An Act to make an appropriation to provide contingency funds for unanticipated costs 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 $2,100,000,000$2,850,063,196 in federal fund expenditure authority for the expenditure of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act moneys, public law 117-58, to the Bureau of Finance and Management, for purposes of providing contingency funds to be made available in accordance with the provisions in §§ 4-8A-9, § 4-8A-10, and § 4-8A-11. The contingency funds shall be used for unanticipated costs.

Section 2. The commissioner of the Bureau of Finance and Management shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.

Section 3. 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 4. 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.