31-2-14. Appropriations required for salaries, expenses, and maintenance costs--Annual appropriation for construction and right-of-way.

The salaries of the Transportation Commission, secretary of the Department of Transportation, engineer, deputies, assistants, and employees, their necessary expenses, the other expenses of maintaining the administration of the department, and the costs of maintenance and repair of highways shall be paid by the state treasurer from the state highway fund after the same have been duly appropriated from the fund by the Legislature and audited by the state auditor. State and federal highway funds necessary for construction of highways as defined in chapter 31-1 and purchase of rights-of-way and borrow pits pursuant to chapter 31-19, are hereby annually appropriated from the state highway fund. The amount of those funds expended for administrative purposes may not exceed seven percent of the available highway funds.

Source: SDC 1939, § 28.0205; SL 1953, ch 136; SL 1957, ch 125; SL 1964, ch 91; SL 1975, ch 190, § 5; SL 1984, ch 207, § 15; SL 1993, ch 216.



SDLRC - Codified Law 31-2-14 - Appropriations required for salaries, expenses, and maintenance costs--Annual appropriation for construction and right-of-way.

31-2-14.1. Rules to define "administrative purposes".

The Transportation Commission shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to define the term, "administrative purposes" for the purposes of § 31-2-14.

Source: SL 1990, ch 224.



SDLRC - Codified Law 31-2-14 - Appropriations required for salaries, expenses, and maintenance costs--Annual appropriation for construction and right-of-way.

31-2-14.2. Use of state highway fund.

All moneys in the state highway fund shall be used only for the construction, maintenance, and supervision of highways and bridges in this state, for the administrative costs necessary to perform such duties, and for the funding of public transportation.

Source: SL 1992, ch 201; SL 2005, ch 149, § 3.



SDLRC - Codified Law 31-2-14 - Appropriations required for salaries, expenses, and maintenance costs--Annual appropriation for construction and right-of-way.

31-2-14.3. Annual appropriation to Department of Revenue--Distribution.

There is hereby appropriated each fiscal year from the state highway fund the sum of one million thirty-three thousand two hundred sixty-nine dollars and ten cents to the Department of Revenue for distribution to the counties. The moneys shall be distributed to the counties in the same amounts as funds were distributed to the counties by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks for license fees in calendar year 1997, pursuant to § 41-6-70. The moneys shall be deposited in the special highway fund of each county. The secretary of revenue shall distribute the money prior to December thirty-first of each year.

Source: SL 1999, ch 59, § 11; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 82; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.