If a petition proposing the establishment of a water development district is presented to the Board of Water and Natural Resources, the board must determine whether the petition is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. If the petition is in compliance, the board must, by resolution, approve the petition and provide a name for the proposed district. The board shall, at the next general election, refer the question regarding the establishment of the district to the voters of the proposed district.

Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1 , § 13C; SL 2025, ch 186 , § 12.