South Dakota § 46A-9-61 - Prices, rates, and charges--Contracts.
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§ 46A-9-61. Prices, rates, and charges--Contracts.
The board of directors, subject to the provisions of this chapter, may fix and establish the prices, rates, and charges at which any resources and facilities made available under the provisions of this chapter shall be sold and disposed of. The board may enter into any contracts and agreements, and do anything that in its judgment is necessary, convenient, or expedient for the accomplishment of any of the purposes and objects of this chapter, under such general regulations and upon such terms, limitations, and conditions as it shall prescribe. The board shall enter into contracts and fix and establish prices, rates, and charges to provide at all times funds sufficient to pay all costs of operation and maintenance of any of the works authorized by this chapter, together with necessary repairs to such works, and which will provide at all times sufficient funds to meet and pay the principal and interest of all bonds, warrants, notes, debentures, and other evidences of indebtedness as they severally become due and payable. However, nothing contained in this chapter authorizes any change, alteration, or revision of any such rates, prices, or charges as established by any contract entered into under authority of this chapter except as provided by the contract.
Source: SL 1939, ch 291, § 16; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.1316 (3); SDCL § 46-16-59; SL 2011, ch 165, § 485.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46A-9-61 ("Prices, rates, and charges--Contracts.") 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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