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SD Codified L § 46A-3E-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03E - Water Development Districts--Tax Levies And Special Assessments|Section 46A-3E-11 - Apportionment of tax levy--Form of levy.

46A-3E-11. Apportionment of tax levy--Form of levy.Upon completion and adoption of a budget, a water development district board of directors shall make a tax levy or special assessment or both in dollars sufficient to fund the budget. Any tax levy made against the property in any given county in a water development district shall be in an amount equal to the total water development district tax levy in dollars multiplied by the county's proportional share. The county's proportional share shall be determined by dividing the equalized assessed valuation of the area within the water development district for that county by the total water development district equalized assessed valuation. The provisions of §10-12-34.1 may not prohibit apportionment of the tax among the counties as provided in this section. No water development district tax levy may be in excess of the limitation specified in chapters 46A-3A to 46A-3E, inclusive, except as provided in §46A-3E-1. Any tax levy shall be in the form of a resolution adopted by a majority vote of the members of the board of directors of the water development district. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §55; SL 1986, ch 372, §3; SL 1989, ch 386, §6; SL 1991, ch 17 (Ex. Ord. 91-4), §17; SL 2012, ch 217, §5.
SD Codified L § 46A-3E-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03E - Water Development Districts--Tax Levies And Special Assessments|Section 46A-3E-12 - Certification of levy to tax officials.

46A-3E-12. Certification of levy to tax officials.Immediately after completion of a budget and adoption of special assessments and a tax levy by a water development district board of directors, but not later than the first of October, the secretary of the water development district shall send one certified copy of the levy as adopted and one certified copy of such budget to appropriate tax collecting officials of the affected counties and to the state secretary of revenue. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §56; SL 1992, ch 318.
SD Codified L § 46A-3E-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03E - Water Development Districts--Tax Levies And Special Assessments|Section 46A-3E-13 - Extension of levy.

46A-3E-13. Extension of levy.Appropriate officials shall extend the levy or special assessments upon the tax list of the county, municipality, or other appropriate tax paying entity for the tax year against each description of taxable property or, in the case of special assessments, against each description of taxable property to be specially assessed within the water development district in the same manner and with the same effect as other taxes and assessments are extended, including the authority, requirements, and procedures contained in chapter 9-43. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §57; SL 1987, ch 333, §3.
SD Codified L § 46A-3E-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03E - Water Development Districts--Tax Levies And Special Assessments|Section 46A-3E-14 - Collection of taxes and assessments--Payment--Deposit.

46A-3E-14. Collection of taxes and assessments--Payment--Deposit.Appropriate tax collecting officials shall collect all water development district taxes and assessments, together with interest and penalty thereon, if any, in the same manner as the general taxes and assessments are collected and shall pay over monthly to the water development district treasurer all taxes so collected during the preceding month, with interest and penalties. The water development district treasurer shall immediately enter these receipts to the credit of the depository accounts designated by the water development district board of directors pursuant to §46A-3E-10. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §58; SL 2012, ch 217, §6.
SD Codified L § 46A-3E-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03E - Water Development Districts--Tax Levies And Special Assessments|Section 46A-3E-15 - Deposit and disbursement of collections.

46A-3E-15. Deposit and disbursement of collections.All moneys collected pursuant to the tax levies, special assessments and other funds authorized by this chapter accruing to the district shall be deposited either in the accounts of the state treasurer to the credit of the "(name) district fund" to be disbursed only as herein provided, or by the district treasurer in any depository designated and approved by the board of directors of the district at a regular meeting and from which all valid claims against the district shall be paid by order duly drawn by the district treasurer pursuant to procedures adopted by the board of directors. Source: SL 1985, ch 356, §1; SL 1993, ch 256, §70.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-1 - Creation of irrigation district--Filing petition--Number of electors required.

46A-4-1. Creation of irrigation district--Filing petition--Number of electors required.Twenty-five percent of the electors as defined in §46A-4-2 owning or holding lands in any proposed district for irrigation may propose organization of an irrigation district by filing a petition with the Board of Water and Natural Resources in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The minimum number of electors required to propose an irrigation district shall be three. However, if the number of electors in a proposed irrigation district is less than seven, all electors within the proposed district must join in the petition. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0801; SL 1947, ch 417, §1; SL 1963, ch 455, §1; SDCL, §46-12-1; SL 1976, ch 275, §1; SL 1984, ch 294, §1; SL 1986, ch 376, §1.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-2 - Elector defined.

46A-4-2. Elector defined.The term, elector, as used in this chapter and chapters 46A-5 to 46A-7, inclusive, means any person, the United States of America, the State of South Dakota or any political subdivision of the state, or any corporation authorized to do business in the state and owning not less than thirty-five acres of land within any district. If the elector is the owner or entryman of land in more than one division of the irrigation district and resides without the district, the elector is considered an elector in the division of the district in which the major portion of the elector's land is situated. If the qualifying thirty-five acres or more of land is sold under a contract for deed which is of record in the office of the register of deeds of the county, both the landowner and the individual purchaser of the land, as named in the contract for deed, shall be treated as an elector. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0801; SL 1947, ch 417, §1; SL 1963, ch 455, §1; SDCL §46-12-2; SL 1979, ch 299, §1; SL 1984, ch 294, §2; SL 2011, ch 165, §331.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-3 - Petition to organize irrigation district--Number of signers--Boundaries to be described--Request for organization.

46A-4-3. Petition to organize irrigation district--Number of signers--Boundaries to be described--Request for organization.A petition to organize an irrigation district shall be presented to the Board of Water and Natural Resources and signed by twenty-five percent of the electors of the proposed irrigation district. The petition shall include the legal description of all the lands proposed for inclusion in the district and shall request that the proposed district be organized under the provisions of this chapter. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0802; SL 1947, ch 417, §2; SL 1963, ch 455, §2; SDCL, §46-12-3; SL 1984, ch 294, §3.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-3.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-3.1 - Petition--Signing by electors--Form--Affidavit of circulator.

46A-4-3.1. Petition--Signing by electors--Form--Affidavit of circulator.Each elector signing a petition shall add to the elector's signature, in the elector's own handwriting, the elector's post office address, the legal description of sufficient land to qualify as an elector, and the date of signing. The petition may contain any number of pages, and each page shall have an identical heading. Any number of identical petition forms may be circulated as a part of the petition. Every page of a petition containing signatures shall have below the signatures an affidavit by the circulator in substantially the following form: State of South Dakota)) SSCounty of ______________)I, the undersigned, being first duly sworn, depose and say that I am the circulator of the foregoing petition containing __________ signatures; that each person whose name appears on the petition sheet personally signed the petition in the presence of the affiant; that the affiant believes that each of the signers is an owner or entryman of the land described opposite the signer's signature, to be included within the proposed district, and residing at the address written opposite the signer's name; and that affiant stated to every petitioner before the petitioner affixed his or her signature the legal effect and nature of the petition.___________________________________Circulator Subscribed and sworn to before me this ________ day of ________, 20____.___________________________________Notary Public  Source: SL 1984, ch 294, §4; SL 2011, ch 165, §332.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-4 - Petition for formation of irrigation district--Map of proposed district to accompany, contents.

46A-4-4. Petition for formation of irrigation district--Map of proposed district to accompany, contents.When a petition is filed with the Board of Water and Natural Resources, it shall be accompanied by a map of the proposed district. The map shall show at an appropriate scale the location of the proposed canal or the works intended to irrigate the lands of the proposed district and the canals situated within the boundaries of the proposed district, except those canals that merely pass through the lands and do not irrigate any of those lands. If the water supply is from a natural stream, the flow of the stream shall be stated in cubic feet per second. If the water supply for the district is to be gathered by a storage reservoir, the map shall show the location of the proposed reservoir and shall give its capacity in acre-feet. Cross sections of proposed canals and all proposed dams and embankments shall be submitted in sufficient detail to show the contemplated method of construction. The capacity shall be stated in cubic feet per second of such proposed and such existing canals. The map and cross sections shall be certified as accurate by a competent irrigation engineer. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0802; SL 1947, ch 417, §2; SL 1963, ch 455, §2; SDCL, §46-12-4; SL 1984, ch 294, §5.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-4.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-4.1 - Notice of hearing to consider petition--Publication--Contents--Approval of petition--Fixing date for election.

46A-4-4.1. Notice of hearing to consider petition--Publication--Contents--Approval of petition--Fixing date for election.After a petition is filed with the Board of Water and Natural Resources, the board shall publish a notice of a hearing to consider the petition. The publication shall be once a week for two consecutive weeks in at least one official newspaper in each county where any portion of the proposed district will lie. The second publication may not be more than thirty nor less than twenty days before the hearing. The notice shall inform landowners of their right to inclusion or exclusion of their lands in the proposed district pursuant to §§46A-4-8 and 46A-4-12. After determining that the petition is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, the board shall examine the petition, maps, related documents, and statements of interested persons. If necessary, the board shall further examine the proposed district, the works proposed to be utilized and the proposed location of the works. If the board determines that the proposed district is feasible and practicable, it shall by resolution approve the formation of an irrigation district as set forth in the petition, including any modifications of boards, and fix a date for an election on the question of formation. Source: SL 1984, ch 294, §6; SL 1986, ch 27, §49.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-8 - Inclusion in irrigation district of lands capable of being irrigated from works in proposed district.

46A-4-8. Inclusion in irrigation district of lands capable of being irrigated from works in proposed district.Upon application of the owner or entryman prior to the board's hearing on the question of district formation, the Board of Water and Natural Resources shall include lands capable of being irrigated from the proposed works in the proposed district, if the board determines that the inclusion of the lands is feasible and will not unreasonably compromise the ability of feasibly irrigable lands originally proposed for inclusion by petitioners to obtain the water to which they would be entitled and capable of receiving from the proposed district. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0802; SL 1947, ch 417, §2; SDCL, §46-12-8; SL 1984, ch 294, §10.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-9 - Ditches or canals constructed before July 1, 1917, and lands watered by them--Exemption--Rights of ditches already constructed.

46A-4-9. Ditches or canals constructed before July 1, 1917, and lands watered by them--Exemption--Rights of ditches already constructed.Any ditch or canal constructed before July 1, 1917, of sufficient capacity to water the lands for which the water was appropriated, together with the land subject to be watered by the ditch, canal, or franchise, is exempt from the operation of this chapter, unless an irrigation district is formed under the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of purchasing the ditches, canals, and franchises. This chapter and chapters 46A-5 to 46A-7, inclusive, do not affect the rights of ditches already constructed. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0801; SL 1947, ch 417, §1; SL 1963, ch 455, §1; SDCL §46-12-9; SL 2011, ch 165, §333.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-10 - Holding or taxing nonirrigable land for irrigation purposes.

46A-4-10. Holding or taxing nonirrigable land for irrigation purposes.In no case may any land be held by any district or taxed for irrigation purposes if the land cannot from any natural cause be irrigated by the district. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0832; SDCL §46-12-10; SL 2011, ch 165, §334.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-12 - Change in proposed boundaries by board--Exclusion of certain lands from district.

46A-4-12. Change in proposed boundaries by board--Exclusion of certain lands from district.The Board of Water and Natural Resources may make changes in the proposed boundaries as it deems proper and shall exclude from the district proposed by the petitioners land that is not susceptible of irrigation by the proposed system of works. The board may not allow land which will not be benefited by irrigation by the system of works or a portion thereof to be included in the proposed district. Upon written request by an owner or entryman before the board's hearing on the question of formation, the board shall exclude the owner's or entryman's land from the proposed district. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0802; SL 1947, ch 417, §2; SDCL §46-12-12; SL 1984, ch 294, §12; SL 2011, ch 165, §335.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-14 - District divided into divisions by board--Size and number--Election of directors--Terms--Assessment of property within district.

46A-4-14. District divided into divisions by board--Size and number--Election of directors--Terms--Assessment of property within district.The Board of Water and Natural Resources shall make an order by resolution dividing the proposed district into three, five, or seven divisions as nearly equal in size as practicable. However, if the proposed irrigation district includes less than fifty electors, the board may establish the number of directors at not less than three and may permit the directors to be elected at large within the boundaries of the district. The board shall establish staggered terms of one to three years for the directors to be elected at the first election and all directors shall be elected for three-year terms thereafter. The county director of equalization shall assess the property within a district pursuant to this chapter. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0802; SL 1947, ch 417, §2; SDCL, §46-12-14; SL 1976, ch 275, §2; SL 1984, ch 294, §14; SL 1989, ch 82, §35; SL 1991, ch 17 (Ex. Ord. 91-4), §17.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-14.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-14.1 - Division representing tribal or trust lands--Excepted from chapter.

46A-4-14.1. Division representing tribal or trust lands--Excepted from chapter.In any existing or proposed irrigation district containing Indian tribal or trust lands, the Board of Water and Natural Resources shall establish one division to represent all such tribal and trust lands upon application of any holder of Indian trust land, including an Indian tribe. The appropriate tribe shall appoint the director for that division and shall fill any vacancy in that office. If a holder of trust lands who has applied for inclusion within the district does not wish to be represented by the tribal representative, the Board of Water and Natural Resources shall include the land in one of the other divisions of the district. The other provisions of this chapter pertaining to the nomination of director candidates, the election of directors, and the filling of vacant director positions do not apply to the division representing tribal and trust lands or to any director or candidate for director for the division representing tribal or trust lands. Source: SL 1986, ch 376, §2.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-15 - Notice of election on proposed district--Date of election--Contents of notice--Publication--Ballot form.

46A-4-15. Notice of election on proposed district--Date of election--Contents of notice--Publication--Ballot form.The Board of Water and Natural Resources shall then give notice of an election for the purpose of determining if the proposed district shall be organized under the provisions of this chapter. The election shall be conducted as provided in §§6-16-4 to 6-16-6, inclusive. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0802; SL 1947, ch 417, §2; SDCL, §46-12-15; SL 1972, ch 239, §2; SL 1978, ch 326, §1; SL 1984, ch 294, §15; SL 1998, ch 36, §51.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-17 - Persons qualified to vote at elections.

46A-4-17. Persons qualified to vote at elections.No person may vote at any election held under the provisions of this chapter unless the person is a qualified elector as provided in §46A-4-2. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0802; SL 1947, ch 417, §2; SDCL §46-12-17; SL 2011, ch 165, §336.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-18 - Corporate ownership of lands within proposed or existing irrigation districts--Designation of agent to vote in behalf of elections for organization of district.

46A-4-18. Corporate ownership of lands within proposed or existing irrigation districts--Designation of agent to vote in behalf of elections for organization of district.Where lands which are within a proposed or existing irrigation district are owned by a corporation, by the United States, or by this state, such corporation, and any department or agency of the United States or of this state, in order to participate in any district election, by an instrument in writing, executed and acknowledged by the proper officer or officers of such corporation, department, or agency, shall designate an agent to vote in its behalf. Such instrument shall be presented to and filed with the county auditor by such agent. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0802 as added by SL 1947, ch 417, §2; SDCL, §46-12-18.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-19 - Election procedure--Applicability of general laws--Resolution declaring district organized--District as political subdivision.

46A-4-19. Election procedure--Applicability of general laws--Resolution declaring district organized--District as political subdivision.If a majority of all the votes cast are "Irrigation District-Yes," the board shall, by resolution, declare the territory duly organized as an irrigation district, under the name and style designated. Upon filing of a true copy of the resolution with the secretary of state, the irrigation district shall become a political subdivision of the state with the authority, powers, and duties prescribed in chapters 46A-4 to 46A-7, inclusive. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0803; SDCL, §46-12-19; SL 1984, ch 294, §18; SL 1993, ch 256, §71; SL 1998, ch 36, §54.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-20 - Resolution declaring district organized--Filing for record.

46A-4-20. Resolution declaring district organized--Filing for record.The Board of Water and Natural Resources shall file a copy of the resolution immediately for record in the office of the register of deeds of each county in which any of the land is situated. The board shall also immediately forward a copy of the resolution to the county auditor of each of the counties in which any portion of the district may lie. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0803; SDCL, §46-12-20; SL 1984, ch 294, §19.
SD Codified L § 46A-4-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 04 - Organization, Boundaries And Dissolution Of Irrigation Districts|Section 46A-4-21 - Election of director for each division.

46A-4-21. Election of director for each division.There shall be elected at the same election one director for each division. Source: SDC 1939, §61.0803; SDCL, §46-12-21; SL 1978, ch 325, §1; SL 1978, ch 326, §3; SL 1984, ch 294, §20.