South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota SB231: create the water infrastructure development fund, to provide an appropriation, to provide for the awarding of grants and loans from the fund for certain rural water projects and to declare an emergency.
Status: Signed into law, March 30, 2026
What the bill says
An Act ENTITLED An Act to create the water infrastructure development fund, to provide an appropriation, to provide for the awarding of grants and loans from the fund for certain rural water projects and to declare an emergency.
From the enrolled text, March 4, 2026:
An Act ENTITLED An Act to create the water infrastructure development fund, to provide an appropriation, to provide for the awarding of grants and loans from the fund for certain rural water projects and to declare an emergency. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 46A-1: There is created the water infrastructure development fund. This fund consists of moneys from appropriations of the Legislature, federal grants for projects on the Bureau of Reclamation rural water projects list, interest on investments, and principal and interest on loans made from the fund. Expenditures from the fund are continuously appropriated and must be used for the construction, planning, and development of rural water projects in the state. The Board of Water and Natural Resources may award a grant from the fund. A grant under this section may not exceed ten percent of the construction cost, as estimated by the board. The board may also provide a loan for a project, provided the loan does not exceed fifty percent of the construction cost, as estimated by the board. The board, in rulemaking pursuant to chapter 1-26, shall establish criteria for the selection of water projects to receive loans or grants from the fund and for the terms, conditions, and …
Sponsors
- Helene Duhamel (R, SD-032) · primary sponsor
- Will Mortenson (R, HD-024) · primary sponsor
- Randy Deibert (R, SD-031)
- Steve Duffy (R, HD-032)
- Amber Hulse (R, SD-030)
- Carl Perry (R, 03)
- Kent Roe (R, HD-004)
- Brandon Wipf (R, SD-022)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Delivered to the Governor
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : Signed by the President
- : Do Pass
- : Committee referral waived pursuant to JR 6D-1
- : First Reading House
- : Do Pass
- : Do Pass
- : Scheduled for hearing
Votes
- Do Pass (March 3, 2026): 60 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 26, 2026): 30 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 25, 2026): 13 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Referred to (February 12, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Transfer of Moneys, Grants, Fund, Appropriation, Promulgation of Rules, Emergency Clause, Water Management
Common questions
- What is SB231?
- SB231 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): create the water infrastructure development fund, to provide an appropriation, to provide for the awarding of grants and loans from the fund for certain rural water projects and to declare an emergency.
- What does SB231 do?
- In its own words: An Act ENTITLED An Act to create the water infrastructure development fund, to provide an appropriation, to provide for the awarding of grants and loans from the fund for certain rural water projects and to declare an emergency.
- What is the status of SB231?
- Signed into law as of March 30, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (March 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB231?
- Helene Duhamel (R, SD-032), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB231?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27265
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