The Board of Water and Natural Resources may cooperate with and may furnish assurances of cooperation and act as principal and guarantor or either to enter into a contract with the United States of America, with public entities of South Dakota, or with persons for the performance of obligations entered into with the United States for the construction, operation, or maintenance of water resources projects or for accomplishment of the purposes and intents of this chapter and chapters 46A-3A to 46A-3E, inclusive.
SDCL 46A-2-26