5-3-7. Exchange of common school, indemnity, or endowment land--Conditional exchange.
The commissioner of school and public lands may exchange, with the approval of the Governor and following a public hearing, any common school, indemnity, or endowment land for any land located within the State of South Dakota of like appraised value. The commissioner may also exchange, with the approval of the Governor and following a public hearing, any common school, indemnity, or endowment land for any land located within the State of South Dakota of appraised value of at least seventy-five percent of the school land if the difference is paid in cash at the time of the exchange. The exchange may be conditional if the transfer is completed within five years and the trust corpus is never diminished. Any cash received from the exchange shall be treated as a cash sale pursuant to the provisions of chapter 5-9. The commissioner shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to establish the procedures and criteria for a land exchange.
Source: SL 1941, ch 70, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §15.0208; SL 1982, ch 49, §1; SL 1984, ch 35, §1; SL 1992, ch 42; SL 1999, ch 24, §1; SL 2016, ch 38, §1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts
Chapter 03 - Selection, Exchange And Classification Of School And Public Lands
Section 5-3-1 - Attorney general to examine titles and protect state's interest.
Section 5-3-2 - Acceptance of federal indemnity lands in lieu of statehood grants.
Section 5-3-3 - Selection of indemnity lands for land disposed of before statehood.
Section 5-3-4 - Selection of indemnity lands for land settled before survey.
Section 5-3-6 - Selection of indemnity lands for land in lake or navigable river.
Section 5-3-7 - Exchange of common school, indemnity, or endowment land--Conditional exchange.
Section 5-3-7.1 - Conservation easement for state land exchanged or sold.
Section 5-3-11 - Classification of school and endowment lands according to best use.
Section 5-3-12 - List for county auditor of unsold endowment lands in county.