South Dakota Codified Laws 46A-9-43. Contracts with governmental agencies authorized for certain purposes
In connection with the powers provided by §§ 46A-9-40 and 46A-9-41, the water user district may enter into any contract, lease, agreement, or arrangement with any state, county, municipality, district, governmental or public corporation or association, or with any person, firm, or corporation, public or private, or with the government of the United States, or with any officer, department, bureau, or agency of the government of the United States, or with any corporation organized under federal law. The contract, lease, agreement, or arrangement may be for any of the following purposes:
(1) Exercising or using any one or more of the powers authorized in §§ 46A-9-40 and 46A-9-41;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 46A-9-43
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
(2) Selling, leasing, or otherwise furnishing or establishing water rights, water supply, conveyance and distribution of water, water service, or water storage;
(3) Irrigation or flood control;
(4) Domestic, industrial, municipal, or stock-watering purposes;
(5) Drainage of lands;
(6) Provision of services or systems for the collection, treatment, or disposal of wastewater;
(7) Provision of billing, collection, hookup, or termination services for entities that provide services for the collection, treatment, or distribution of water or wastewater;
(8) Financing or payment of the cost and expenses incident to the construction, acquisition, or operation of such works, or incident to any obligation or liability entered into or incurred by the district.
Source: SL 1939, ch 291, § 7; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.1307 (2); SDCL, § 46-16-41; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2; SL 2006, ch 226, § 6.