FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise certain provisions regarding access to the state trunk highway system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
     Section  1.  That chapter 31-24 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

     Any property owner adjacent to a state highway shall notify the Department of Transportation, as abutting owner, of any pending platting, zoning, subdivision, or site plan action. Local government approval of any necessary permit, zoning, or platting may not be granted until the department provides concurrent approval of any setback or access or both to the state highway if access is required.
     Section  2.  That chapter 31-24 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

     The department may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, for the issuance and modification of access permits, closing of nonpermitted connections, revocation of permits for access to state highways, and establishing access management standards. Access management standards shall include connection location standards, safety factors, design and construction

standards, traffic control devices, and effective maintenance of the roads. The standards shall also contain criteria for the spacing of connections, intersecting streets, roads, and highways.