# S.D. Codified Laws § 1-2-9: Effective date of compact--Notice of ratification

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## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 1-2-9
- **Heading:** Effective date of compact--Notice of ratification
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 1-2-9

## Text

The compact is not binding or obligatory upon any of the contracting parties unless and until it has been ratified by the legislature of each state and approved by the Congress of the United States. The Governor of South Dakota shall give notice of the ratification and approval of the compact by the South Dakota Legislature to the Governor of the state of Nebraska and to the President of the United States.

Source: SL 1989, ch 4, § 2.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 1-2-1 Commissioners to negotiate boundaries authorized--Compacts dependent on ratification](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T1_C2_S1-2-1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 1-2-2 Meeting with commissioners of other participatory state--Report--Disbandment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T1_C2_S1-2-2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 1-2-8 1-2-8. Ratification and approval--Text](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T1_C2_S1-2-8.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 1-2-9 Effective date of compact--Notice of ratification](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T1_C2_S1-2-9.md)

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