ENTITLED An Act to make an appropriation for county rural access infrastructure and to declare an emergency.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That § 31-34-2 be AMENDED:

31-34-2. 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 appropriated for county rural access infrastructure, the Department of Revenue shall deposit a portion of the sum into a rural access infrastructure fund for each county based on the allocation calculated in accordance with this section for the purposes described in § 31-34-3. Each county's allocated percentage is calculated by using the total number of small structures on township roads and county secondary roads located in a county divided by the sum of all small structures on township roads and county secondary roads in the state as reported to the Department of Transportation, multiplied by one hundred. Each county that receives moneys from this rural access infrastructure program shall use the moneys in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

Section 2. There is appropriated $5,000,000 from the general fund, to the Department of Revenue, to deposit into rural access infrastructure funds, to be distributed and used in the manner described in § 31-34-2.

Section 3. The secretary of the Department of Revenue shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized in this Act.

Section 4. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated by June 30, 2031, shall revert in accordance with the procedures described in chapter 4-8.

Section 5. Whereas, this Act is necessary for the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.

An Act to make an appropriation for county rural access infrastructure and to declare an emergency.