penal, educational,<br>charitable, or school purposes, must be deposited with and must remain in the control of the<br>commissioner of university and school lands.15-02-08. Commissioner to keep record of permanent funds - Biennial report. Thecommissioner shall keep a record in suitable books showing a detailed quarterly statement of the<br>condition of all of the permanent funds under the control of the board of university and school<br>lands, the amount of each fund, how invested, when due, interest paid, and all acts connected<br>with the management of such funds. All records and record books are open at all times for<br>inspection by the public. The commissioner may submit a biennial report to the governor and the<br>secretary of state in accordance with section 54-06-04. If submitted, the report must show all<br>investments of the several funds, the work done during the preceding fiscal biennium, the<br>number of acres of land sold or leased by the department, the amount received therefor, the<br>amount of proceeds received to the credit of the several funds, the expense of administration of<br>the department, and all other matters relating to the commissioner's office as are necessary to<br>disclose fully the operation of the department.15-02-09. Commissioner to have seal - Seal as evidence. The commissioner shallhave an official seal. Such seal affixed to any contract of purchase, a receipt, or any other<br>instrument issued and duly countersigned by the commissioner is prima facie evidence of the<br>due execution of such contract or other instrument.15-02-10. Fees for lease, contracts, patents - Collection. 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