31-27-2.1. Railroad responsibility for crossing maintenance after abandonment of right-of-way--Transfer of responsibility.
The responsibility of a railroad corporation to maintain and keep in repair grade crossings as provided by law does not terminate upon the abandonment of the railroad right-of-way or a portion thereof. The responsibility continues until the highway is restored to a usable condition. The maintenance responsibility does not terminate with the disposal of the abandoned railroad right-of-way or the dissolution of the railroad corporation but passes to the transferee of the abandoned railroad right-of-way or the successors to the railroad corporation.
Source: SL 1976, ch 185; SL 2010, ch 145, ยง129.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 31 - Highways and Bridges
Chapter 27 - Railroad Crossings
Section 31-27-3 - Filing required for establishment of crossing--Approval.
Section 31-27-5 - Expense of eliminating crossings.
Section 31-27-6 - Expense of land appropriated for relocation of crossings.
Section 31-27-7 - Determination to eliminate crossing when no right-of-way is needed.
Section 31-27-11 - Grading and approaches if no right-of-way needed.
Section 31-27-12 - Determination to eliminate dangerous crossing when new right-of-way is necessary.
Section 31-27-17 - Cost of right-of-way, grading, and approaches.
Section 31-27-18 - Minimum overhead clearance--Width of roadway--Approaches.