31-2-33. Cooperation in research projects for road development.
The Department of Transportation shall be authorized to cooperate with any other state, group of states, federal agency, or nationally recognized research organization and share in the expense of setting up, maintaining and operating research projects including test roads at any place within or without the State of South Dakota for the development of facts and criteria capable of being used in the design and construction of highways, highway surfaces, and highway structures, and for the establishment of an engineering basis for the enactment of adequate and equitable legislation governing the allowable loading and method of taxation; to provide information as to types and capacities of highway vehicles which are practicable to be used in highway transportation; to procure special information concerning engineering problems, costs of maintaining highways at different capacities, the necessity for increased taxation to cover costs of highway capacities; and to produce reliable information as to how to realize the most efficient and economical vehicle capacities consistent with optimum over all highway transportation.
Source: SL 1955, ch 105; SDC Supp 1960, ยง28.0237.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 31 - Highways and Bridges
Chapter 02 - Administration Of State Highways
Section 31-2-13.1 - Rules--Promulgation.
Section 31-2-13.2 - State highway fund--Use and expenditure of moneys--Purpose.
Section 31-2-14.1 - Rules to define "administrative purposes".
Section 31-2-14.2 - Use of state highway fund.
Section 31-2-14.3 - Annual appropriation to Department of Revenue--Distribution.
Section 31-2-18 - Employment of persons with developmental disabilities.
Section 31-2-19 - Construction and improvement of roads--Location of material--Public meetings.
Section 31-2-20 - Adoption of standard plans and specifications.
Section 31-2-22 - Advice at county's request on maintaining its highway system.
Section 31-2-23 - Dissemination of highway information--Tourism publications.
Section 31-2-24 - Contracts for tourist publicity.
Section 31-2-27 - Disposition of property no longer useful.
Section 31-2-32 - Auction sale of passenger automobiles.
Section 31-2-33 - Cooperation in research projects for road development.
Section 31-2-34 - Action against state on construction contract--Venue of trial.
Section 31-2-35 - Hearing and determination of action against state--Right of appeal.
Section 31-2-36 - Service of process on state.
Section 31-2-37 - Time for actions against state.
Section 31-2-38 - Award of damages and costs--Payment by state.
Section 31-2-39 - Final judgment against state--Payment from state highway fund.