Section 46A-7A-61 - Right of entry by board--Acquisition of property--Payment with bonds. - South Dakota Statutes

46A-7A-61. Right of entry by board--Acquisition of property--Payment with bonds. Within the district, or on land outside the district with approval of the state board, the board, its agents and employees may enter upon any land to make surveys and to locate the line of any canal and necessary branches and other water facilities. The board may acquire, either by purchase or condemnation, all lands and water rights and other property necessary for construction, use, maintenance, repair, and improvement of any canals, pipelines, power plants, pumping stations; lands for reservoirs for storage of water; wells and all necessary appurtenances and related works; lands and easements for drainage; and lands and easements for mitigation of project effects upon wildlife habitat. The board of directors also may acquire by purchase or condemnation, for the use of the district, any irrigation works, power plant, pumping station, ditch, canal, reservoir, or well already constructed. In the case of purchase and upon agreement of the parties, bonds of the district provided under the provisions of this chapter may be used at their par value in payment.

Source: SL 1985, ch 360, § 61.