South DakotaState fund holds unspent rural road money for county use
Starting in 2029, county auditors transfer eligible unspent rural road money to a state fund, where spending must be budgeted through the general appropriation bill.
What it does
County auditors send eligible unspent rural road money to a state fund every three years, starting in 2029. Money committed by contract is excluded.
The state fund holds transferred money for county distributions and for tracking and safeguarding rural road funds. Spending from it must be budgeted through the state’s general spending bill.
Argument forKeeping eligible unspent money in a state fund could help track and safeguard it while supporting later distributions to counties.
Argument againstMoving eligible unspent money to the state could reduce counties’ control over those funds, and spending depends on approval through the state budget.
More detail
County auditors transfer certain unused rural road money to the state fund. This applies to money in county rural access infrastructure funds. The money must be unexpended, not contractually obligated, and approved under the rural access infrastructure chapter. The auditor makes the transfer on June 30 every third year, beginning in 2029.
The Department of Revenue administers the county and township infrastructure fund. The fund is held in the state treasury and supports county distributions under § 31-34-2, as well as accounting and safekeeping for money in rural access distribution funds. The fund holds money transferred under the rural access infrastructure chapter. Spending from the fund must be budgeted through the general appropriation bill.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 10Signed by the Governor Larry Rhoden on 2026-03-10 S.J. 514Became Law
- Mar 5Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-05 S.J. 477To Governor
- Mar 4Signed by the Speaker H.J. 516Passed House
- Mar 3Signed by the President S.J. 448Passed Senate
- Mar 2House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 1 H.J. 476
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 26Local Government Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 1Minor
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 26Scheduled for hearing
- Feb 23First read in House and referred to House Local Government H.J. 416Minor
- Feb 20Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 340
- Feb 18Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Local Government Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0
- Feb 18Local Government Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 236AMajor
- Feb 18Scheduled for hearing
- Feb 5Referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 199Minor
- Feb 4First Reading Senate S.J. 180Introduced
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