The board of trustees may construct and operate storm and sanitary sewers and sewage disposal plants, borrow money, levy taxes and special assessments, and issue bonds. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 34A-5-26, the board of trustees may borrow money for purposes described in this section and may issue a promissory note or notes for a term of up to twenty years. The board of trustees may exercise the power of eminent domain, but not over existing sewage facilities, water rights, water mains, hydrants, intakes, wells, storage tanks, reservoirs, treatment plants, or any other water facilities.
S.D. Codified Laws § 34A-5-30
Operation of sewers and disposal plants--Tax levies, assessments and bonds--Eminent domain
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Corson Village Sanitary District v. Strozdas (1995)
Most recently applied in Corson Village Sanitary District v. Strozdas (November 1995)
Source: SL 1947, ch 226, § 15; SL 1953, ch 268; SDC Supp 1960, § 45.3815 (7); SL 1964, ch 144, § 7; SL 1966, ch 146, § 1; SDCL, § 34-17-26; SL 1972, ch 192, § 1; SL 1990, ch 285.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.