<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 31-5-25 - Consultation prerequisite to construction or acquisition of facilities. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2052755Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2052755SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2052755CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2052755Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2052755DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2052755000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2052755SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2052755SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2052755Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=31-5-25"><span class="s2052755SENU">31-5-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2052755SENU">. </span><span class="s2052755CL">Consultation prerequisite to construction or acquisition of facilities.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2052755Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2052755DefaultParagraphFont">Expenditures authorized by the Legislature for construction or acquisition of district highway maintenance facilities shall be contingent upon completing the procedure described in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=31-5-23"><span class="s2052755DefaultParagraphFont">31-5-23</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2052755DefaultParagraphFont">. However, nothing in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=31-5-23"><span class="s2052755DefaultParagraphFont">31-5-23</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2052755DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=31-5-26"><span class="s2052755DefaultParagraphFont">31-5-26</span></a><span class="s2052755DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, prohibits the Department of Transportation from constructing highway maintenance shops if the negotiations with the local governing bodies fail to provide a satisfactory agreement for the construction or conversion of a joint facility.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2052755Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2052755000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2052755Normal"><span class="s2052755SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2052755SCL-000002"> SL 1981, ch 224, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>