Section 46A-4-4.1 - Notice of hearing to consider petition--Publication--Contents--Approval ofpetition--Fixing date for election. - South Dakota Statutes

46A-4-4.1. Notice of hearing to consider petition--Publication--Contents--Approval of petition--Fixing date for election. After a petition is filed with the Board of Water and Natural Resources, the board shall publish a notice of a hearing to consider the petition. The publication shall be once a week for two consecutive weeks in at least one official newspaper in each county where any portion of the proposed district will lie. The second publication may not be more than thirty nor less than twenty days before the hearing. The notice shall inform landowners of their right to inclusion or exclusion of their lands in the proposed district pursuant to §§ 46A-4-8 and 46A-4-12. After determining that the petition is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, the board shall examine the petition, maps, related documents, and statements of interested persons. If necessary, the board shall further examine the proposed district, the works proposed to be utilized and the proposed location of the works. If the board determines that the proposed district is feasible and practicable, it shall by resolution approve the formation of an irrigation district as set forth in the petition, including any modifications of boards, and fix a date for an election on the question of formation.

Source: SL 1984, ch 294, § 6; SL 1986, ch 27, § 49.