<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 7-2-1.3 - Study committee final report--Contents.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0Normal { 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.s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0Statute { 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.s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0StatuteNumber1 { 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.s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0NoIndent { 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.s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0SCL { 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 7-2-1.3 - Study committee final report--Contents."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 7-2-1.3 - Study committee final report--Contents."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/7-2-1.3"><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="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=7-2-1.3" rel="noopener"><span class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0SENU">7-2-1.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0SENU">. </span><span class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0CL">Study committee final report--Contents.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0Statute"><span class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0DefaultParagraphFont">The study committee must submit a final report to the board of county commissioners of each affected county within one hundred and eighty days after the study committee is created. The study committee shall consider and include in the report:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0StatuteNumber1"><span class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The fiscal impact of the proposed boundary change or county consolidation and the economic viability of the proposed county or the counties after the proposed boundary change;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0StatuteNumber1"><span class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The comparative costs of providing services in the affected counties and the proposed consolidated county or the counties after the proposed boundary change;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0StatuteNumber1"><span class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    The projected revenues available to the affected counties and the proposed county or the counties after the proposed boundary change;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0StatuteNumber1"><span class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    The final boundaries of the proposed county or the proposed boundary change, including a map of those boundaries;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0StatuteNumber1"><span class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    The location of the county seat for the new county;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0StatuteNumber1"><span class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    The name of the new county;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0StatuteNumber1"><span class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0DefaultParagraphFont">(7)    The procedure for the orderly and timely transfer of service functions and responsibilities after the consolidation or boundary change;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0StatuteNumber1"><span class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0DefaultParagraphFont">(8)    The plan and procedure for equalizing the assets of the affected counties, and the procedure for negotiating and resolving any subsequent disagreement regarding the equalization of assets;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0StatuteNumber1"><span class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0DefaultParagraphFont">(9)    The plan and procedure for repaying the debts of the current counties;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0StatuteNumber1"><span class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0DefaultParagraphFont">(10)    The estimated taxes, assessments, or other authorized charges necessary to meet the liabilities in the first full fiscal year after the consolidation or boundary change;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0StatuteNumber1"><span class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0DefaultParagraphFont">(11)    The structure or form of county government for the proposed county, and the selection, powers, duties, functions, qualifications and training, terms, and compensation of officers; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0StatuteNumber1"><span class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0DefaultParagraphFont">(12)    The application of the plan, if any, to each school district or other special taxing district withing the affected counties.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0Statute"><span class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0DefaultParagraphFont">The report must be made available to any interested person.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s1ff42a7e36654bc18617e1688ee135e0SCL">SL 2024, ch 26, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html>