{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-9-42","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 46A-9-42","heading":"Transfer of obligations of nonprofit rural water supplier or wastewater system operator to water user district, sanitary district, or municipality--Majority vote of district.","body":"Any nonprofit corporation, cooperative, or association engaged in the treatment, distribution, or sale of water or the collection, treatment, or disposal of wastewater to a rural area may, by majority vote of the membership voting in an election on the question, transfer all of its assets, liabilities, contracts, and other obligations to a water user district as defined in § 46A-9-2, sanitary district authorized to operate a water system under § 34A-5-41, or a municipality. No such action may be taken unless approved by majority vote of the water user district or sanitary district membership voting in an election on the action.\nSource: SL 1974, ch 285; SL 1977, ch 368; SL 1982, ch 312, § 2; SDCL Supp, § 46-16-40.1; SL 2006, ch 226, § 5.","path":["TITLE 46A. WATER MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 46A-9. WATER USER DISTRICTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-9-42","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"9a2fedb4e2ce868eed5b5f0dac4db3adb04b92a6e01fcf2dcb4b3189ebe577d6","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-9-41","next":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-9-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}