The Water Management Board shall regulate and control the development, conservation, and allocation of the right to use the waters of the state according to the principles of beneficial use and priority of appropriation established by this title. The board may require reports and other information as it may deem advisable from all claimants or holders of any water permits or right.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 46-2-11

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization

Source: SL 1955, ch 430, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.0104; SL 1965, ch 299; SL 1983, ch 314, § 26.