49-37-14. Computation and payment of tax.
For the purpose of determining the occupational excise tax levied by §49-37-13:
(1)All property owned, leased, operated, or controlled by any district shall be assessed and the tax equivalent computed, collected, paid, and apportioned in the same manner and for the same purposes as may now or hereafter be provided by law for the assessment and taxation of similar property similarly used by a private electric public utility; and
(2)Each district shall comply in the same manner and for the same purposes as may now or hereafter be provided by law for the return, assessment, collection, payment, and apportionment of all occupational, privilege, excise, or special assessment taxes, or licenses, levied or imposed upon any person, partnership, limited liability company, association, or private corporation engaged in a similar business.
Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 17, §66; SDC Supp 1960, §52.1765; SL 1994, ch 351, §139.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 37 - Consumers Power District Powers And Operations
Section 49-37-4 - Contractual powers--Sale of electrical appliances or equipment prohibited.
Section 49-37-4.2 - Validation of prior contracts providing for designation of agent.
Section 49-37-5 - Duty to sell at wholesale to municipalities or other political subdivisions.
Section 49-37-6 - Joint action with other districts.
Section 49-37-7 - District as having no power to tax.
Section 49-37-8 - State and other political subdivisions not liable for district's obligations.
Section 49-37-9.1 - Prior joint acts validated despite bid law noncompliance.
Section 49-37-10 - Competitive bidding requirements suspended during emergency.
Section 49-37-11 - Competitive bidding requirements suspended during war.
Section 49-37-13 - Privilege tax levied against district.
Section 49-37-14 - Computation and payment of tax.
Section 49-37-15 - Taxes on districts qualifying as rural electric companies.
Section 49-37-16 - Charges for services--Discrimination prohibited.
Section 49-37-17 - Districts not within jurisdiction of Public Utilities Commission.
Section 49-37-18 - District as franchised to use streets of municipality for transmission lines.
Section 49-37-19 - Contracts with municipality for sale at wholesale--Authority of municipality.
Section 49-37-20 - Other contracts with municipalities--Authority of municipality.
Section 49-37-22 - Just compensation for use of state waters--Amount of compensation.
Section 49-37-23 - Liability of district respecting use of water.
Section 49-37-24 - Investment of district funds--Regulations--Investment officer.
Section 49-37-25 - Indemnification of directors, officers, employees or agents.