5-12-55. Special purpose corporation treated as public instrumentality of state--Income of authority and corporation not taxed--Obligations of corporation deemed public securities. The corporation is hereby declared to be performing a public function on behalf of the state and to be a public instrumentality of the state. The income of the authority and the corporation, and all properties at any time owned by the authority and the corporation, are exempt from all taxation in the State of South Dakota. In addition, the corporation is exempt from all filing, reporting, and similar requirements otherwise applicable to nonprofit and other corporations.
For purposes of chapter 47-31B, bonds, notes, certificates, or other obligations issued, incurred or created by the corporation under §§ 5-12-48 to 5-12-59, inclusive, are deemed to be securities issued by a public instrumentality of the State of South Dakota.
Source: SL 2001, ch 27, § 8; SL 2004, ch 278, § 56.