The authority and the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District shall continue studying, planning, developing, and constructing a nonfederal project to meet the water supply needs of eastern and central North Dakota separate and apart from the federal Red River valley water supply project. The state project may include similar features as the federal project and may rely on and utilize studies, designs, and information developed as part of other water supply projects.
N.D.C.C. § 61-39-04.1