SECTION 11. OFFICE OF THE BUDGET TO ASSUME FUNCTIONS OF AUDITING BOARD - SUBSTITUTION OF PHRASES.) The office of the budget authorized in chapter 54-44.1 shall assume all of the functions performed, prior to the effective date of this Act, by the state auditing board. Wherever the phrases "state auditing board", "auditing board", or the word "board", when used in reference to the state auditing board, may appear in the Century Code, they shall be construed to mean the "office of the budget".
SECTION 12. LEGISLATIVE STATEMENT.) The legislative assembly intends that the budget committee of the legislative council or the division of that committee known as the legislative audit and fiscal review committee, shall periodically review the actions of the office of the budget under this Act. For that purpose, the committee may call the director of the budget, or any employee or employees of the office of the budget before it, along with such of the records of the office as may be deemed necessary.
SECTION 13. REPEAL. ) Section 54-14-01 of the North Dakota Century Code and section 54-14-02 of the 1971 Supplement to the North Dakota Century Code are hereby repealed.
Approved March 28, 1973
