South Dakota § 11-8-40 - Urban renewal agency created--Finding and election required before exercise of powers.
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§ 11-8-40. Urban renewal agency created--Finding and election required before exercise of powers.
There is hereby created in each municipality a public body corporate and politic to be known as the "urban renewal agency" of the municipality; provided, however, that such agency shall not transact any business or exercise its powers hereunder until or unless the local governing body has made the finding prescribed in § 11-8-8 and has elected to have the urban renewal powers exercised by an urban renewal agency as provided in §§ 11-8-38 and 11-8-39.
Source: SL 1966, ch 149, § 17 (1).
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-8-40 ("Urban renewal agency created--Finding and election required before exercise of powers.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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