<html> <head> <title>Rule 74:05:07:09 Authority and responsibility.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 74:05:07:09"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 74:05:07:09 Authority and responsibility."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>74:05:07:09.&nbsp;&nbsp;Authority and responsibility.</b> Each applicant must demonstrate to the board that it has the legal authority and financial ability necessary for constructing, operating, repairing, and maintaining the proposed facility or service for its expected life and for obtaining and administering the proposed funding. The applicant is responsible for the facility and shall provide for continued availability of its services even though the facility may be operated, maintained, or managed by a third party under contract, management agreement, or written lease.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 13 SDR 23, effective September 3, 1986; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 141, effective July&nbsp;1, 1987; 19 SDR 102, effective January 17, 1993; 19 SDR 202, effective July 4, 1993.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46A-1-65">46A-1-65.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46A-1-61">46A-1-61</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46A-1-63.1">46A-1-63.1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46A-1-64">46A-1-64.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </div> </body> </html>