S.D. Codified Laws § 46A-1-2.1 (2026)
Legislative findings--Water resources projects.
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.
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.