South Dakota § 31-34-5 Criteria for award--Application resubmission.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 31-34-5 — Criteria for award--Application resubmission.

South Dakota § 31-34-5

Title 31HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES

Ch. 31-33RURAL ACCESS INFRASTRUCTURE

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S.D. Codified Laws § 31-34-5 (2026).

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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 project;

(5)Length of detour if the project is not completed;

(6)Number of residences, farms, and ranches served by the project;

(7)Contribution from the township or others to the project and the ability of the township to fund the project without utilizing the rural access infrastructure fund;

(8)Confirmation the project is not located on a no maintenance road;

(9)Hydrological impact;

(10)If the highway does not terminate into a field entrance, driveway, single residence, farm, or r

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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 project; (5) Length of detour if the project is not completed; (6) Number of residences, farms, and ranches served by the project; (7) Contribution from the township or others to the project and the ability of the township to fund the project without utilizing the rural access infrastructure fund; (8) Confirmation the project is not located on a no maintenance road; (9) Hydrological impact; (10) If the highway does not terminate into a field entrance, driveway, single residence, farm, or ranch; (11) The application, or group of applications, that best serves the citizens of this state; and (12) Any other matters deemed applicable by the board of county commissioners. The decisions of the county commissioners must be final and nonappealable. However, a denied application may be submitted in a subsequent year.