The Legislature finds that the following water resources projects are necessary for the general welfare of the people of this state and authorizes the projects, pursuant to § 46A-1-2, to be included in the state water resources management system, to serve as the preferred, priority objectives of the state:
(1) Belle Fourche irrigation upgrade project;
(2) Big Sioux flood control study;
(3) Hydrology and water management studies, to manage and protect state water resources for current and future generations;
(4) Cendak irrigation project;
(5) Dakota Mainstem regional water system study;
(6) Lake Andes-Wagner/Marty II irrigation unit;
(7) Lewis and Clark rural water system;
(8) Sioux Falls flood control project;
(9) Vermillion basin flood control project;
(10) Water Investment in Northern South Dakota project; and
(11) Western Dakota Regional Water System study.