41:13:03:15Proposal review -- Selection of successor --

Continuation of existing lease. Six months prior to the expiration date of the concession lease or agreement, the department shall review the proposals it has received from prospective concessionaires. Three months prior to the expiration date of the concession lease or agreement, the commission shall select the successor concessionaire based upon criteria outlined in the prospectus. If the commission does not find a qualified prospective concessionaire or does not select a successor concessionaire by the expiration date of the concession lease or agreement, the commission may continue the existing concession lease or agreement on an annual basis.

Source: 32 SDR 55, effective October 17, 2005.