{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-31-19-42","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 31-19-42","heading":"Acquisition of fee ownership in real estate where uneconomic remnants of land would result or severance damages would be less economical.","body":"Any first or second class municipality, county, township, or other governmental agency may acquire by gift, devise, or purchase, a fee ownership in real estate including right-of-way, for the construction and maintenance of the municipal, county, or township highway system, for the functional operation of the municipality, county, or township, and where, in relation to right-of-way acquisition, uneconomic remnants of land would be left to the original owner or where severance damages to a remainder make the acquisition of the entire tract or parcel more economical to the municipality or county. The Department of Transportation may acquire by gift, devise, or purchase, a fee ownership in real estate including right-of-way, for the construction and maintenance of the state highway system, for the functional operation of the department, and where, in relation to right-of-way acquisition, uneconomic remnants of land would be left to the original owner or where severance damages to a remainder make the acquisition of the entire tract or parcel more economical to the state. The department may not acquire fee ownership in right-of-way taken by condemnation proceedings.","path":["TITLE 31. HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES","CHAPTER 31-19. ACQUISITION OF LAND AND MATERIALS FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/31-19-42","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"e675dce10056d333ebcd083f2cdfa598ceb02c47b9eb70d031a604566cadb8bf","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-31-19-41.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-31-19-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}