If the eligible voters of each road district approve the formation of the consolidated road district by a majority of the votes cast on the consolidation question, the governing body of each road district shall so declare by resolution and file a certified copy of each proceeding taken for the consolidation with the road district’s clerk, the secretary of state, and the county auditor. After the certified copies are filed, the consolidation is effective and complete, and the consolidated road district has the powers conferred upon a road district by this chapter.

Source: SL 2001, ch 159, § 3; SL 2014, ch 46, § 19.