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:

(1) That the state and local contracting entity shall assist in identifying lands to be purchased or used for project features;

(2) That state and local contracting entity representatives shall accompany federal representatives during land acquisition negotiations in order to protect state and local interests;

(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;

(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

(5) That wildlife benefits of project features shall be considered in determining overall project impact on wildlife.

Source: SL 1980, ch 307, § 1; SDCL Supp, § 46-17-24.2; SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 64.