It is hereby declared to be the public policy and in the best interests of the State of South Dakota and its people that a moratorium be placed upon further construction of the Oahe Irrigation Project and the congressional authorization be retained until studies and negotiations for acceptable alternate water development projects or a negotiated monetary settlement to compensate for land loss in South Dakota as a result of Missouri mainstem impoundments are completed.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 46A-1-78

  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

Source: SL 1977, ch 370, § 1; SL 1978, ch 333, § 3; SDCL Supp, § 46-17A-3.1.