Except as otherwise provided by § 9-41A-52, a municipal power agency may acquire all real or personal property that it deems necessary for carrying out the purposes of this chapter, whether in fee simple absolute or a lesser interest, by condemnation and the exercise of the power of eminent domain in accordance with chapter 21-35. The authority of a municipal power agency to acquire real or personal property by condemnation or the exercise of the power of eminent domain shall be a continuing power, and no exercise thereof shall exhaust it.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 9-41A-51

  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.

Source: SL 1978, ch 66, § 46.