<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-3A - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--ESTABLISHMENT</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dNormal { text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dHG4 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dHG4C { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; 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property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3A"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dHG4">CHAPTER </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dNormal"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dHG4C">WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--ESTABLISHMENT</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dNormal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8d000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">    Water development district--Nature--Establishment.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-1.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">    Water development districts--Duties.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-2" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">    Central Plains Water Development District.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-3" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">    East Dakota Water Development District.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-4" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">    James River Water Development District.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-5" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">    South Central Water Development District.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-6" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">    West Dakota Water Development District.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-7" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">    West River Water Development District.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-7.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-7.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">    Vermillion Basin Water Development District.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-8" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">    Petition to establish district.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-9" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">    Petition to establish district--Contents--Signatures--Form--Verification.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-10" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">    Petition to establish district--Board approval--Referred question to voters.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-11" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">    Question to establish district--Ballots--Form.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-12" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">    Question to establish district--Conduct of election--Promulgation of rules.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-13" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">    Separate districts for election--Vote required.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-14" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">    Separate districts for election--Approval by only some districts--Petition to withdraw--Election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-15" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">    Board resolution creating district--Filing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-16" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">    Additions and withdrawals of territory.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-17" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-17</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">    Additions and withdrawals of territory--Costs of elections.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-18" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-18" rel="noopener"><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-18</span></a><span class="sf8650460248b421fba24df8fac22ac8dDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 2008, ch 233, §§ 1, 5.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta 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rel="noopener"><span class="se4ddbe6d844b4483aec97bbff169d49fSENU">46A-3A-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4ddbe6d844b4483aec97bbff169d49fSENU">. </span><span class="se4ddbe6d844b4483aec97bbff169d49fCL">Water development district--Nature--Establishment.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4ddbe6d844b4483aec97bbff169d49fStatute"><span class="se4ddbe6d844b4483aec97bbff169d49fDefaultParagraphFont">A water development district is a political subdivision of this state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4ddbe6d844b4483aec97bbff169d49fStatute"><span class="se4ddbe6d844b4483aec97bbff169d49fDefaultParagraphFont">A water development district may be established:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4ddbe6d844b4483aec97bbff169d49fStatuteNumber1"><span class="se4ddbe6d844b4483aec97bbff169d49fDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    By the Legislature; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4ddbe6d844b4483aec97bbff169d49fStatuteNumber1"><span class="se4ddbe6d844b4483aec97bbff169d49fDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    In accordance with the procedure set forth in this chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4ddbe6d844b4483aec97bbff169d49fStatute"><span class="se4ddbe6d844b4483aec97bbff169d49fDefaultParagraphFont">A water development district is recognized as a legal entity on the January first following the date of its creation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4ddbe6d844b4483aec97bbff169d49fNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4ddbe6d844b4483aec97bbff169d49f000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4ddbe6d844b4483aec97bbff169d49fNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4ddbe6d844b4483aec97bbff169d49fDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="se4ddbe6d844b4483aec97bbff169d49fSCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 6; SL 2012, ch 217, § 1; SL 2025, ch 186, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta 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span.se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3A-1.1 - Water development districts--Duties."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3A-1.1 - Water development districts--Duties."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3A-1.1"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-1.1" rel="noopener"><span class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9SENU">46A-3A-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9SENU">. </span><span class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9CL">Water development districts--Duties.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9Statute"><span class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont">Each water development district shall promote the conservation, development, and proper management of district water resources, according to district priorities. Each water development district shall serve as a district</span><span class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont-000000">-</span><span class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont">wide clearinghouse for water quality and supply projects through:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9StatuteNumber1"><span class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The provision of technical, organizational, and financial assistance to prospective and existing project sponsors;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9StatuteNumber1"><span class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The recommendation of projects for inclusion in the state water plan; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Any lawful means, not otherwise provided, to accomplish the purposes of chapters </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34A-2" rel="noopener"><span class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont">34A-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34A-3A" rel="noopener"><span class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont">34A-3A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34A-6" rel="noopener"><span class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont">34A-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont">, and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34A-9" rel="noopener"><span class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont">34A-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont">, chapters </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A" rel="noopener"><span class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3E" rel="noopener"><span class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont">46A-3E</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, and chapters </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-1" rel="noopener"><span class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont">46A-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-2" rel="noopener"><span class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont">46A-2</span></a><span class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9DefaultParagraphFont-000002">Source: </span><span class="se2b25158980f42a391e3541231ca5ed9SCL">SL 1986, ch 372, § 1; SL 1989, ch 306, § 62; SL 1989, ch 386, § 1; SL 2025, ch 186, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-3A - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--ESTABLISHMENT</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3A-2 - Central Plains Water Development District."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3A-2 - Central Plains Water Development District."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3A-2"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-2" rel="noopener"><span class="s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8SENU">46A-3A-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8SENU">. </span><span class="s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8CL">Central Plains Water Development District.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8Statute"><span class="s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8DefaultParagraphFont">The Central Plains Water Development District is established. The district is comprised of:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8StatuteNumber1"><span class="s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Faulk, Hughes, Hyde, Potter, and Sully counties; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8StatuteNumber1"><span class="s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    All municipalities that;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8StatuteNumber2"><span class="s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    Are wholly or partially situated within the counties set forth in this section; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8StatuteNumber2"><span class="s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    Are contiguous to the counties set forth in this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s8994c4cef1234596ad34c9dd4b653ee8SCL">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; SL 2025, ch 186, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-3A - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--ESTABLISHMENT</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bStatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bStatuteNumber2 { margin-left: 1.25in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1b000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3A-3 - East Dakota Water Development District."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3A-3 - East Dakota Water Development District."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3A-3"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-3" rel="noopener"><span class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bSENU">46A-3A-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bSENU">. </span><span class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bCL">East Dakota Water Development District.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bStatute"><span class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bDefaultParagraphFont">The East Dakota Water Development District is established. The district is comprised of:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bStatuteNumber1"><span class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Brookings, Codington, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Minnehaha, and Moody counties;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bStatuteNumber1"><span class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    All of Lake County, with the exception of Clarno, Concord, Orland, Wayne, and Winfred townships;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bStatuteNumber1"><span class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Badger township in Kingsbury County; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bStatuteNumber1"><span class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bDefaultParagraphFont">(4)    All municipalities that:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bStatuteNumber2"><span class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bDefaultParagraphFont">(a)    Are wholly or partially situated within the counties or townships described in this section; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bStatuteNumber2"><span class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bDefaultParagraphFont">(b)    Are contiguous to the counties or townships described in this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1b000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sedc95338ba88451ab9a7378bf9fcef1bSCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 8; SL 2008, ch 232, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; SL 2012, ch 217, § 2; SL 2024, ch 184, § 1; SL 2025, ch 186, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-3A - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--ESTABLISHMENT</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655StatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3A-4 - James River Water Development District."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3A-4 - James River Water Development District."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3A-4"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-4" rel="noopener"><span class="sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655SENU">46A-3A-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655SENU">. </span><span class="sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655CL">James River Water Development District.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655Statute"><span class="sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655DefaultParagraphFont">The James River Water Development District is established. The district is comprised of:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655StatuteNumber1"><span class="sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Beadle, Brown, Davison, Hanson, Hutchinson, Sanborn, Spink, and Yankton counties;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655StatuteNumber1"><span class="sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Aurora, Belford, Bristol, Cooper, Dudley, Firesteel, Hopper, Palatine, Plankinton, Pleasant Lake, and Pleasant Valley townships in Aurora County;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655StatuteNumber1"><span class="sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    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; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655StatuteNumber1"><span class="sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    All municipalities that are wholly or partially situated within the counties or townships described in this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sec620d1e173343bf85b48d4f2c8db655SCL">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; SL 2025, ch 186, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-3A - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--ESTABLISHMENT</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4StatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3A-5 - South Central Water Development District."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3A-5 - South Central Water Development District."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3A-5"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-5" rel="noopener"><span class="s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4SENU">46A-3A-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4SENU">. </span><span class="s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4CL">South Central Water Development District.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4Statute"><span class="s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4DefaultParagraphFont">The South Central Water Development District is established. The district is comprised of:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4StatuteNumber1"><span class="s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Bon Homme, Brule, Buffalo, Charles Mix, Douglas, and Gregory counties;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4StatuteNumber1"><span class="s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Center, Crystal Lake, Eureka, Gales, Lake, Patten, Truro, Washington, and White Lake townships in Aurora County; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4StatuteNumber1"><span class="s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    That portion of Lyman County south of the White River.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s9ef50ac7613a4f4ebe1516f3b9b6cdd4SCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 10; SL 1998, ch 269, § 2; SL 2008, ch 232, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; SL 2025, ch 186, § 6.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-3A - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--ESTABLISHMENT</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s940fd636447c481894850391b0ebafcfNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s940fd636447c481894850391b0ebafcfSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s940fd636447c481894850391b0ebafcfCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s940fd636447c481894850391b0ebafcfStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s940fd636447c481894850391b0ebafcfDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s940fd636447c481894850391b0ebafcf000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s940fd636447c481894850391b0ebafcfNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s940fd636447c481894850391b0ebafcfDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s940fd636447c481894850391b0ebafcfSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3A-6 - West Dakota Water Development District."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3A-6 - West Dakota Water Development District."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3A-6"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s940fd636447c481894850391b0ebafcfNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-6" rel="noopener"><span class="s940fd636447c481894850391b0ebafcfSENU">46A-3A-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s940fd636447c481894850391b0ebafcfSENU">. </span><span class="s940fd636447c481894850391b0ebafcfCL">West Dakota Water Development District.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s940fd636447c481894850391b0ebafcfStatute"><span class="s940fd636447c481894850391b0ebafcfDefaultParagraphFont">The West Dakota Water Development District is established. The district includes that portion of Pennington County west of the Cheyenne River.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s940fd636447c481894850391b0ebafcfNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s940fd636447c481894850391b0ebafcf000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s940fd636447c481894850391b0ebafcfNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s940fd636447c481894850391b0ebafcfDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s940fd636447c481894850391b0ebafcfSCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 11A; SL 2025, ch 186, § 7.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-3A - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--ESTABLISHMENT</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baStatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9ba000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3A-7 - West River Water Development District."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3A-7 - West River Water Development District."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3A-7"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-7" rel="noopener"><span class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baSENU">46A-3A-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baSENU">. </span><span class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baCL">West River Water Development District.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baStatute"><span class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baDefaultParagraphFont">The West River Water Development District is established. The district is comprised of:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baStatuteNumber1"><span class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Haakon, Jones, and Mellette counties;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baStatuteNumber1"><span class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    That portion of Jackson County north of the White River, except Interior township and the unorganized Cedar township;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baStatuteNumber1"><span class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    That portion of Pennington County east of the Cheyenne River, except Castle Butte, Conata, Crooked Creek, Flat Butte, Imlay, and Scenic townships;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baStatuteNumber1"><span class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baDefaultParagraphFont">(4)    The unorganized territory of the Badlands;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baStatuteNumber1"><span class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baDefaultParagraphFont">(5)    That portion of the unorganized territory of east central Pennington County east of the Cheyenne River; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baStatuteNumber1"><span class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baDefaultParagraphFont">(6)    That portion of Lyman County north of the White River.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9ba000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="se2467ee2c27548658848927362f7c9baSCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 12; SL 1985, ch 357; SL 1990, ch 362, § 2; SL 2025, ch 186, § 8.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-3A - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--ESTABLISHMENT</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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The district includes:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3db8760428d14e9bb7cb714099b75c5dStatuteNumber1"><span class="s3db8760428d14e9bb7cb714099b75c5dDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Clay, McCook, and Turner counties;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3db8760428d14e9bb7cb714099b75c5dStatuteNumber1"><span class="s3db8760428d14e9bb7cb714099b75c5dDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Kingsbury County, except Badger township;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3db8760428d14e9bb7cb714099b75c5dStatuteNumber1"><span class="s3db8760428d14e9bb7cb714099b75c5dDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Clarno, Concord, Orland, Wayne, and Winfred townships in Lake County;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3db8760428d14e9bb7cb714099b75c5dStatuteNumber1"><span class="s3db8760428d14e9bb7cb714099b75c5dDefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Adams, Belleview, Canova, Clearwater, Grafton, Henden, Howard, and Vermillion townships in Miner County; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3db8760428d14e9bb7cb714099b75c5dStatuteNumber1"><span class="s3db8760428d14e9bb7cb714099b75c5dDefaultParagraphFont">(5)    All municipalities that are wholly or partially situated within the counties or townships described in this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3db8760428d14e9bb7cb714099b75c5dNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3db8760428d14e9bb7cb714099b75c5d000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3db8760428d14e9bb7cb714099b75c5dNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3db8760428d14e9bb7cb714099b75c5dDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s3db8760428d14e9bb7cb714099b75c5dSCL">SL 1990, ch 362, § 1; SL 2023, ch 150, § 1; SL 2024, ch 184, § 2; SL 2025, ch 186, § 9.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-3A - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--ESTABLISHMENT</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s54bbd271e167404d9c1df546896d6979Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s54bbd271e167404d9c1df546896d6979SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s54bbd271e167404d9c1df546896d6979CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s54bbd271e167404d9c1df546896d6979Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3A-8 - Petition to establish district."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3A-8 - Petition to establish district."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3A-8"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s54bbd271e167404d9c1df546896d6979Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-8" rel="noopener"><span class="s54bbd271e167404d9c1df546896d6979SENU">46A-3A-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s54bbd271e167404d9c1df546896d6979SENU">. </span><span class="s54bbd271e167404d9c1df546896d6979CL">Petition to establish district.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s54bbd271e167404d9c1df546896d6979Statute"><span class="s54bbd271e167404d9c1df546896d6979DefaultParagraphFont">Fifteen percent of the eligible voters residing 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.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s54bbd271e167404d9c1df546896d6979Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s54bbd271e167404d9c1df546896d6979000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s54bbd271e167404d9c1df546896d6979NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s54bbd271e167404d9c1df546896d6979DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s54bbd271e167404d9c1df546896d6979SCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 13A; SL 2011, ch 165, § 324; SL 2016, ch 217, § 1; SL 2025, ch 186, § 10.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-3A - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--ESTABLISHMENT</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; 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margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3A-9 - Petition to establish district--Contents--Signatures--Form--Verification."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3A-9 - Petition to establish district--Contents--Signatures--Form--Verification."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3A-9"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-9" rel="noopener"><span class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59SENU">46A-3A-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59SENU">. </span><span class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59CL">Petition to establish district--Contents--Signatures--Form--Verification.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59DefaultParagraphFont">A petition submitted to the Board of Water and Natural Resources, in accordance with § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-8" rel="noopener"><span class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59DefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-8</span></a><span class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59DefaultParagraphFont">, must:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59StatuteNumber1"><span class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Describe the boundaries of the area to be included within the proposed water development district; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59StatuteNumber1"><span class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Include the address of each individual who signed the petition, and the date on which the individual signed the petition, in the individual's own handwriting.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59Statute"><span class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59DefaultParagraphFont">If the petition contains more than one page, each page must have identical headings. Any number of identical petition forms may be circulated and each is deemed to be a part of the petition. Each of the identical petition forms must be verified by the circulator as follows:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59Statute"><span class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59DefaultParagraphFont">"I, the undersigned, being first duly sworn, hereby depose that I circulated the above petition, containing __________ signatures; that I personally witnessed each named individual sign the petition and add the individual's address and the date.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59Statute"><span class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59DefaultParagraphFont">_________________________________________________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59Statute"><span class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59DefaultParagraphFont">P.O. Address</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59Statute"><span class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59DefaultParagraphFont">_________________________________________________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59Statute"><span class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59DefaultParagraphFont">Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ day of __________, 20____</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59Statute"><span class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59DefaultParagraphFont">_________________________________________________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59Statute"><span class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59DefaultParagraphFont">Notary Public".</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s0371f41b91a94ec7874d486eff660a59SCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 13B; SL 2011, ch 165, § 325; SL 2025, ch 186, § 11.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-3A - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--ESTABLISHMENT</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3A-10 - Petition to establish district--Board approval--Referred question to voters."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3A-10 - Petition to establish district--Board approval--Referred question to voters."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3A-10"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-10" rel="noopener"><span class="s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4SENU">46A-3A-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4SENU">. </span><span class="s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4CL">Petition to establish district--Board approval--Referred question to voters.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4Statute"><span class="s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4DefaultParagraphFont">If a petition proposing the establishment of a water development district is presented to the Board of Water and Natural Resources, the board must determine whether the petition is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. If the petition is in compliance, the board must, by resolution, approve the petition and provide a name for the proposed district.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4Statute"><span class="s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4DefaultParagraphFont">The board shall, at the next general election, refer the question regarding the establishment of the district to the voters of the proposed district.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s0fa34690978d4a19acd270d5b8d7dfa4SCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 13C; SL 2025, ch 186, § 12.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-3A - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--ESTABLISHMENT</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sfebbd9e2fd264e8d91937312acf7ffd0Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sfebbd9e2fd264e8d91937312acf7ffd0SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfebbd9e2fd264e8d91937312acf7ffd0CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sfebbd9e2fd264e8d91937312acf7ffd0Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sfebbd9e2fd264e8d91937312acf7ffd0DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfebbd9e2fd264e8d91937312acf7ffd0000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sfebbd9e2fd264e8d91937312acf7ffd0NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sfebbd9e2fd264e8d91937312acf7ffd0DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfebbd9e2fd264e8d91937312acf7ffd0SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3A-11 - Question to establish district--Ballots--Form."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3A-11 - Question to establish district--Ballots--Form."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3A-11"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sfebbd9e2fd264e8d91937312acf7ffd0Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-11" rel="noopener"><span class="sfebbd9e2fd264e8d91937312acf7ffd0SENU">46A-3A-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfebbd9e2fd264e8d91937312acf7ffd0SENU">. </span><span class="sfebbd9e2fd264e8d91937312acf7ffd0CL">Question to establish district--Ballots--Form.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfebbd9e2fd264e8d91937312acf7ffd0Statute"><span class="sfebbd9e2fd264e8d91937312acf7ffd0DefaultParagraphFont">The question regarding the establishment of a water development district must be presented upon a separate ballot, prepared by the Board of Water and Natural Resources. The ballot must, insofar as applicable, be in the form prescribed by the general election laws.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfebbd9e2fd264e8d91937312acf7ffd0Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfebbd9e2fd264e8d91937312acf7ffd0000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfebbd9e2fd264e8d91937312acf7ffd0NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfebbd9e2fd264e8d91937312acf7ffd0DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sfebbd9e2fd264e8d91937312acf7ffd0SCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 13D; SL 2025, ch 186, § 13.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-3A - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--ESTABLISHMENT</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3A-12 - Question to establish district--Conduct of election--Promulgation of rules."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3A-12 - Question to establish district--Conduct of election--Promulgation of rules."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3A-12"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-12" rel="noopener"><span class="s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7SENU">46A-3A-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7SENU">. </span><span class="s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7CL">Question to establish district--Conduct of election--Promulgation of rules.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7Statute"><span class="s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7DefaultParagraphFont">Except as otherwise provided, an election to form a water development district must be conducted, canvassed, recounted, and contested, insofar as applicable, in accordance with the general election laws of this state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7DefaultParagraphFont">The Board of Water and Natural Resources may, in accordance with chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-26" rel="noopener"><span class="s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7DefaultParagraphFont">, promulgate rules to address any matter related to the conduct of an election governing the establishment of a district, as set forth in chapters </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A" rel="noopener"><span class="s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7DefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3E" rel="noopener"><span class="s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7DefaultParagraphFont">46A-3E</span></a><span class="s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, or in the general election laws of this state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s4631813fbebd47e2bbfe1b7670dea0f7SCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 13E; SL 1993, ch 256, § 67; SL 2025, ch 186, § 14.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-3A - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--ESTABLISHMENT</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s61f90aeba984452bbda701087f5a9f6aNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s61f90aeba984452bbda701087f5a9f6aSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s61f90aeba984452bbda701087f5a9f6aCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s61f90aeba984452bbda701087f5a9f6aStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3A-13 - Separate districts for election--Vote required."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3A-13 - Separate districts for election--Vote required."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3A-13"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s61f90aeba984452bbda701087f5a9f6aNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-13" rel="noopener"><span class="s61f90aeba984452bbda701087f5a9f6aSENU">46A-3A-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s61f90aeba984452bbda701087f5a9f6aSENU">. </span><span class="s61f90aeba984452bbda701087f5a9f6aCL">Separate districts for election--Vote required.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s61f90aeba984452bbda701087f5a9f6aStatute"><span class="s61f90aeba984452bbda701087f5a9f6aDefaultParagraphFont">If a municipality is included within the boundaries of a proposed water development district, the municipality constitutes a separate election district. The portion of any county that is wholly or partially included within the boundaries of a proposed water development district, and which is outside the corporate limits of a municipality, constitutes a separate election district.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s61f90aeba984452bbda701087f5a9f6aStatute"><span class="s61f90aeba984452bbda701087f5a9f6aDefaultParagraphFont">An election district may not become part of a water development district unless at least sixty percent of the votes cast in the election are favorable.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s61f90aeba984452bbda701087f5a9f6aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s61f90aeba984452bbda701087f5a9f6a000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s61f90aeba984452bbda701087f5a9f6aNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s61f90aeba984452bbda701087f5a9f6aDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s61f90aeba984452bbda701087f5a9f6aSCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 13F; SL 2025, ch 186, § 15.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-3A - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--ESTABLISHMENT</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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The petition requesting withdrawal must:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1c86b7ef06894855bbd4c6d20d93c5c9StatuteNumber1"><span class="s1c86b7ef06894855bbd4c6d20d93c5c9DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Be signed by fifteen percent of the voters residing in the election district;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1c86b7ef06894855bbd4c6d20d93c5c9StatuteNumber1"><span class="s1c86b7ef06894855bbd4c6d20d93c5c9DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Contain the same information with respect to the signers as required for a petition to establish a water development district;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1c86b7ef06894855bbd4c6d20d93c5c9StatuteNumber1"><span class="s1c86b7ef06894855bbd4c6d20d93c5c9DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Be verified in the same manner as required for a petition to establish a water development district; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1c86b7ef06894855bbd4c6d20d93c5c9StatuteNumber1"><span class="s1c86b7ef06894855bbd4c6d20d93c5c9DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Be filed with the board on or before the sixtieth day after the election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1c86b7ef06894855bbd4c6d20d93c5c9Statute"><span class="s1c86b7ef06894855bbd4c6d20d93c5c9DefaultParagraphFont">The question regarding the withdrawal of an election district from the water development district must be referred to the voters of the election district at the next general election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1c86b7ef06894855bbd4c6d20d93c5c9Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1c86b7ef06894855bbd4c6d20d93c5c9000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1c86b7ef06894855bbd4c6d20d93c5c9NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1c86b7ef06894855bbd4c6d20d93c5c9DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s1c86b7ef06894855bbd4c6d20d93c5c9SCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 13G; SL 2016, ch 217, § 2; SL 2025, ch 186, § 16.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-3A - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--ESTABLISHMENT</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s7362f20b4cbd481da1ba384ad14d510bNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s7362f20b4cbd481da1ba384ad14d510bSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7362f20b4cbd481da1ba384ad14d510bCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s7362f20b4cbd481da1ba384ad14d510bStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3A-15 - Board resolution creating district--Filing."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3A-15 - Board resolution creating district--Filing."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3A-15"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s7362f20b4cbd481da1ba384ad14d510bNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-15" rel="noopener"><span class="s7362f20b4cbd481da1ba384ad14d510bSENU">46A-3A-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7362f20b4cbd481da1ba384ad14d510bSENU">. </span><span class="s7362f20b4cbd481da1ba384ad14d510bCL">Board resolution creating district--Filing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7362f20b4cbd481da1ba384ad14d510bStatute"><span class="s7362f20b4cbd481da1ba384ad14d510bDefaultParagraphFont">If all or some of the election districts within a proposed water development district cast sufficient votes to become a water development district, as provided for in this chapter, the Board of Water and Natural Resources must, by resolution, establish the water development district, and file a true copy of the resolution with the secretary of state. Upon filing of the resolution, the water development district becomes a political subdivision of the state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7362f20b4cbd481da1ba384ad14d510bNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7362f20b4cbd481da1ba384ad14d510b000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7362f20b4cbd481da1ba384ad14d510bNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7362f20b4cbd481da1ba384ad14d510bDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s7362f20b4cbd481da1ba384ad14d510bSCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 13H; SL 2011, ch 165, § 326; SL 2025, ch 186, § 17.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-3A - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--ESTABLISHMENT</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; 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font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3A-16 - Additions and withdrawals of territory."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3A-16 - Additions and withdrawals of territory."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3A-16"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-16" rel="noopener"><span class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91SENU">46A-3A-16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91SENU">. </span><span class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91CL">Additions and withdrawals of territory.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91DefaultParagraphFont">After a water development district has been established pursuant to chapters </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A" rel="noopener"><span class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91DefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3E" rel="noopener"><span class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91DefaultParagraphFont">46A-3E</span></a><span class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, any contiguous county, township, or group of townships may be added to and become a part of the district if:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91StatuteNumber1"><span class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The board of the water development district submits to the Board of Water and Natural Resources a resolution supporting the addition; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91StatuteNumber1"><span class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    A majority of the votes cast on the question in the area proposed for addition support the addition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91Statute"><span class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91DefaultParagraphFont">Any county or that portion of a county included within a district may withdraw from the district if a majority of the votes cast on the question in the area proposed for withdrawal support the withdrawal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91Statute"><span class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91DefaultParagraphFont">Any proposal for an addition or withdrawal, as provided for in this section, must be in the form of a written resolution or petition to the Board of Water and Natural Resources.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91Statute"><span class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91DefaultParagraphFont">A resolution proposing an addition or withdrawal, as provided for in this section, must be approved by a four-fifths vote of the board of county commissioners.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91Statute"><span class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91DefaultParagraphFont">The petition proposing an addition or withdrawal must be signed by voters at least equal in number to five percent of the votes cast within the area in the most recent gubernatorial election. The county auditor in each county where a petition is circulated shall verify the signatures on the petition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91Statute"><span class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91DefaultParagraphFont">The resolution or petition must state whether the election is for the purpose of becoming a part of or withdrawing from an existing district. The resolution or petition must be presented to the Board of Water and Natural Resources not more than one hundred twenty days nor less than ninety days before a regularly scheduled general election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91Statute"><span class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91DefaultParagraphFont">Upon receipt of the resolution or petition, the Board of Water and Natural Resources must place the question of the addition or withdrawal on the ballot at the next regularly scheduled general election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s50432ac8a04e43a3b39ff1a5e599ff91SCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 13; SL 2010, ch 216, § 2; SL 2025, ch 186, § 18.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-3A - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--ESTABLISHMENT</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sa7bac8fe07864c9a95647727dd240fefNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sa7bac8fe07864c9a95647727dd240fefDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa7bac8fe07864c9a95647727dd240fefSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3A-17 - Additions and withdrawals of territory--Costs of elections."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3A-17 - Additions and withdrawals of territory--Costs of elections."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3A-17"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sa7bac8fe07864c9a95647727dd240fefNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-17" rel="noopener"><span class="sa7bac8fe07864c9a95647727dd240fefSENU">46A-3A-17</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa7bac8fe07864c9a95647727dd240fefSENU">. </span><span class="sa7bac8fe07864c9a95647727dd240fefCL">Additions and withdrawals of territory--Costs of elections.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa7bac8fe07864c9a95647727dd240fefStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa7bac8fe07864c9a95647727dd240fefDefaultParagraphFont">Any costs associated with an election in accordance with § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A-16" rel="noopener"><span class="sa7bac8fe07864c9a95647727dd240fefDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A-16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa7bac8fe07864c9a95647727dd240fefDefaultParagraphFont"> are the responsibility of the county in which the area is located.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa7bac8fe07864c9a95647727dd240fefNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa7bac8fe07864c9a95647727dd240fef000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa7bac8fe07864c9a95647727dd240fefNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa7bac8fe07864c9a95647727dd240fefDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sa7bac8fe07864c9a95647727dd240fefSCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 14; SL 2025, ch 186, § 19.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-3A - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--ESTABLISHMENT46A-3A-18 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 46A-3A-18 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 46A-3A-18"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 46A-3A-18. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 2008, ch 233, &#167;&#167;&nbsp;1, 5.<p> </BODY> </HTML>