South Dakota Statutes
§ 49-37-22 — Just compensation for use of state waters--Amount of compensation.
South Dakota § 49-37-22
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 49PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS
Ch. 49-36CONSUMERS POWER DISTRICT POWERS AND OPERATIONS
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 49-37-22 (2026).
Text
No inferior right to the use of the waters of this state shall be acquired by a superior right without just compensation therefor to the inferior user. The just compensation paid to those using water for power purposes shall not be greater than the cost of replacing the power which would be generated in the plant or plants of the power user by the water so acquired.
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Legislative History
SL 1950 (SS), ch 17, § 79; SDC Supp 1960, § 52.1778.
Nearby Sections
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§ 49-1-1
Repealed§ 49-1-10
Hearings before commission--Oaths.§ 49-1-11
Rules of commission.§ 49-1-13
Annual report to Governor--Contents.§ 49-1-13.1
Repealed§ 49-1-16
Duties of state's attorneys.§ 49-1-17
Repealed§ 49-1-19
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South Dakota § 49-37-22, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/49-37-22.