Introduced by: Representatives Sigdestad, Brunner, Gibson, Hawley, Kloucek, Olson (Betty),
Russell, Schaefer, Schrempp, Street, Tulson, and Wismer and Senators
Begalka, Bradford, Frerichs, Fryslie, Hansen (Tom), Hundstad, Nygaard, and
Rhoden
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FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise certain provisions relating to the vacation, change,
or location of highways.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 31-18-3 be amended to read as follows:
31-18-3. The board of county commissioners may vacate or change the location of any
section-line highway
within its county under its jurisdiction, and the board of supervisors of an
organized township may vacate or change the location of any section-line highway
within its
township under its jurisdiction, as provided in this title, but neither board may vacate or change
any portion of the state trunk highway system or any highway constructed by state or federal aid
or any highway within the limits of a municipal corporation
, nor may. Also, a board of
supervisors
may not vacate or change any portion of the county highway system
, nor may a
board of county commissioners vacate or change any portion of the township road system. In
addition, no board of county commissioners or board of supervisors may vacate a section-line
highway which provides access to public lands. This section does not prohibit the closing of a
section-line highway to vehicular traffic if the highway is unsafe for vehicular traffic. For the
purposes of this section, public land does not include any school and public lands.