The board is authorized to expend funds of the county, in the manner and to the extent permitted by law for other county expenditures, in the payment of necessary costs of preparation of petitions, surveys, maps, and applications submitted under the provisions of §§ 46A-10A-47 to 46A-10A-49, inclusive. The board may assess, levy, and collect such costs from any landowner benefiting from a coordinated drainage area in the same manner as provided for construction of drains elsewhere in this chapter and chapter 46A-11.
SDCL 46A-10A-55