N.D. Cent. Code § 15-04-23
On or before March first of each year, the board of university and school lands shall pay a fee to the board of county commissioners of each county in which the state retains original grant lands if that county has requested payment under this section and included certification of the number of mills levied for county road and bridge purposes. The board of county commissioners shall forward a prorated portion of any fee received under this section to the organized townships in which the original grant lands are located for use in the repair, maintenance, and construction of roads and bridges and shall use the remainder of the fee for the repair, maintenance, and construction of roads and bridges in unorganized townships in which original grant lands are located. The total fees paid under this section may not be in an amount greater than the amount of property taxes that would have been payable if the original grant lands in the county had been subject to property tax levies. There is appropriated annually the amounts necessary to pay all fees under this section. Each payment must be made from the trust fund for which the land is held.
N.D.C.C. § 15-04-23