{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-2-28","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 46A-2-28","heading":"Federal contracts for multi-purpose projects--Mandatory contract terms.","body":"No conservancy district, water development district, irrigation district, or other political subdivision may enter into a contract with the federal government for construction, management, or maintenance of an irrigation or other multi-purpose water project, unless the contract contains provisions to effectuate the following requirements:\n(1) That the state and local contracting entity shall assist in identifying lands to be purchased or used for project features;\n(2) That state and local contracting entity representatives shall accompany federal representatives during land acquisition negotiations in order to protect state and local interests;\n(3) That land owners directly affected by water diversion and other project features be given preference for water use within the purposes for which the project was designed and authorized;\n(4) That the state and the local contracting entity shall be involved early in all federal project planning to assure that project features are designed in such a manner as to minimize the need for wildlife mitigation and land acquisition; and\n(5) That wildlife benefits of project features shall be considered in determining overall project impact on wildlife.\nSource: SL 1980, ch 307, § 1; SDCL Supp, § 46-17-24.2; SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 64.","path":["TITLE 46A. WATER MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 46A-2. SOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVANCY DISTRICT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-2-28","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"80bd4831c85ff1e7624a50458d8345e94c39af512a57e646d89db94769294435","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-2-27","next":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-2-29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}