S.D. Codified Laws § 41-2-19.1
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Acquisition, management, and improvement of property--Large projects--Legislature’s prior approval required--Project division prohibited--Attorney general action--Applicability
Official statutory text
Notwithstanding any provision of this title to the contrary, the Department of Game, Fish and Parks may not acquire, build, or significantly improve a building, facility, or other physical asset, or build or significantly improve any infrastructure, or enter into a lease or a lease-purchase agreement, if doing so would require a cumulative capital expenditure in excess of two million five hundred thousand dollars, without first obtaining the express approval of the Legislature.
Notwithstanding any provision of this title to the contrary, the Department of Game, Fish and Parks may not acquire any public or private real property if doing so would require a cumulative capital expenditure in excess of two million five hundred thousand dollars, without first obtaining:
(1) The express approval of the Legislature; or
(2) The express approval of the special committee created in accordance with § 4-8A-2 , if:
(a) Time is of the essence; and
(b) The Legislature is in a recess or between sessions.
No acquisition, construction, improvement, or contract described in this section may be divided so as to require multiple smaller capital expenditures in order to avoid or otherwise defeat the approval threshold established in this section.
Any contract entered into in violation of this section is voidable in a legal action initiated by the attorney general.
The applicability of this section includes any action authorized under this title.
Source: SL 2025, ch 174, § 2.
Notwithstanding any provision of this title to the contrary, the Department of Game, Fish and Parks may not acquire any public or private real property if doing so would require a cumulative capital expenditure in excess of two million five hundred thousand dollars, without first obtaining:
(1) The express approval of the Legislature; or
(2) The express approval of the special committee created in accordance with § 4-8A-2 , if:
(a) Time is of the essence; and
(b) The Legislature is in a recess or between sessions.
No acquisition, construction, improvement, or contract described in this section may be divided so as to require multiple smaller capital expenditures in order to avoid or otherwise defeat the approval threshold established in this section.
Any contract entered into in violation of this section is voidable in a legal action initiated by the attorney general.
The applicability of this section includes any action authorized under this title.
Source: SL 2025, ch 174, § 2.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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