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South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 46A - WATER MANAGEMENT
Chapter 1 - STATE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Section 46A-1-78 - Moratorium on Oahe project construction as public policy of state-Study of alternate projects-Negotiation of settlement for land losses

S.D. Codified Laws § 46A-1-78

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Section 46A-1-78 - Moratorium on Oahe project construction as public policy of state-Study of alternate projects-Negotiation of settlement for land losses

It is hereby declared to be the public policy and in the best interests of the State of South Dakota and its people that a moratorium be placed upon further construction of the Oahe Irrigation Project and the congressional authorization be retained until studies and negotiations for acceptable alternate water development projects or a negotiated monetary settlement to compensate for land loss in South Dakota as a result of Missouri mainstem impoundments are completed.

SDCL 46A-1-78

SL 1977, ch 370, § 1; SL 1978, ch 333, § 3; SDCL Supp, § 46-17A-3.1.