Upon the filing of a copy of the viewers’ report with the commission of the drainage district, the commission and the proper representatives of any adjoining state shall agree upon the proportionate amount of the cost of the improvement that shall be borne by the property located within the respective states, which shall be according to the benefits received. For the purpose of arriving at the determination of costs and benefits, the commission, with or without the representatives of any adjoining state, may hold hearings. From all the information obtained from the report of the viewers and from the hearings, the commission shall arrive at and agree with the representatives of any adjoining state upon the proportionate amount of the cost of the improvement to be borne by the property located within the drainage district, and shall enter the determination of record.

Source: SDC 1939, § 61.1107; SDCL § 46-23-17; SL 2011, ch 165, § 513.