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Chapter 46A-14

S.D. Codified Laws ch. 46A-14

Watershed Districts

46A-14-1Purpose of chapter--Construction and administration.46A-14-2Definition of terms.46A-14-3RepealedRepealed 46A-14-4Conservation purposes supporting establishment.46A-14-4.1Functions and duties of commission.46A-14-5Initiating petition for establishment--Filing--Signatures required.46A-14-6Boundaries of district--Contiguous land ownerships.46A-14-7Inclusion of municipality.46A-14-8Initiating petition--Contents.46A-14-9RepealedRepealed 46A-14-10RepealedRepealed 46A-14-11Duties of supervisors on receipt of initiating petition.46A-14-12RepealedRepealed 46A-14-13Time and place for hearing on initiating petition--Publication of notice--Contents.46A-14-14Hearing by conservation district on petition--Right of interested persons to be heard.46A-14-15Determination that public interest would be served by creation of district--Election on question.46A-14-15.1Eligible voter defined.46A-14-16Referendum unnecessary where petition signed by sixty percent of eligible voters.46A-14-17RepealedRepealed 46A-14-1846A-14-18 to 46A-14-25. Repealed by SL 1998, ch 36, §§ 64 to 71 46A-14-26Organization to proceed on sixty percent favorable vote--New proposal permitted on defeat.46A-14-27RepealedRepealed 46A-14-28Name of district--Perpetual existence--Findings and order--Political subdivision.46A-14-29RepealedRepealed 46A-14-30Boundaries--Minor adjustments by managers without referendum--Exception.46A-14-31Annexation of additional areas to watershed district--Procedure.46A-14-32Combining of two or more watershed districts into one district--Procedure.46A-14-33Abolishment of original watershed district upon combining districts or annexing additional territory--Certification to secretary of state.46A-14-34Powers of district.46A-14-35Oath of office of managers--Filing with conservation district.46A-14-36Officers--Records--Transaction of district's business.46A-14-37Annual election of managers--Terms of office.46A-14-38Candidates for board of managers--Filing of application--Qualifications.46A-14-39Vacancies on board--Appointments--Terms of office.46A-14-39.1Watershed district--Reactivation--Hearing.46A-14-39.2Reactivated watershed district--Implementation of new tax levy.46A-14-40Advisory committee--Appointment by board of managers--Number of members--Duties.46A-14-41Appointment of personnel--Performance bond.46A-14-42Compensation of board members--Limitation.46A-14-43Duties of board of managers--Adoption of seal--Record of business transacted--Bylaws and regulations, adoption--Meetings, notice.46A-14-43.1District bylaws may be proposed by petition--Approval by board and special election.46A-14-44RepealedRepealed 46A-14-45Vested water rights--Exclusion from operation of chapter.46A-14-46Vested drainage rights--Exclusion from operation of chapter.46A-14-47General improvement plan--Consultation with advisory committee and supervisors of conservation districts--Contents--Steering committee preparation of preliminary plan.46A-14-48Determination of priority of specific projects--Surveys of work--Estimates--Reports of engineer, filing, public inspection.46A-14-4946A-14-49, 46A-14-50. Repealed by SL 2013, ch 228, §§ 35, 36.46A-14-51Examination of and hearings on plans--Resolution as to payment of costs by general tax levy, special assessment, or improvement bonds--List of benefited lands and owners.46A-14-52RepealedRepealed 46A-14-53Contract with conservation districts for funding.46A-14-54Publication of resolution and notice of hearing--Apportionment of benefits.46A-14-55Hearing and referendum on financing arrangements.46A-14-56Referendum on financing arrangements--Eligibility to vote--Counting of votes.46A-14-57Annual payments by municipality to district in lieu of tax or special assessment levies--Favorable vote by voters of municipality required.46A-14-58Resolution approving tax or assessment levy--Detailed reports.46A-14-59Assessed valuation for district tax purposes--Limitation on land taxed.46A-14-60Annual general tax levy against land and buildings--Maximum amount.46A-14-61Taxes collected by county officials--Delivery to district secretary-treasurer.46A-14-62Interested party aggrieved by apportionment of benefits or levy of taxes and assessments--Appeal, procedure.46A-14-63No-fund warrants to pay district obligations--Limitation on amounts.46A-14-64Long-term financing arrangement authorized by voters--Notice to landowners--Suit to set aside--Collection.46A-14-65Amended or supplemental general plan of improvements--Special election on additional taxes or special assessments.46A-14-66Annual maintenance of watershed project--Project schedule--Budgets.46A-14-67Annual operation and maintenance budget, provisions--Reserve fund.46A-14-68RepealedRepealed 46A-14-69Budgeted operation and maintenance expense--Inclusion in tax assessment list.46A-14-70Budget--Operations and budget report--Publication--Hearing--Certification and collection of taxes and assessments.46A-14-71Contributions by board of county commissioners to watershed district supplies, labor, and equipment.46A-14-72Acquisition of real estate or easement therein by watershed district--Purchase--Condemnation, appraisal of premises involved.46A-14-73Contracts between district and others--Purposes--Referendum by voters where contract will require increased taxes or assessments.46A-14-74Funds of district--Deposit by secretary-treasurer in approved depository--Warrants.46A-14-75Claims against district--Payment by warrant or order--Registration.46A-14-76Services performed by county officials and Board of Water and Natural Resources free of charge.46A-14-77Annual reports of district engineer, secretary, and managers.46A-14-7846A-14-78 to 46A-14-79.1. Repealed by SL 2013, ch 228, §§ 51 to 53.46A-14-80Operation of watershed district, investigation by board--Hearings, order to correct detrimental operation--Enforcement of order by injunction.46A-14-81Dissolution of district where federal watershed project not certified infeasible--Special election--Notice--Ballots.46A-14-82Dissolution of district--Federal project not certified infeasible--Special election--Percent required to dissolve--Notice to creditors--Auction--Proration of funds remaining.46A-14-83Dissolution of district--Federal project not certified infeasible--Proposal defeated, three years before another vote on question.46A-14-84Request that federal project be certified infeasible.46A-14-85Dissolution of district where federal watershed project certified infeasible.46A-14-86Public hearing--Publication of notice.46A-14-87State Conservation Commission determination on proposed dissolution.46A-14-88Effective date of dissolution.46A-14-89Division and apportionment of funds and assets of dissolved district.46A-14-90RepealedRepealed 46A-14-91Vested rights protected.46A-14-92RepealedRepealed 46A-14-9346A-14-93, 46A-14-94. Repealed by SL 2012, ch 220, § 3, eff. Jan. 20, 2015.