An Act to make an appropriation for the construction of a new public safety regional jail near Deadwood and to declare an emergency.

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

Section 1. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $10,000,000 in general fund moneys and appropriated the sum of $10,000,000 in federal fund expenditure authority for the expenditure of American Rescue Plan Act Capital Projects Fund moneys to the Department of Public Safety, for purposes of providing a grant to Lawrence county to construct a new public safety regional jail facility.

Section 2. For the appropriation provided in section 1 of this Act, the Department of Public Safety shall require from the grantee a statement of need, metrics demonstrating the need for the project, and a matching amount for the project as determined by the grantee.

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

Section 4. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated by June 30, 2026 shall revert in accordance with the procedures prescribed 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.