As between appropriators, the first in time is the first in right. The priority of the appropriation shall date from the time of filing of the application therefor in the office of the Water Management Board.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 46-5-7

  • 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: SDC 1939, § 61.0102; SL 1955, ch 430, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.0109.