Whenever any irrigation district shall have contracted with the United States to effectuate the drainage of the lands within the district, or any part thereof, the board of directors, if it deems it for the best interests of the irrigation district, may enter into a contract to provide for the drainage of contiguous outside lands, the cost of such drainage work to be assumed and repaid to the United States by the irrigation district as a part of the irrigation district’s obligation for the drainage of district lands.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 46A-6-6

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

Source: SDC 1939, § 61.0924; SDCL, § 46-14-6.