SDCL § 46A-3E-7: Water resources project--District construction or assistance--Requirements.

A water development district may assist, sponsor, or construct a water resources project provided:

(1) Specific areas shall finance those phases of water resources development that provide general benefits to the people in the areas;

(2) Direct beneficiaries shall finance those phases of water resources development that provide water for their use or that protect or enhance the value of their property; and

(3) Administrative jurisdiction and responsibility for the various phases of water resources development are related to the variable degrees of benefits.

Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 51; SL 1998, ch 269, § 4; SL 2003, ch 231, § 1; SL 2025, ch 186, § 58.