9-39-4. Agreements with other public bodies and utilities--Purposes.
Every municipality shall have power to enter into contracts or agreements with the United States of America, or any agency thereof, the State of South Dakota, or any agency thereof, the political subdivisions of South Dakota or any other state, and the cooperative and privately owned power companies for such purposes as are herein set forth. Such purposes shall be for the purchase of electrical energy service and for the resale of electrical energy; to discontinue the generation of energy by its existing producing plants and to maintain such plants in a serviceable condition for standby service and to sell such electrical energy; to acquire electrical generation equipment and to maintain and construct the necessary facilities for the generation or transmission of electrical energy from a point within or without the State of South Dakota.
Source: SDC 1939, §45.0201 (77) as added by SL 1951, ch 237; SL 1965, ch 210; SL 1965, ch 254, §11; SL 1970, ch 261, §11; SL 1972, ch 50; SL 1975, ch 90, §1; SL 1977, ch 78.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 9 - Municipal Government
Chapter 39 - Municipal Utilities In General
Section 9-39-3 - Contracts between municipalities for joint projects.
Section 9-39-4 - Agreements with other public bodies and utilities--Purposes.
Section 9-39-7 - Petition for placement of utility under utility board--Number of signers required.
Section 9-39-8 - Form of question on placement of utility under utility board.
Section 9-39-9 - Appointment of members of utility board.
Section 9-39-10 - Terms of office of three-member utility board.
Section 9-39-11 - Terms of office of five-member utility board.
Section 9-39-12 - Vacancies on utility board--Qualifications of members.
Section 9-39-13 - Bond required of utility board members--Payment of premium.
Section 9-39-14 - Removal of utility board members from office.
Section 9-39-15 - Salary of utility board members.
Section 9-39-16 - Rules for utility board proceedings--Monthly meetings.
Section 9-39-17 - President and secretary of utility board--Salary of secretary.
Section 9-39-18 - Time of assumption of control by utility board.
Section 9-39-19 - Extension, improvement, and operation of utility--Contracts.
Section 9-39-20 - Law applicable to utility board contracts.
Section 9-39-21 - Employment of personnel by utility board--Inclusion in civil service system.
Section 9-39-21.1 - Appointment of municipal industrial development director.
Section 9-39-22 - Purchase of supplies by utility board--Wholesale purchase of utility service.
Section 9-39-25 - Utility board powers limited by municipal powers.
Section 9-39-27 - Audit and allowance of claims against public utilities fund.
Section 9-39-28 - Warrants on municipal treasurer for disbursements from utilities fund.
Section 9-39-29 - Fiscal reports by utility board to governing body.
Section 9-39-30 - Municipal power to abolish utility board or terminate authority over utility.
Section 9-39-31 - Petition to abolish utility board or terminate authority.
Section 9-39-32 - Form of question on election to abolish utility board or terminate authority.
Section 9-39-33 - Time of change in utility management after approval by voters.
Section 9-39-34 - Control by governing body after utility board abolished or authority terminated.
Section 9-39-35 - Waiting period after election on powers of utility board.
Section 9-39-36 - Municipal power to sell, lease, or grant operating contract for utility.
Section 9-39-39 - Election requirement inapplicable to jointly owned facilities contracts.