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Eliminate the cap on assessment amounts for road improvements.

This bill removes the two-dollar-per-front-foot annual cap that currently limits how much property owners can be assessed for road improvements in South Dakota. Instead of being restricted to that fixed amount, county supervisors will now be able to assess properties for whatever amount they determine is necessary for road repairs and improvements, though the assessment still cannot exceed the amount requested in the original petition. This gives local governments more flexibility to fund road maintenance and upgrades based on actual costs rather than a statutory limit.

Revise the description of highways included in the state trunk highway system.

South Dakota's Department of Transportation is updating the official descriptions of which highways are part of the state trunk highway system in several counties. The bill revises the geographic descriptions and route details for state highways in Hughes, Brookings, Charles Mix, Sully, Potter, Walworth, and Campbell counties to more accurately reflect the current highway system.

Make an appropriation to the Department of Revenue for distribution to county rural access infrastructure funds and to declare an emergency.

South Dakota will provide $25 million over three years (2026-2028) to counties for rural access infrastructure improvements, with each county's share based on the number of small structures on township and county roads in that area. This updates the existing rural access program by replacing an outdated August 2021 deadline with the new funding framework and making distribution based on road infrastructure needs rather than a fixed three million dollar amount.