The Board of Water and Natural Resources may become a party to long or short-term contracts as principal or guarantor for payment for such services or for performance of construction, operation, or maintenance work as is deemed beneficial or advisable by the board. However, nothing contained in this chapter or chapters 46A-3A to 46A-3E, inclusive, permits the board to enter into any contracts or agreements that obligate the State of South Dakota beyond the extent of the board's then current annual appropriation.
SDCL 46A-2-22