South Dakota Codified Laws 11-7-4. “Housing project” defined
Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, for the purpose of this chapter, “housing project” means any work or undertaking:
(1) To demolish, clear, or remove buildings from any slum area acquired by the commission; or
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 11-7-4
- Federal legislation: includes the "United States Housing Act of 1937" the "Housing Act of 1949" any act in amendment thereof or in addition thereto, and any other legislation of the Congress of the United States relating to federal assistance for clearance of substandard or decadent areas, land assembly, redevelopment projects, or housing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 11-7-1
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
(2) To provide decent, safe, and sanitary urban or, in the case of municipalities so small as to be classified rural by federal legislation or regulations adopted thereunder, rural nonfarm dwellings, apartments, or other living accommodations for persons of low income, including veterans and servicemen, and their families; or
(3) To rehabilitate existing dwelling accommodations; or
(4) To accomplish a combination of the foregoing.
Such work or undertaking may include buildings, land, equipment, facilities, and other real or personal property for necessary, convenient, or desirable appurtenances, streets, sewers, water service, utilities, parks, site preparation, landscaping, administrative, community, health, recreational, welfare, or other purposes. The term “housing project” also may be applied to the planning of the buildings and improvements, the acquisition of property, the demolition of existing structures, the construction, reconstruction, alteration, and repair of the improvements and all other work in connection therewith.
Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 45.3602 (11); SL 1975, ch 118, § 1.