N.D. Cent. Code § 40-57.2-01
The governing body of any city or county of this state is authorized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter to enter into contracts with any person, firm, association, corporation, or limited liability company for the purpose of obtaining site surveys and site development plans, structural and mechanical plans and surveys, market surveys, and similar plans and surveys relating to industrial development and plant location, design, construction, equipment, and operation. Similar contracts may be entered into by such political subdivisions in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the providing of career and technical education and on-the-job training for residents of this state in industries located within this state. Such agreements shall be entered into only with a financially and educationally reliable person, firm, association, corporation, or limited liability company that has been approved for such agreement by a local development organization located in such city or county and organized to encourage industrial and commercial development and growth.
N.D.C.C. § 40-57.2-01