<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 49-16A-100.4 - Commencement of construction across railroad right-of-way--Exception. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2070141Normal { 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.s2070141SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070141CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070141Normal-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.s2070141DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070141000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070141SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070141SCL-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="s2070141Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-16A-100.4"><span class="s2070141SENU">49-16A-100.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070141SENU">. </span><span class="s2070141CL">Commencement of construction across railroad right-of-way--Exception.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070141Normal-000000"><span class="s2070141DefaultParagraphFont">Thirty days after the receipt by the railroad of the completed crossing application, the fee, and certificate of insurance, the utility may commence the construction of the crossing, unless the railroad notifies the utility in writing that the proposed crossing is a serious threat to the safe operations of the railroad or to the current use of the railroad right-of-way. In all other instances the utility shall be deemed to have authorization to commence construction of the facility.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070141Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070141000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070141Normal"><span class="s2070141SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070141SCL-000002"> SL 2014, ch 217, § 2; SL 2016, ch 223, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>