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SD Codified L § 46A-2-28 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 02 - South Dakota Conservancy District|Section 46A-2-28 - Federal contracts for multi-purpose projects--Mandatory contract terms.

46A-2-28. Federal contracts for multi-purpose projects--Mandatory contract terms.No conservancy district, water development district, irrigation district, or other political subdivision may enter into a contract with the federal government for construction, management, or maintenance of an irrigation or other multi-purpose water project, unless the contract contains provisions to effectuate the following requirements:(1)That the state and local contracting entity shall assist in identifying lands to be purchased or used for project features;(2)That state and local contracting entity representatives shall accompany federal representatives during land acquisition negotiations in order to protect state and local interests;(3)That land owners directly affected by water diversion and other project features be given preference for water use within the purposes for which the project was designed and authorized;(4)That the state and the local contracting entity shall be involved early in all federal project planning to assure that project features are designed in such a manner as to minimize the need for wildlife mitigation and land acquisition; and(5)That wildlife benefits of project features shall be considered in determining overall project impact on wildlife. Source: SL 1980, ch 307, §1; SDCL Supp, §46-17-24.2; SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §64.
SD Codified L § 46A-2-29 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 02 - South Dakota Conservancy District|Section 46A-2-29 - Federal contracts for multi-purpose projects--Approval of contract provisions.

46A-2-29. Federal contracts for multi-purpose projects--Approval of contract provisions.No contract affected by §46A-2-28 is valid unless the provisions of that contract have been approved by the Board of Water and Natural Resources. Source: SL 1980, ch 307, §2; SDCL Supp, §46-17-24.3.
SD Codified L § 46A-2-30 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 02 - South Dakota Conservancy District|Section 46A-2-30 - Federal loans contracted by district.

46A-2-30. Federal loans contracted by district.The district may contract loans and borrow money from the United States upon such conditions and terms as may be agreed to subject to legislative authorization therefor. Source: SL 1972, ch 241, §23; SDCL Supp, §46-17A-22.
SD Codified L § 46A-2-31 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 02 - South Dakota Conservancy District|Section 46A-2-31 - Contracts with United States for marketing federal water service--State interests not prejudiced--Purpose--Recommendation to Legislature.

46A-2-31. Contracts with United States for marketing federal water service--State interests not prejudiced--Purpose--Recommendation to Legislature.The district, upon recommendation by the Board of Water and Natural Resources and approval of the Governor, may enter into contracts with the United States for the marketing of water service from federal projects. No such contract entered into by the state may prejudice state interests and rights to water resources within the boundaries of the state pursuant to state and federal statutes. Such contracts shall be for the express purpose of compensating the United States for the storage facilities provided by federal water projects. Before the implementation the contracts shall be recommended to the Legislature for inclusion in the state water resources management system pursuant to chapter 46A-1. Source: SL 1977, ch 371, §2; SDCL Supp, §46-17A-22.4; SL 1984, ch 12, §72; SL 2011, ch 165, §321.
SD Codified L § 46A-2-34 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 02 - South Dakota Conservancy District|Section 46A-2-34 - Generation and sale of hydroelectric power authorized.

46A-2-34. Generation and sale of hydroelectric power authorized.The Board of Water and Natural Resources may generate or sell hydroelectric power. Source: SL 1959, ch 453, §8; SDC Supp 1960, §61.1408 (8); SDCL, §46-17-27; SL 1982, ch 313, §3.
SD Codified L § 46A-2-35 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 02 - South Dakota Conservancy District|Section 46A-2-35 - Appropriations to accomplish duties of district--Request to state Legislature.

46A-2-35. Appropriations to accomplish duties of district--Request to state Legislature.For accomplishment of the duties of the district as herein described the Board of Water and Natural Resources shall present requests to the state Legislature for appropriations adequate to carry out the responsibilities of the district. Source: SL 1959, ch 453, §10; SDC Supp 1960, §61.1410; SDCL, §46-17-28.
SD Codified L § 46A-2-36 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 02 - South Dakota Conservancy District|Section 46A-2-36 - Powers granted to district and water development districts--Construction.

46A-2-36. Powers granted to district and water development districts--Construction.The powers herein granted to the South Dakota Conservancy District, as established hereby, and water development districts, as may be established, shall be construed as those reasonably necessary to accomplish the purpose and intent of this chapter. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §61.1402 as added by SL 1964, ch 223, §1; SDCL, §46-17-29; SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §64; SL 1987, ch 29, §59.
SD Codified L § 46A-2-37 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 02 - South Dakota Conservancy District|Section 46A-2-37 - Construction of conservancy district law--Supplementary to laws governing water management board--Laws relating to irrigation, conservancy, drainage, soil conservation, or watershed districts unaffected.

46A-2-37. Construction of conservancy district law--Supplementary to laws governing water management board--Laws relating to irrigation, conservancy, drainage, soil conservation, or watershed districts unaffected.The provisions of this chapter and chapters 46A-3A to 46A-3E, inclusive, do not abrogate or limit the rights, powers, duties, and functions of the State Water Management Board, but are supplementary to and in aid of such rights, powers, duties, and functions. Chapters 46A-3A to 46A-3E, inclusive, do not limit or affect the laws of this state relating to the organization and maintenance of irrigation districts, water user districts, drainage districts, soil conservation districts, or watershed districts. Chapters 46A-3A to 46A-3E, inclusive, do not infringe upon or establish any rights superior to any existing water rights, and do not preclude the establishment of any such or similar public entity wholly or in part within the boundaries of the district created by this chapter. Source: SL 1959, ch 453, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §61.1402; SDCL §46-17-30; SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §65; SL 2011, ch 165, §323.
SD Codified L § 46A-2-38 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 02 - South Dakota Conservancy District|Section 46A-2-38 - Areas outside development districts.

46A-2-38. Areas outside development districts.For benefit of areas of the state not included within one or more water development districts, the Board of Water and Natural Resources, in performing its statewide water planning function pursuant to subdivision 46A-2-2(8), shall provide adequate opportunity for expression of the preferences of local people through public hearings. In establishing the statewide water plan and in allocation of funds available to the district, the board may grant no preference to an entity because of its location within a water development district. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §63.
SD Codified L § 46A-3A-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03A - Water Development Districts--Establishment|Section 46A-3A-1 - Establishment of districts--Procedure--Political subdivision status.

46A-3A-1. Establishment of districts--Procedure--Political subdivision status.In order to attain the objectives and intent of chapters 46A-3A to 46A-3E, inclusive, and chapter 46A-2, the Legislature may establish water development districts. A water development district may be established by an act of the Legislature, signed by the Governor, describing the exact boundaries of the area to be included within the proposed water development district and assigning it an appropriate name. A water development district may also be established pursuant to the procedure set forth in §§46A-3A-8 to 46A-3A-15, inclusive. A water development district is a political subdivision of the state. A water development district shall exist as a legal entity beginning on January first immediately following the effective date of an act establishing it as a water development district. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §6; SL 2012, ch 217, §1.
SD Codified L § 46A-3A-1.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03A - Water Development Districts--Establishment|Section 46A-3A-1.1 - Districts to promote conservation, development and management of resources--Serve as clearinghouse for water quality and supply projects.

46A-3A-1.1. Districts to promote conservation, development and management of resources--Serve as clearinghouse for water quality and supply projects.Water development districts shall promote the conservation, development, and proper management of district water resources according to district priorities and shall serve as a district-wide clearinghouse authority for water quality and supply projects through technical, organizational and financial assistance to prospective and existing project sponsors and through recommending projects for inclusion in the state water plan, and through other appropriate actions accomplish the purposes of chapters 34A-2, 34A-3A, 34A-6, 34A-9, chapters 46A-3A to 46A-3E, inclusive, and chapters 46A-1 and 46A-2. Source: SL 1986, ch 372, §1; SL 1989, ch 306, §62; SL 1989, ch 386, §1.
SD Codified L § 46A-3A-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03A - Water Development Districts--Establishment|Section 46A-3A-2 - Central Plains district.

46A-3A-2. Central Plains district.The Central Plains Water Development District is hereby established. The Central Plains Water Development District includes all of Faulk, Hughes, Hyde, Potter, and Sully counties and all municipalities that lie wholly or partially within the included area or that are contiguous to the included area. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §7; SL 1986, ch 373; SL 1998, ch 269, §1; SL 2003, ch 233, §1; SL 2008, ch 232, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
SD Codified L § 46A-3A-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03A - Water Development Districts--Establishment|Section 46A-3A-3 - East Dakota district.

46A-3A-3. East Dakota district.The East Dakota Water Development District is hereby established. The East Dakota Water Development District includes all of Minnehaha, Moody, Lake, Kingsbury, Brookings, Hamlin, Deuel, Codington and Grant counties; Grafton, Belleview, Adams, Henden, Howard, Clearwater, Canova and Vermillion townships in Miner County; and all municipalities that are wholly or partially within the included area or that are contiguous to the included area. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §8; SL 2008, ch 232, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; SL 2012, ch 217, §2.
SD Codified L § 46A-3A-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03A - Water Development Districts--Establishment|Section 46A-3A-4 - James River district.

46A-3A-4. James River district.The James River Water Development District is hereby established. The James River Water Development District includes all of Brown, Spink, Beadle, Sanborn, Davison, Hanson, Hutchinson, and Yankton counties; Buffalo, Dayton, Dumarce, Eden, Fort, Hamilton, Hickman, Lake, Lowell, Miller, Newark, Newport, Pleasant Valley, Red Iron Lake, Sisseton, Stena, Waverly, Weston, and Wismer townships in Marshall County; Pleasant Valley, Bristol, Belford, Cooper, Firesteel, Palatine, Plankinton, Hopper, Pleasant Lake, Dudley, and Aurora townships in Aurora County; and all municipalities that are wholly or partially within the included area. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §9; SL 1995, ch 252; SL 2008, ch 232, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; SL 2009, ch 227, §1; SL 2012, ch 217, §3; SL 2015, ch 225, §1; SL 2020, ch 196, § 1.
SD Codified L § 46A-3A-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03A - Water Development Districts--Establishment|Section 46A-3A-5 - South Central district.

46A-3A-5. South Central district.The South Central Water Development District is hereby established. The South Central Water Development District includes all of Charles Mix, Brule, Buffalo, Bon Homme, Douglas, and Gregory counties; Patten, Lake, White Lake, Eureka, Gales, Crystal Lake, Washington, Center, and Truro townships in Aurora County; and the portion of Lyman County south of the White River. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §10; SL 1998, ch 269, §2; SL 2008, ch 232, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
SD Codified L § 46A-3A-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03A - Water Development Districts--Establishment|Section 46A-3A-6 - West Dakota district.

46A-3A-6. West Dakota district.The West Dakota Water Development District is hereby established. The West Dakota Water Development District includes that portion of Pennington County west of the Cheyenne River. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §11A.
SD Codified L § 46A-3A-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03A - Water Development Districts--Establishment|Section 46A-3A-7 - West River district.

46A-3A-7. West River district.The West River Water Development District is hereby established. The West River Water Development District includes all of Jones, Mellette, and Haakon counties, the portion of Jackson County north of the White River except Interior township and the unorganized Cedar township, the portion of Pennington County east of the Cheyenne River, except for Castle Butte, Conata, Crooked Creek, Flat Butte, Imlay, and Scenic townships, the unorganized territory of the Badlands and that portion of the unorganized territory of east central Pennington east of the Cheyenne River, and the portion of Lyman County north of the White River. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §12; SL 1985, ch 357; SL 1990, ch 362, §2.
SD Codified L § 46A-3A-7.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03A - Water Development Districts--Establishment|Section 46A-3A-7.1 - Vermillion basin district.

46A-3A-7.1. Vermillion basin district.The Vermillion Basin Water Development District is hereby established. The Vermillion Basin Water Development District includes all of Turner and Clay counties. Source: SL 1990, ch 362, §1.
SD Codified L § 46A-3A-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03A - Water Development Districts--Establishment|Section 46A-3A-8 - Petition for election on establishment of district.

46A-3A-8. Petition for election on establishment of district.Fifteen percent of the residents and voters in a geographical area may petition the Board of Water and Natural Resources to submit to an election the question of whether the geographical area shall become a water development district.  Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §13A; SL 2011, ch 165, §324; SL 2016, ch 217, §1.
SD Codified L § 46A-3A-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03A - Water Development Districts--Establishment|Section 46A-3A-9 - Contents and form of petition.

46A-3A-9. Contents and form of petition.A petition arising under the provisions of §46A-3A-8 shall describe the exact boundaries of the area to be included within the proposed water development district, and each person signing the petition shall add to the person's signature, in the person's own handwriting, the person's place of residence, and the date of signing. The petition may contain more than one page, and each page shall have identical headings. Any number of identical petition forms may be circulated and each be a part of the petition, but each of the identical petition forms must be verified by the circulator as follows:"I, the undersigned, being first duly sworn, hereby depose that I circulated the above and foregoing petition, containing __________ signatures; that I personally witnessed each of the persons named upon the petition place their signatures on the petition and add in their own handwriting the information set forth after their respective signatures.________________________________________________________________________P.O. Address________________________________________________________________________Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ day of __________, 20____________________________________________________________________________Notary Public". Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §13B; SL 2011, ch 165, §325.
SD Codified L § 46A-3A-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03A - Water Development Districts--Establishment|Section 46A-3A-10 - Approval of petition--Referral to election.

46A-3A-10. Approval of petition--Referral to election.If a petition proposing organization of a water development district is presented to the Board of Water and Natural Resources, the board, after first determining that the petition is in compliance with the required provisions by resolution shall approve the petition for establishment of the proposed water development district and shall provide a name for the water development district. The board at the next general election shall refer to the voters of the proposed water development district the question of whether the water development district shall be established. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §13C.
SD Codified L § 46A-3A-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03A - Water Development Districts--Establishment|Section 46A-3A-11 - Ballots on establishment.

46A-3A-11. Ballots on establishment.The question of forming a water development district shall be presented upon a separate ballot, which shall be prepared by the Board of Water and Natural Resources, and, insofar as applicable, shall be in the form prescribed by the general election laws. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §13D.
SD Codified L § 46A-3A-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03A - Water Development Districts--Establishment|Section 46A-3A-12 - Conduct of election.

46A-3A-12. Conduct of election.An election to form a water development district shall be conducted, canvassed, recounted, and contested as elections under the general laws of this state, except as otherwise herein provided, and except where the general laws are inapplicable. If the details concerning the conduct, canvassing, recounting, or contest of the election are not set forth within chapters 46A-3A to 46A-3E, inclusive, and the general election laws are not applicable, then the Board of Water and Natural Resources shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 reasonably necessary to carry out the intentions of chapters 46A-3A to 46A-3E, inclusive, with respect to elections and make possible the submission to an election of any matter which by the terms of chapters 46A-3A to 46A-3E, inclusive, may be submitted to a vote of the voters of any water development district or proposed water development district. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §13E; SL 1993, ch 256, §67.
SD Codified L § 46A-3A-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03A - Water Development Districts--Establishment|Section 46A-3A-13 - Separate districts for election--Vote required.

46A-3A-13. Separate districts for election--Vote required.Any municipality included within the area comprising a proposed water development district shall constitute a separate election district. That area of any county wholly or partially included in a proposed water development district, and which is outside the corporate limits of a municipality, shall also constitute a separate election district. No election district may become a part of any water development district unless sixty percent or more of the votes cast by the voters of such election district shall be in favor of the proposed water development district. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §13F.
SD Codified L § 46A-3A-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03A - Water Development Districts--Establishment|Section 46A-3A-14 - Approval by only some of election districts--Effect--Withdrawal from district.

46A-3A-14. Approval by only some of election districts--Effect--Withdrawal from district.If in some, but not all of the election districts within a proposed water development district, sixty percent or more of the votes cast are in favor of the formation of the water development district, the Board of Water and Natural Resources shall by resolution establish a water development district consisting of only those election districts wherein the requisite vote approving the formation of a water development district was cast. In the event of the creation of a water development district, any of the election districts may withdraw from the water development district by filing with the board within sixty days thereafter, a petition requesting withdrawal, signed by fifteen percent of the residents and voters in the election district. The petition shall contain the same information with respect to the signers and be verified in the same manner as in the case of a petition to establish a water development district. The question of whether an election district shall withdraw shall be referred to the voters of the election district at the next general election, the procedure is the same as required to establish a water development district. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §13G; SL 2016, ch 217, §2.
SD Codified L § 46A-3A-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 46A - Water Management|Chapter 03A - Water Development Districts--Establishment|Section 46A-3A-15 - Resolution creating district--Filing.

46A-3A-15. Resolution creating district--Filing.If all of the election districts within a proposed water development district become a part of the water development district as provided in this chapter on approval of the proposed district by sixty percent or more of the votes cast in the election districts, or if the Board of Water and Natural Resources establishes a water development district pursuant to the provisions of §46A-3A-14 for which not all of the election districts become a part of the water development district, the board shall by resolution create and establish the water development district, give it a name and, upon filing a true copy of the resolution with the secretary of state, the water development district shall become a political subdivision of the state with the authority, powers, and duties prescribed by this chapter. Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, §13H; SL 2011, ch 165, §326.