Title 31 — HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
36 chapters · 798 sections in this title.
Source: SL 2021, ch 129 , § 6, eff
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Mar. 25, 2021; SL 2022, ch 92 , § 4; SL 2023, ch 97 , § 2.
Source: SL 2021, ch 129 , § 1, eff
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Mar. 25, 2021.
SDCL § 31-34-1 Definition
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term, small structure, means any small bridge or culvert with an opening of sixteen square feet or more located on a township road or county secondary road, excluding bridges as defined in §
SDCL § 31-34-2 Moneys distributed--Inventory--County funds--Calculation
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Before August 1, 2021, the Department of Revenue shall distribute the sum of three million dollars on a pro rata basis to each county for the purpose of planning and completing an inventory of small structures as prescribed by the Department of Transportation. For any moneys appr…
SDCL § 31-34-4 Application process
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Applications for use of moneys allocated to a fund pursuant to this chapter must be submitted to the board of county commissioners on or before October thirty-first on forms prescribed by the association of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners shall award the m…
SDCL § 31-34-5 Criteria for award--Application resubmission
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The board of county commissioners shall, at a minimum, consider the following criteria in awarding rural access infrastructure grants: (1) Traffic use of the highway; (2) Public safety; (3) Residential, commercial, recreational, and other uses of the highway; (4) Cost of the proj…
SDCL § 31-34-6 Township eligibility--Plan and annual report--Tax requirement
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A requesting township shall timely file the township small structure improvement plan, pursuant to § 31-34-7 , with the county highway superintendent and an annual report, pursuant to § 8-10-30 , in order to be eligible for the funds. Any township requesting use of rural access i…
SDCL § 31-34-7 Township eligibility--Contents of plan--Updates
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To be eligible to receive funding from the rural access infrastructure fund established under this chapter, a township shall, each year by August thirty-first, submit to the county that township is located in, a township small structure improvement plan and any updates shall be m…
SDCL § 31-34-8 County use of funds conditioned
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The county commission may use rural access infrastructure funds for the construction, rehabilitation, or replacement of small structures on county secondary highways so long as such projects are considered in a similar manner as the small structures that are located within an org…
SDCL 4-8-21
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Moneys may only be used for the expenses of those small structures inventoried with the department, as referenced in §