conditioning, plumbing, water, sewer, electric facilities, sidewalks, parking, landscaping, architectural and engineering services, and such other services as may be required to construct a new facility for the higher education center--west river, in Rapid City, Pennington County, at an estimated cost of fifteen million four hundred thirty-eight thousand five hundred dollars. The South Dakota Building Authority may finance up to fifteen million four hundred thirty-eight thousand five hundred dollars of the construction costs through the issuance of revenue bonds, in accordance with this Act and chapter 5-12, with the remainder to be provided from grants or donations.

     Section 2. The Board of Regents may accept a donation of a site comprising twelve acres more or less for the higher education center--west river from within a tract described as follows: A tract of land situated in Section 27, Township 2 North, Range 8 East of the Black Hills Meridian, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, more fully described as follows: Commencing at the Section ¼ Corner common to Sections 27 and 28, thence N67°26'47"W, a distance of 586.94 feet, to the point of beginning. Thence, first course: N89°51'35"W, a distance of 812.52 feet; Thence, second course: N00°08'25"E, a distance of 101.13 feet; Thence, third course: N42°04'51"E, a distance of 200.57 feet; Thence, fourth course: N04°15'17"W, a distance of 139.40 feet; Thence, fifth course: N28°03'24"W, a distance of 124.92 feet, to a point on the southerly edge of Chicago and North Western Railroad Right-of-Way; Thence, sixth course: along the southerly edge of said Railroad Right-of-way, curving to the left, on a curve with a radius of 5779.58 feet, a delta angle of 07°34'45", a length of 764.53 feet, a chord bearing of N58°09'28"E, and chord distance of 763.98 feet; Thence, seventh course: curving to the right, on a curve with a radius of 462.00 feet, a delta angle of 03°55'30", a length of 31.65 feet, a chord bearing of S36°20'35"E, and chord distance of 31.64 feet; Thence, eighth course: curving to the left, on a curve with a radius of 55.00 feet, a delta angle of 77°48'49", a length of 74.70 feet, a chord bearing of S24°34'19"E, and chord distance of 69.09 feet; Thence, ninth course: curving to the right, on a curve with a radius of 30.00 feet, a delta angle of 40°07'48", a length of 21.01 feet, a chord bearing of S43°24'49"E, and chord distance of 20.59 feet; Thence, tenth course: curving to the right, on a curve with a radius of 462.00 feet, a delta angle of 23°29'20", a length of 189.40 feet, a chord bearing of S11°36'15"E, and chord distance of 188.08 feet; Thence, eleventh course: S00°08'25"W, a distance of 616.80 feet, to the point of beginning.

     Section 3. Notwithstanding the limitations of §  5-2-1, and using other funds at its disposal, the Board of Regents may buy an option or a right of first refusal to purchase contiguous lands comprising approximately nineteen acres, provided that no purchase or other acquisition may take place without the prior authorization of the Legislature.

     Section 4. No indebtedness, bond, or obligation incurred or created under the authority of this Act may be or may become a lien, charge, or liability against the State of South Dakota, nor against the property or funds of the State of South Dakota within the meaning of the Constitution or statues

of the state.

     Section 5. The South Dakota Building Authority and the Board of Regents may accept, transfer, and expend any property or funds obtained for these purposes from federal sources, gifts, contributions, or any other source, all of which shall comprise a special fund for the benefitted project and all monies deposited into that fund are hereby appropriated to the projects authorized by this Act.

     Section 6. The administration of the design and construction of the projects authorized in this Act shall be under the general charge and supervision of the Bureau of Administration as provided in chapter 5-14. The executive director of the Board of Regents and the executive secretary of the South Dakota Building Authority shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.

     Section 7. The Board of Regents may make and enter into a lease agreement with the Building Authority and make rental payments under the terms thereof, pursuant to chapter 5-12, from appropriations to be made by the Legislature for the payment of such rent and to support the construction, completion, furnishing, equipping, and payment of revenue bonds issued pursuant to this Act to fund thirteen million thirty-eight thousand five hundred dollars of the construction cost, and from the higher education facilities fund to retire bonds issued to fund two million four hundred thousand dollars of the construction cost."

Jeanette Black