South Dakota § 49-37-18 District as franchised to use streets of municipality for transmission lines.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 49-37-18 — District as franchised to use streets of municipality for transmission lines.

South Dakota § 49-37-18

Title 49PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS

Ch. 49-36CONSUMERS POWER DISTRICT POWERS AND OPERATIONS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 49-37-18 (2026).

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If the majority of the voters of any municipality voting thereon shall vote in favor of the formation of a consumers power district, the annexation of territory or a municipality to an existing district, or the consolidation of two or more districts, as the case may be, such action shall be construed as the granting of a franchise to occupy any of the streets, alleys, or public places of the municipality to transmit and distribute electrical energy for heat, light and power.

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If the majority of the voters of any municipality voting thereon shall vote in favor of the formation of a consumers power district, the annexation of territory or a municipality to an existing district, or the consolidation of two or more districts, as the case may be, such action shall be construed as the granting of a franchise to occupy any of the streets, alleys, or public places of the municipality to transmit and distribute electrical energy for heat, light and power.