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SD Codified L § 38-8-54 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-54 - District power to receive loans from special revenue fund.

38-8-54. District power to receive loans from special revenue fund.A conservation district, and the supervisors thereof, shall have the power, in addition to others granted in other sections of this chapter, to make loans from the State of South Dakota from funds available through the conservation district special revenue fund on a reimbursable basis in accordance with policies and procedures prescribed by the State Conservation Commission. Source: SDC 1939, §4.1510 (11) as added by SL 1949, ch 11.
SD Codified L § 38-8-54.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-54.1 - Borrowing funds and pledging credit of district authorized.

38-8-54.1. Borrowing funds and pledging credit of district authorized.The conservation districts may borrow funds to meet the necessities arising from the operation and maintenance of the conservation district, and may pledge the credit of the district for the payment of the obligations. Source: SL 1979, ch 263.
SD Codified L § 38-8-55 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-55 - County contributions to districts--Financial statement filed with county commissioners.

38-8-55. County contributions to districts--Financial statement filed with county commissioners.The board of county commissioners may contribute funds to conservation districts. The funds shall be used to hire employees, purchase supplies, and carry out district programs, for the conservation of natural resources that will protect the tax base of the county and provide for the general welfare of the people of the county. The money shall be paid from the general fund of the county. Any conservation district, before receiving such funds, shall file with the county commissioners a financial statement for the last three years itemizing the amount of funds received and expenditures. Source: SDC 1939, §12.0617 (15) as added by SL 1963, ch 37; SL 1994, ch 316, §25; SL 2015, ch 203, §9.
SD Codified L § 38-8-56 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-56 - Notice and hearing on county contributions to districts.

38-8-56. Notice and hearing on county contributions to districts.The power granted by §38-8-55 can only be exercised after at least one public hearing on the matter. The board of county commissioners shall give at least ten days' notice of such hearing by publication and by posting a copy of such notice at three of the most public places in the county. Source: SDC 1939, §12.0617 (15) as added by SL 1963, ch 37.
SD Codified L § 38-8-57 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-57 - Annual report filed with county contributing to district--Publication of report.

38-8-57. Annual report filed with county contributing to district--Publication of report.Any conservation district receiving funds under §§38-8-55 and 38-8-56 shall file with the county commissioners an itemized annual financial report within sixty days following the end of the district's fiscal year. Within thirty days of receiving the financial report, the county commissioners shall publish the report in the official county newspaper or newspapers. Source: SDC 1939, §12.0617 (15) as added by SL 1963, ch 37; SL 1994, ch 316, §26.
SD Codified L § 38-8-58 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-58 - Acquisition, administration, improvement, and disposition of property by district.

38-8-58. Acquisition, administration, improvement, and disposition of property by district.A conservation district, and the supervisors thereof, shall have the following powers, in addition to others granted in other sections of this chapter:(1)To obtain options upon and to acquire by purchase, exchange, lease, gift, grant, bequest, devise, or otherwise, any property, real or personal, or rights or interests therein;(2)To maintain, administer, and improve any properties acquired;(3)To receive income from such properties and to expend such income in carrying out the purposes and provisions of this chapter; and(4)To sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any of its property or interest therein in furtherance of the purposes and the provisions of this chapter. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §8; SDC 1939, §4.1510 (2).
SD Codified L § 38-8-59 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-59 - Exemption from general laws applicable to public property.

38-8-59. Exemption from general laws applicable to public property.No provisions with respect to the acquisition, operation, or disposition of property by other public bodies shall be applicable to a district organized under this chapter unless the Legislature shall specifically so state. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §8; SDC 1939, §4.1510 (3).
SD Codified L § 38-8-60 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-60 - Construction, operation and maintenance of structures by district.

38-8-60. Construction, operation and maintenance of structures by district.A conservation district, and the supervisors thereof, shall have the power, in addition to others granted in other sections of this chapter, to construct, improve, operate, and maintain such structures as may be necessary or convenient for the performance of any of the operations authorized in this chapter. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §8; SDC 1939, §4.1510 (4); SL 1957, ch 4, §4.
SD Codified L § 38-8-61 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-61 - District conservation measures on public and private land.

38-8-61. District conservation measures on public and private land.A conservation district, and the supervisors thereof, shall have the power, in addition to others granted in other sections of this chapter, to carry out soil erosion preventive and control measures and works of improvement for flood prevention or the conservation development, utilization, and disposal of water within the districts on lands owned or controlled by this state or any of its agencies, with the cooperation of the agency administering and having jurisdiction thereof, and on any other lands within the district upon obtaining the consent of the occupier of such lands or the necessary rights or interest in such lands. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §8; SDC 1939, §4.1510 (5); SL 1957, ch 4, §5.
SD Codified L § 38-8-62 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-62 - Administration and management of projects--Acceptance of contributions.

38-8-62. Administration and management of projects--Acceptance of contributions.A conservation district and its supervisors may:(1)Take over, by purchase, lease, or otherwise, and administer any natural resources conservation, flood prevention, and agricultural water management, erosion control, or erosion prevention project located within its boundaries undertaken by the United States or any of its agencies, or of this state or any of its agencies;(2)Manage, as agent of the United States or any of its agencies, or of this state or any of its agencies, any natural resources conservation, flood prevention, and agricultural water management, erosion control, or erosion prevention project, or combinations thereof, within its boundaries;(3)Act as agent for the United States or any of its agencies, or for this state or any of its agencies, in connection with the acquisition, construction, operation, or administration of any natural resources conservation, flood prevention, and agricultural water management, erosion control, or erosion prevention project, or combinations thereof, within its boundaries; and(4)Accept donations, gifts, and contributions in money, services, materials, or otherwise, from the United States or any of its agencies, or from this state, or any of its agencies, or from any other source, and to use or expend such money, services, materials, or other contributions in carrying on its operation. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §8; SDC 1939, §4.1510 (6); SL 1957, ch 4, §6; SL 2015, ch 203, §10.
SD Codified L § 38-8-63 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-63 - Cooperation with and aid to other public agencies or land occupiers in conservation measures.

38-8-63. Cooperation with and aid to other public agencies or land occupiers in conservation measures.A conservation district, and the supervisors thereof, shall have the power, in addition to others granted in other sections of this chapter, to cooperate, or enter into agreements with, and within the limits of appropriations duly made available to it by law, to furnish financial or other aid to any agency, governmental or otherwise, or any occupier of lands within the district, in carrying on of erosion control and prevention operations and works of improvement for flood prevention for the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water within the district, subject to such conditions as the supervisors may deem necessary to advance the purposes of this chapter. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §8; SDC 1939, §4.1510 (8); SL 1957, ch 4, §8.
SD Codified L § 38-8-64 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-64 - Assistance to land owners.

38-8-64. Assistance to land owners.A conservation district and its supervisors may make available, on terms as it prescribes, to land owners within the district, equipment, material, or supplies as may be available to assist the land owners to carry on operations for the conservation of natural resources and for the prevention and control of soil erosion, flood prevention of the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §8; SDC 1939, §4.1510 (9); SL 1957, ch 4, §9; SL 2015, ch 203, §11.
SD Codified L § 38-8-65 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-65 - Contributions and land-use agreements required as conditions to assistance provided by district.

38-8-65. Contributions and land-use agreements required as conditions to assistance provided by district.As a condition to the extending of any benefits under this chapter to, or the performance of work upon, any lands not owned or controlled by this state or any of its agencies, the supervisors of a conservation district may require contributions in money, services, materials, or otherwise to any operations conferring such benefits, and may require land occupiers to enter into and perform such agreements or covenants as to the permanent use of such lands as will tend to prevent or control erosion and prevent floodwater and sediment damages thereon. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §8; SDC 1939, §4.1510 (10); SL 1957, ch 4, §10.
SD Codified L § 38-8-90 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-90 - Petition for dissolution of district--Number of signers--Public meetings and hearings.

38-8-90. Petition for dissolution of district--Number of signers--Public meetings and hearings.After five years following the organization of a district under the provisions of this chapter, but before April first of the year in which the general election is to be held, any ten percent of the voters registered for the last general election within the boundaries of the district may file a petition with the State Conservation Commission praying that the operations of the district be terminated and the existence of the district discontinued. The commission may conduct such public meetings and public hearings upon the petition as may be necessary to assist it in considering the petition and in determining whether public support for the petition is sufficient to warrant a referendum. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §14; SDC 1939, §4.1516; SL 1959, ch 3, §6; SL 1994, ch 316, §27.
SD Codified L § 38-8-90.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-90.1 - Governing board resolution for dissolution of district--Vote at general election.

38-8-90.1. Governing board resolution for dissolution of district--Vote at general election.In lieu of the petition process authorized in §38-8-90, a conservation district governing board may propose and adopt a resolution calling for the dissolution of the district and present it to the people for a vote at the next general election under the requirements of §38-8-39. Source: SL 2019, ch 179, §2.
SD Codified L § 38-8-91 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-91 - Frequency of petitions for dissolution of district.

38-8-91. Frequency of petitions for dissolution of district.The State Conservation Commission shall not entertain petitions for the discontinuance of any district nor conduct referenda upon such petitions nor make determinations pursuant to such petitions in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, more often than once in three years. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §14; SDC 1939, §4.1516; SL 1959, ch 3, §6.
SD Codified L § 38-8-92 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-92 - Referendum on petition for dissolution of district--Form of ballot--Right to vote.

38-8-92. Referendum on petition for dissolution of district--Form of ballot--Right to vote.Within one hundred twenty days after a petition pursuant to §38-8-90 has been received by the State Conservation Commission and a finding by the commission of public support for a referendum, the Division of Resource Conservation and Forestry shall give due notice, as defined in §38-7-2, of the holding of a referendum, and shall supervise the referendum. The commission shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 governing the conduct of the referendum. The question shall be submitted by ballots upon which the words "For continuing the existence of the __________ (name of the conservation district to be here inserted)" and "Against continuing the existence of the __________ (name of the conservation district to be here inserted)," shall be inserted with a square before each proposition and direction to insert a cross or check mark in the square before one or the other of said propositions as the voter may favor or oppose discontinuance of the district. The Division of Resource Conservation and Forestry shall certify the need for a referendum to the county auditors of the counties having area included in the district. The certification shall be provided before August first of the year in which the general election is to be held. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §14; SDC 1939, §4.1516; SL 1959, ch 3, §6; SL 1994, ch 316, §28.
SD Codified L § 38-8-93 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-93 - Timing of referendum on dissolution of district.

38-8-93. Timing of referendum on dissolution of district.The elections held under §38-8-92 shall be conducted at the next general election. Source: SL 1959, ch 3, §7; SDC Supp 1960, §4.1507-1; SL 1994, ch 316, §29.
SD Codified L § 38-8-94 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-94 - Conduct of election on dissolution of district--Certification of results.

38-8-94. Conduct of election on dissolution of district--Certification of results.The conduct of elections held under §38-8-92 shall be governed by the general election laws. The county commission in each county in which the election is conducted shall certify the results of the election to the State Conservation Commission. Source: SL 1959, ch 3, §7; SDC Supp 1960, §4.1507-1; SL 1986, ch 326, §13; SL 1994, ch 316, §30.
SD Codified L § 38-8-95 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-95 - Referendum on dissolution of district valid despite informalities.

38-8-95. Referendum on dissolution of district valid despite informalities.No informalities in the conduct of a referendum pursuant to §38-8-92 or in any matters relating thereto shall invalidate said referendum or the result thereof if notice thereof shall have been given substantially as provided in subdivision 38-7-2(5) and said referendum shall have been fairly conducted. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §14; SDC 1939, §4.1516; SL 1959, ch 3, §6.
SD Codified L § 38-8-96 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-96 - Determination of administrative practicability and feasibility of continued operation of district--Majority vote requiring discontinuance.

38-8-96. Determination of administrative practicability and feasibility of continued operation of district--Majority vote requiring discontinuance.The State Conservation Commission shall determine after a referendum pursuant to §38-8-92 whether continued operation of the district is administratively practicable and feasible and shall certify such determination to the supervisors of the district. The commission may determine that the continued operation of the district is administratively practicable and feasible unless at least a majority of the votes cast in the referendum are cast in favor of the discontinuance of the district. The referendum is void if less than a majority of the registered voters in the district have cast their vote. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §14; SDC 1939, §4.1516; SL 1959, ch 3, §6; SL 1994, ch 316, §31.
SD Codified L § 38-8-97 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-97 - Termination of district affairs on determination by state commission--Disposition of district property.

38-8-97. Termination of district affairs on determination by state commission--Disposition of district property.Upon receipt from the State Conservation Commission of a certification that the commission has determined that the continued operation of the district is not administratively practicable and feasible, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the supervisors shall terminate the affairs of the district. The supervisors shall dispose of all property belonging to the district at public auction and after all debts and obligations have been satisfied shall pay over the proceeds of such sale to the state conservation commission grant fund. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §14; SDC 1939, §4.1516; SL 1959, ch 3, §6; SL 1994, ch 316, §32.
SD Codified L § 38-8-98 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-98 - Application to secretary of state for certificate of dissolution--Recitals in application--Issuance of certificate.

38-8-98. Application to secretary of state for certificate of dissolution--Recitals in application--Issuance of certificate.Upon compliance with §38-8-97, the supervisors shall file an application, duly verified, with the secretary of state for the discontinuance of the conservation district, and shall transmit with such application the certificate of the State Conservation Commission setting forth the determination of the commission that the continued operation of such district is not administratively practicable and feasible. The application shall recite that the property of the district has been disposed of and the proceeds paid over as in this chapter provided, and shall set forth a full accounting of such properties and proceeds of the sale. The secretary of state shall issue to the supervisors a certificate of dissolution and shall record such certificate in an appropriate book of record in his office. The secretary of state shall make no charge for the services herein required. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §14; SDC 1939, §4.1516; SL 1959, ch 3, §6.