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make an appropriation for the expansion of broadband infrastructure and to declare an emergency.
South Dakota receives $87 million in federal funding to expand broadband internet access across the state, with the Governor's Office of Economic Development distributing grants to projects that meet federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program requirements. The bill declares an emergency to allow the funds to be spent immediately rather than following standard appropriation timelines.