70:10:01:01Definitions.

Terms used in this title mean: (1) "Area engineer," the department engineer exercising administrative supervision over a geographical region of the state in accordance with the organizational structure of the department; (2) "Commission," the South Dakota Transportation Commission; (3) "Department," the South Dakota Department of Transportation; (4) "Permittee," an owner of utility lines or facilities possessing a utility corridor permit approved by the department; (5) "Utility corridor," a real property easement or fee interest that the department has acquired for the purpose of providing a suitable location for the relocation of any utility line or facility displaced as a result of a highway construction project.

Source: 32 SDR 32, effective August 30, 2005.