Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, Title 57A shall apply to any questions of priority if the positions of the parties were fixed prior to July 1, 1983. In other cases questions of priority shall be determined by this 1983 Act.

Source: SDCL, § 57A-11-107, enacted by SL 1982, ch 347, § 38; SL 1983, ch 367, § 7.