North Dakota Century Code Title 40. Municipal Government § 40-57.3-03. Budget--Contracts--Bonds--Capital construction

The governing body of the city shall annually set the budget, if any, under which the committee shall operate. The governing body of the city may contract with any person, firm, association, corporation, or limited liability company to carry out the purposes of the city visitors' promotion fund or the city visitors' promotion capital construction fund created under section 40-57.3-02. The governing body of the city may irrevocably dedicate any portion of revenues from the tax authorized under section 40-57.3-01.1 and may authorize and issue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness in the manner prescribed by section 40-35-08 to be paid by those revenues for any purpose that moneys in the city visitors' promotion capital construction fund may be used. Such tax upon being pledged to payment of bonds or evidences of indebtedness issued pursuant to this section may not be reduced or repealed by the governing body or by the electors of the municipality by any initiated amendment to or referendum of the ordinance referred to in section 40-57.3-01.1, so long as any of such bonds or evidences of indebtedness remain outstanding. The proceeds from the tax imposed under section 40-57.3-01 may not be used for any type of capital construction or purchase of real property. The proceeds from the tax imposed under section 40-57.3-01.1 may be used only for payment of bonds issued, and the costs of issuance related thereto, under this section or for tourism or capital construction, maintenance, and repair or acquisition of property consistent with the purposes of this chapter.