Belle Fourche irrigation upgrade project authorized

Pursuant to §§ 46A-1-11 to 46A-1-13 , inclusive, construction of a five million dollar Belle Fourche irrigation upgrade project to include replacement of the Indian Creek siphon, the Horse Creek siphon, the north canal control house, and the south canal control house, repair of the Belle Fourche River siphon, and removal of sediment from the south canal intake is hereby authorized for the purpose of stabilizing crop and forage production in central western South Dakota to offset the effects of drought conditions which naturally devastate South Dakota's economic viability. The Board of Water and Natural Resources may provide loans under the state water resources management system revolving loan program in amounts not to exceed a total of two million five hundred thousand dollars to the Belle Fourche irrigation upgrade project. No disbursements may be made under the loans authorized by this section unless funds are appropriated by the Legislature in conformance with §