"Civil air patrol" means the private nonprofit corporation chartered under federal law [ 36 U.S.C. 201-208 ]. It is the purpose of this chapter to declare the intent of the state of North Dakota to continue to provide financial support to the North Dakota wing of the civil air patrol to enable the civil air patrol to continue to provide to the state of North Dakota communications services, cadet training, disaster relief, search and rescue missions or assistance, and other related functions within the scope of the activity of the civil air patrol and administrative support personnel necessary to support these services and functions.
N.D.C.C. § 54-45-00.1