31-14-27. County construction or replacement of bridges and culverts on township secondary roads--Reimbursement of county.
If a township board of supervisors or county highway superintendent requests the board of county commissioners to construct or replace in its entirety any bridge or the placing or replacing of any culvert with an opening of sixteen square feet or more including material upon the secondary roads within the township, the board of county commissioners may cause the work to be done and the township shall reimburse the county up to and including five hundred dollars. If the cost is in excess of five hundred dollars, the county and township may enter into an agreement as to how the cost in excess of five hundred dollars will be split between the county and the township. After the placing or replacing of any culvert as provided in this section, the culvert shall be maintained and kept clean at the expense of the township. The construction or replacing of any bridge or the placing or replacing of any culvert with an opening of less than sixteen square feet upon a secondary road within a township shall be at the total expense of the township. The bridge or culvert shall be maintained and kept clean at the expense of the township.
Source: SL 1919, ch 333, §30; SDC 1939, §28.1403; SL 1949, ch 111; SL 1955, ch 102, §2; SL 1957, ch 127; SL 1974, ch 203, §1; SL 1980, ch 210; SL 1981, ch 226; SL 2018, ch 168, §55.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 31 - Highways and Bridges
Chapter 14 - County And Township Bridges And Culverts
Section 31-14-1 - Definition of terms.
Section 31-14-2 - County commissioners' responsibility for bridges and culverts.
Section 31-14-3 - Drainage investigation of new or replacement bridge site.
Section 31-14-5 - Bridge plans and specifications--Design requirements--Filing by county auditor.
Section 31-14-11 - Opening of bids--Notice to successful bidder--Execution of contract.
Section 31-14-13 - Performance bond required--Filing of contract and bond.
Section 31-14-15 - Return of certified checks accompanying bids.
Section 31-14-18 - Progress reports by county highway superintendent--Partial payments on contracts.
Section 31-14-19 - Cost statement prepared by county highway superintendent--Filing.
Section 31-14-20 - Bridge construction and repairs by county work authorized.
Section 31-14-22 - Cost statement of county work prepared by county highway superintendent--Filing.
Section 31-14-24 - Emergency contracts for repair of bridges and approaches authorized.
Section 31-14-26 - Insufficient funds to pay emergency contract--Issuance of emergency warrants.
Section 31-14-31 - Drainage ditch bridges.
Section 31-14-33 - Inspection of township culverts--Duty of board of supervisors.
Section 31-14-38 - County line bridges--Sharing of costs in absence of apportionment contract.
Section 31-14-46 - Unlawful agreements on contracts--Offering or receiving bribes--Felony.