70:10:01:01.  Definitions. Terms used in this title mean:

          (1)  "Area engineer," the department engineer exercising administrative supervision over a geographical region of the state in accordance with the organizational structure of the department;

          (2)  "Commission," the South Dakota Transportation Commission;

          (3)  "Department," the South Dakota Department of Transportation;

          (4)  "Permittee," an owner of utility lines or facilities possessing a utility corridor permit approved by the department;

          (5)  "Utility corridor," a real property easement or fee interest that the department has acquired for the purpose of providing a suitable location for the relocation of any utility line or facility displaced as a result of a highway construction project.

          Source: 32 SDR 32, effective August 30, 2005.

          General Authority: SDCL 31-19-1.1.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 31-19-1.1.