N.D. Cent. Code § 61-02-68.5
Any interim financing agreement pursuant to section 61-02-68.2 shall provide that the owner or owners receiving the proceeds of such interim financing shall pledge and dedicate the proceeds of its loan or grant from the United States or the state as security for the interim financing notes issued pursuant to the loan agreement. In addition, the execution of any interim financing agreement under section 61-02-68.2 shall constitute an assignment to the commission of the right to receive the proceeds of the federal or state loan or grant so far as is necessary to secure the notes issued pursuant to the agreement and in preference to any other obligation whatsoever of the owner or owners receiving the interim financing. It shall not be necessary for the financing agreement, trust indentures, or any other document relating to the interim financing agreement to be filed or recorded in order for the assignment to the commission to be perfected.
N.D.C.C. § 61-02-68.5