46A-5-3. Determination of construction costs by board of directors--Examinations and surveys--Surveys, maps, plans, and estimates, certification by irrigation engineer.
To ascertain the cost of any construction work, the board of directors shall cause surveys, examinations, and plans to be made that demonstrate the practicability of the plan, and furnish the proper basis for an estimate of the cost of carrying out the construction work. All surveys, examinations, maps, plans, and estimates shall be made under the direction of and certified by a competent irrigation engineer.
Source: SDC 1939, §61.0901; SDCL, §46-13-3; SL 1995, ch 253, §1.