The authority shall have the power, together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary for the performance thereof, generally to fix and revise from time to time and charge and collect rates, rents, fees, and charges for the use of and services furnished or to be furnished by facilities or any portion thereof and to contract with any person, firm, or corporation or other body public or private in respect thereof, provided that the authority shall have no jurisdiction over rates, rents, fees, and charges established by a participating educational institution for its students or established by a participating health institution for its patients.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 1-16A-28

  • Authority: means the South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority created by this chapter. See South Dakota Codified Laws 1-16A-2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Educational institution: means any private nonprofit corporation or institution authorized by law to provide or operate educational facilities and to provide a program of education beyond the high school level in this state. See South Dakota Codified Laws 1-16A-2
  • Health institution: means any private nonprofit corporation or institution authorized by law to provide or operate health facilities in this state, or any private nonprofit corporation or institution authorized by law to provide or operate health facilities outside this state. See South Dakota Codified Laws 1-16A-2
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1972, ch 10, § 7 (9).