S.D. Codified Laws § 46A-1-2.1
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Legislative findings--Water resources projects
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The Legislature finds that the following water resources projects are necessary for the general welfare of the people of this state and authorizes the projects, pursuant to § 46A-1-2 , to be included in the state water resources management system, to serve as the preferred, priority objectives of the state:
(1) Belle Fourche irrigation upgrade project;
(2) Big Sioux flood control study;
(3) Hydrology and water management studies, to manage and protect state water resources for current and future generations;
(4) Cendak irrigation project;
(5) Dakota Mainstem regional water system study;
(6) Lake Andes-Wagner/Marty II irrigation unit;
(7) Lewis and Clark rural water system;
(8) Sioux Falls flood control project;
(9) Vermillion basin flood control project;
(10) Water Investment in Northern South Dakota project; and
(11) Western Dakota Regional Water System study.
Source: SL 1988, ch 362, § 17; SL 1989, ch 385, § 19; SL 1994, ch 346, § 13; SL 2000, ch 218, § 6; SL 2004, ch 52, § 4, eff. Feb. 25, 2004; SL 2006, ch 227, § 2, eff. Feb. 17, 2006; SL 2008, ch 235, § 7, eff. Feb. 27, 2008; SL 2011, ch 200, § 11, eff. Mar. 15, 2011; SL 2012, ch 221, § 3, eff. Mar. 2, 2012; SL 2015, ch 224, § 1, eff. Mar. 12, 2015; SL 2020, ch 194, § 1, eff. Mar. 27, 2020; SL 2023, ch 149, § 1, eff. Mar. 15, 2023; SL 2024, ch 183, § 1, eff. Feb. 15, 2024; SL 2024, ch 182, § 1.
(1) Belle Fourche irrigation upgrade project;
(2) Big Sioux flood control study;
(3) Hydrology and water management studies, to manage and protect state water resources for current and future generations;
(4) Cendak irrigation project;
(5) Dakota Mainstem regional water system study;
(6) Lake Andes-Wagner/Marty II irrigation unit;
(7) Lewis and Clark rural water system;
(8) Sioux Falls flood control project;
(9) Vermillion basin flood control project;
(10) Water Investment in Northern South Dakota project; and
(11) Western Dakota Regional Water System study.
Source: SL 1988, ch 362, § 17; SL 1989, ch 385, § 19; SL 1994, ch 346, § 13; SL 2000, ch 218, § 6; SL 2004, ch 52, § 4, eff. Feb. 25, 2004; SL 2006, ch 227, § 2, eff. Feb. 17, 2006; SL 2008, ch 235, § 7, eff. Feb. 27, 2008; SL 2011, ch 200, § 11, eff. Mar. 15, 2011; SL 2012, ch 221, § 3, eff. Mar. 2, 2012; SL 2015, ch 224, § 1, eff. Mar. 12, 2015; SL 2020, ch 194, § 1, eff. Mar. 27, 2020; SL 2023, ch 149, § 1, eff. Mar. 15, 2023; SL 2024, ch 183, § 1, eff. Feb. 15, 2024; SL 2024, ch 182, § 1.
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