This chapter of South Dakota Codified Laws concerns irrigation district projects and operations. Among others, it provides for use of water and property for irrigation of lands, public use, and regulation and control by state; resolution of board of directors, and general plan of proposed operation, contents; determination of construction costs by board of directors, examinations and surveys, and surveys, maps, plans, and estimates, certification by irrigation engineer; determination of funds required, authorization, issuance, and sale of bonds, election, amount of bonds; eligibility to vote in bond election; contract with United States for construction, operation, and maintenance of works, bonds not deposited in connection therewith, issuance unnecessary, and issuance of bonds for funds in addition to amount of federal contract; location of line of canal and branches, and purchase or condemnation of property; construction of works for collection and distribution of water, and furnishing of water for irrigation; right-of-way for laterals, duties of board of directors, and eminent domain; right-of-way for works for collection of water over state lands and waters; construction of works across streams, watercourses, highways, and railways; property acquired for project, title vested in district, management by board of directors; acquisition of property, actions and proceedings by and against district; adoption of plan of works, notice of plan and call for bids, publication, and contents; contractor's bond, sureties, approval by board of directors, and terms; work done under engineer, and approval by board of directors; contracts for material, lowest responsible bidder, and security for bid, amount, forfeiture; bids unnecessary for contract with United States; contracts with United States concerning federal reclamation acts and water supply; deposit of district bonds as security for federal contract; district bonds not deposited as security for federal contract; district appointment as fiscal agent of United States--Collect ion of money for federal reclamation projects; flow of water through ditches and canals at full capacity; measuring devices, placement, system for interchange of water, and duties of board of directors; apportionment of water by board; liability for negligence in delivering or failure to deliver water, notice to district chair, and time for service of notice and action; diversion of water from channel unauthorized without payment of just compensation; and appropriation from district general fund for advertising; general fund of district, and appropriation by board of directors for support of county fair, maximum amount; and contract to supply water to users for nonirrigation purposes, and authority of district to enter.