South Dakota § 46A-18-38 - Powers of directors.

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§ 46A-18-38. Powers of directors.

The district board of directors may:

(1)    Make surveys or utilize other surveys and data to plan and develop water projects;

(2)    Cooperate or contract with any person, state, or subdivision thereof, federal agency or private or public corporation as necessary;

(3)    Construct, clean, repair, alter, abandon, consolidate, reclaim, or change any watercourse, natural or artificial, within the district in cooperation with other state or federal public bodies having jurisdiction;

(4)    Acquire, lease, operate, construct, and maintain dams, dikes, reservoirs, or other works as necessary;

(5)    Acquire by gift, lease, purchase, or eminent domain any real and personal property as necessary;

(6)    Sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of unneeded district property;

(7)    Contract for purchase of insurance;

(8)    Establish and maintain devices for acquiring and recording hydrological data;

(9)    Enter into contracts for construction authorized by this chapter; and

(10)    Acquire property and construct works outside the boundaries of the district.

Source: SL 1984, ch 293, § 37.

Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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