§ 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 ; (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.

Legislative History

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.