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River Basin Natural Resource Districts (South Dakota Codified Laws: Title 46A Water Management; Chapter 46A-19)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
South Dakota
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
River basin institution Basin/catchment/watershed Local government Procedural matters Governance Inland waters
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This chapter of South Dakota Codified Laws concerns river basin natural resource districts. It provides that the state is divided into nine river basin natural resource districts. Each district is a political subdivision of the state. It further provides for the Big Sioux River district; the Vermillion River district; the James River district; the Upper Missouri River Trench district; the Lower Missouri River Trench district; the Little Missouri River, Cannonball River, Moreau River, and Grand River district; the Belle Fourche River and Cheyenne River district; the White River and Niobrara River district; the River Basin Natural Resource District Oversight Advisory Task Force established; the task force boundary recommendations, and pilot water management plan; the task force recommendations for subdistricts; task force recommendations on implementation of chapter; districts to be governed by council; and procedure for making district dormant.

Full text
English
Website
sdlegislature.gov