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SD Codified L § 9-41A-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-8 - Amendment of agency agreement--Ratification and filing.

9-41A-8. Amendment of agency agreement--Ratification and filing.The agency agreement may be amended as proposed at any meeting of the representatives of the members for which notice, stating the purpose, shall be given to each representative and, unless the agency agreement or bylaws require otherwise, shall become effective when ratified by resolutions of a majority of the governing bodies of the member first or second class municipalities. Each amendment and the resolutions approving it shall be filed for record with the secretary of state. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §11; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-9 - Initial meeting of directors.

9-41A-9. Initial meeting of directors.After commencement of existence, the first meeting of the board of directors shall be held at the call of the directors, after notice, for the purpose of adopting the initial bylaws, electing officers, and for any other business that comes before the meeting. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §5.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-10 - Adoption of bylaws--Contents.

9-41A-10. Adoption of bylaws--Contents.The bylaws of the municipal power agency, and any amendments thereto, shall be proposed by the board of directors and shall be adopted by the representatives of the member first and second class municipalities, at a meeting held after notice. Subject to the provisions of the agency agreement, the bylaws shall state:(1)The qualifications of member first and second class municipalities, and limitations upon their number;(2)Conditions of membership;(3)Manner and time of calling regular meetings of representatives of member first and second class municipalities;(4)Manner and conditions of termination of membership; and(5)Other provisions for regulating the affairs of the municipal power agency as the representatives of the member first and second class municipalities shall determine to be necessary. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §6; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-11 - Registered office of agency--Change of location.

9-41A-11. Registered office of agency--Change of location.Every municipal power agency shall maintain an office in this state to be known as its registered office. When a municipal power agency desires to change the location of its registered office, it shall file with the secretary of state a certificate of change of location of the registered office, stating the new location by municipality, or other community and the effective date of change. If the certificate of change of location has been duly filed, the board of directors may make the change without any further action. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §7; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-12 - Composition and powers of board of directors--Terms of office--Filling of vacancies.

9-41A-12. Composition and powers of board of directors--Terms of office--Filling of vacancies.The agency agreement or the bylaws may prescribe the number, term of office, powers, authority, and duties of directors, the time and place of their meetings, and other regulations concerning directors. Unless the agency agreement or bylaws prescribe otherwise, the term of office of a director shall be for one year. Each director shall hold office for the term for which he has been selected and until a qualified successor has been selected. Unless the agency agreement or bylaws prescribe otherwise, any vacancy occurring on the board shall be filled by a person nominated by the remaining members of the board and elected by a majority of representatives of the member first or second class municipalities. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §8; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-13 - Meetings of directors--Quorum.

9-41A-13. Meetings of directors--Quorum.Unless the agency agreement or bylaws prescribe otherwise, a meeting of the board of directors may be held at any place, within or without the state, designated by the board, after notice, and an act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present is the act of the board. Unless the agency agreement or bylaws provide for a different percentage, a quorum for meetings of the board of directors is a majority of the membership of the board. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §§8, 10.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-14 - Appointment of officers of agency--Removal--Powers and duties.

9-41A-14. Appointment of officers of agency--Removal--Powers and duties.Unless the agency agreement or bylaws prescribe otherwise, the board of directors shall appoint a president from its membership, and a secretary and treasurer, and any other officers or agents deemed to be necessary, who may be representatives or directors. An officer may be removed with or without cause by the board of directors. Officers of the municipal power agency shall have the authority and duties in the management of the business of the municipal power agency that the agency agreement or bylaws prescribe, or, in the absence of such prescription, as the board of directors determines. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §9.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-15 - Employee unions and collective bargaining.

9-41A-15. Employee unions and collective bargaining.Employees of a municipal power agency shall be public employees within the meaning of §3-18-1, and the provisions of chapter 3-18 shall apply to a municipal power agency. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §51.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-16 - Indemnity of officers and employees for official acts--Liability insurance for protection.

9-41A-16. Indemnity of officers and employees for official acts--Liability insurance for protection.A municipal power agency may indemnify any director, officer, employee, or agent of the municipal power agency, in connection with any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, arising out of an act or omission occurring within the scope of the employment or exercise of duty by such director, officer, employee or agent as provided in §3-19-1. The municipal power agency may also procure insurance against any such liability of a director, officer, employee, or agent in such amount as the board of directors of the agency may determine to be necessary or desirable, without regard to the indemnity limit set forth in §3-19-2. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §43.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-17 - Powers exercised by directors--Good faith required.

9-41A-17. Powers exercised by directors--Good faith required.All powers of the municipal power agency shall be exercised by its board of directors, unless otherwise provided by the agency agreement or bylaws. Directors shall discharge their duties in good faith. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §§8, 13.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-18 - Action through agents or by contract.

9-41A-18. Action through agents or by contract.A municipal power agency may perform any act authorized by sections of this chapter through or by means of its officers, agents, or employees or by contract with any person. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §18.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-19 - Acquisition, maintenance, and improvement of projects--Agency.

9-41A-19. Acquisition, maintenance, and improvement of projects--Agency.A municipal power agency may plan, acquire, construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, repair, extend, or improve one or more projects within or outside the state; or acquire any interest in or any right to capacity of a project and may act as agent, or designate one or more of the other persons participating in a project to act as its agent, in connection with the planning, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, operation, maintenance, repair, extension, or improvement of the project. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §14.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-20 - Investigation, surveys, and estimates of additional sources of energy.

9-41A-20. Investigation, surveys, and estimates of additional sources of energy.A municipal power agency may investigate the desirability of and necessity for additional sources and supplies of electric energy, and make studies, surveys, and estimates as may be necessary to determine the feasibility and cost thereof. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §30.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-21 - Cooperation with others in development of energy sources.

9-41A-21. Cooperation with others in development of energy sources.A municipal power agency may cooperate with other persons in the development of sources and supplies of electric energy. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §16.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-22 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-22 - Applications to regulatory agencies--Compliance with requirements.

9-41A-22. Applications to regulatory agencies--Compliance with requirements.A municipal power agency may apply to any public agency for consents, authorizations, or approvals required for any project within its powers and take all actions necessary to comply with the conditions thereof. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §17.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-23 - Determination of location and character of projects.

9-41A-23. Determination of location and character of projects.A municipal power agency may determine the location and character of, and all other matters in connection with, any and all projects it is authorized to acquire, hold, establish, effectuate, operate, or control. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §26.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-24 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-24 - Contracts for project construction and sale of energy.

9-41A-24. Contracts for project construction and sale of energy.A municipal power agency may contract with any person, within or outside the state, for the construction of any project or for the sale or transmission of electric energy generated by any project, or for any interest therein or any right to capacity thereof, on such terms and for such period of time as its board of directors determines. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §27.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-25 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-25 - Purchase, sale, and transmission of electric energy--Agreements.

9-41A-25. Purchase, sale, and transmission of electric energy--Agreements.A municipal power agency may purchase, sell, exchange, or transmit electric energy within and outside the state in amounts it shall determine to be necessary and appropriate to make the most effective use of its powers and to meet its responsibilities, and may enter into agreements with any person with respect to that purchase, sale, exchange, or transmission, on terms and for a period of time as its board of directors determines. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §28.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-26 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-26 - Powers over money.

9-41A-26. Powers over money.A municipal power agency may acquire, hold, use, and dispose of income, revenues, funds, and money. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §19.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-27 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-27 - Acceptance of loans and grants--Compliance with conditions.

9-41A-27. Acceptance of loans and grants--Compliance with conditions.A municipal power agency may contract for and accept any gifts or grants or loans of funds or property or financial or other aid in any form from any public agency or other person, and may comply, subject to the provisions of this chapter with the terms and conditions thereof. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §30.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-28 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-28 - Borrowing power--Bonds and notes.

9-41A-28. Borrowing power--Bonds and notes.A municipal power agency may borrow money and issue negotiable bonds or notes, secured or unsecured, in accordance with §§9-41A-38 to 9-41A-50, inclusive. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §23.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-29 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-29 - Investment of funds.

9-41A-29. Investment of funds.Subject to any agreement with bondholders or noteholders, a municipal power agency may invest money of the municipal power agency not required for immediate use, including proceeds from the sale of any bonds or notes, in obligations, securities, and other investments as the municipal power agency shall deem prudent. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §24.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-30 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-30 - Powers over personal property.

9-41A-30. Powers over personal property.A municipal power agency may acquire, own, hire, use, operate, and dispose of personal property. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §20.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-31 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-31 - Powers over real property.

9-41A-31. Powers over real property.A municipal power agency may acquire, own, use, lease as lessor or lessee, operate, and dispose of real property and interests in real property, and make improvements thereon. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §21.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-32 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-32 - Power of eminent domain.

9-41A-32. Power of eminent domain.A municipal power agency may exercise the power of eminent domain in accordance with §§9-41A-51 and 9-41A-52. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §25.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-33 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-33 - Franchises and leases of facilities.

9-41A-33. Franchises and leases of facilities.A municipal power agency may grant the use by franchise, lease, or otherwise, and make charges for the use of any property or facility owned or controlled by it. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §22.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-34 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-34 - Encumbrance of property to secure obligations.

9-41A-34. Encumbrance of property to secure obligations.A municipal power agency may mortgage, pledge, and grant a security interest in any or all of its real and personal property to secure the payment of its bonds, notes, or other obligations or contracts. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §31.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-35 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-35 - Insurance against losses to property.

9-41A-35. Insurance against losses to property.A municipal power agency may procure insurance against any losses in connection with its property, operations, or assets in such amounts and from such insurers as it deems desirable. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §29.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-36 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-36 - Payments in lieu of property tax--Valuation of property.

9-41A-36. Payments in lieu of property tax--Valuation of property.A municipal power agency shall pay to each taxing agency within whose taxing jurisdiction its property is situated, in lieu of taxes on its property, the amounts of the taxes which would be payable if its property were owned by a private person. For this purpose the property of a municipal power agency shall be valued in the same manner and by the same procedure as the property of private persons. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §32.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-37 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-37 - Powers incidental to purposes of chapter.

9-41A-37. Powers incidental to purposes of chapter.A municipal power agency may exercise all other powers reasonably necessary or appropriate for or incidental to the effectuation of its authorized purposes or to the exercise of any of the powers enumerated in §§9-41A-17 to 9-41A-37, inclusive, and generally may exercise in connection with its property and affairs, and in connection with property within its control, any and all powers which might be exercised by a natural person or a private corporation in connection with similar property and affairs. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §33.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-38 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-38 - Bonds and notes authorized--Purposes.

9-41A-38. Bonds and notes authorized--Purposes.A municipal power agency may from time to time issue its bonds or notes in such principal amounts as the municipal power agency shall deem necessary to provide sufficient funds to carry out any of its corporate purposes and powers, including but not limited to:(1)The acquisition or construction of any project to be owned or leased by the municipal power agency, or the acquisition of any interest therein or any right to capacity thereof;(2)The funding or refunding of the principal of, or interest or redemption premiums on, any bonds or notes issued by it whether or not the bonds or notes or interest to be funded or refunded have or have not become due;(3)The establishment or increase of reserves to secure or to pay the bonds or notes or interest thereon; and(4)The payment of all other costs or expenses of the municipal power agency incident to and necessary to carry out its corporate purposes and powers. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §34.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-39 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-39 - Terms of bonds and notes.

9-41A-39. Terms of bonds and notes.Bonds or notes of a municipal power agency shall be authorized by resolution of its board of directors and may be issued under the resolution or under a trust indenture or other security agreement, in one or more series, and shall:(1)Bear such date or dates;(2)Mature at such time or times;(3)Bear interest at such rate or rates;(4)Be in such denominations;(5)Be in such form, either coupon or registered;(6)Carry such conversion, registration, and exchange privileges;(7)Have such rank or priority;(8)Be executed in such manner;(9)Be payable in such medium of payment at such place or places within or outside the state;(10)Be subject to such terms of redemption with or without premium; and(11)Contain or be subject to such other termsas the resolution, trust indenture, or other security agreement may provide, and shall not be restricted by the provisions of any other law limiting the amounts, maturities, interest rates, or other terms of obligation of public agencies or private persons. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §37.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-40 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-40 - Bonds and notes payable solely from agency revenues--State and first or second class municipalities not obligated.

9-41A-40. Bonds and notes payable solely from agency revenues--State and first or second class municipalities not obligated.The principal of and interest upon any bonds or notes issued by a municipal power agency shall be payable solely from the revenues or funds pledged or available for their payment as authorized in this chapter. Each bond and note shall contain a statement that the principal thereof or interest thereon is payable solely from revenues or funds of the municipal power agency and that neither the state nor any political subdivision thereof, other than the municipal power agency, nor any first or second class municipality which is a member of the municipal power agency is obligated to pay the principal or interest and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state or any political subdivision thereof or of any such municipality is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the bonds or notes. Nothing herein precludes the use of tax or other revenue by a municipality for payment of amounts due and performance of covenants under any contract of the municipality as provided in §9-39-4.1. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §45; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
SD Codified L § 9-41A-41 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 41A - Municipal Power Agencies|Section 9-41A-41 - Agency funds pledged for security of bonds and notes.

9-41A-41. Agency funds pledged for security of bonds and notes.Except as may be otherwise expressly provided by this chapter or by the municipal power agency, every issue of bonds or notes of the agency shall be payable out of any revenues or funds of the agency, subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular bonds or notes pledging any particular revenues or funds. A municipal power agency may issue types of bonds or notes as it may determine, including bonds or notes as to which the principal and interest are payable exclusively from the revenues from one or more projects, or from an interest therein or a right to capacity thereof, or from one or more revenue producing contracts made by the municipal power agency with any person or persons, or from its revenues generally. Any bonds or notes may be additionally secured by a pledge of any grant, subsidy, or contribution from any public agency or other person, or a pledge of any income or revenues, funds, or moneys of the municipal power agency from any source whatsoever. Source: SL 1978, ch 66, §35.