South Dakota Codified Laws 31-9-1. Relinquishment of highways in national parks–Cession of jurisdiction
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The Department of Transportation and the board of county commissioners of an affected county, may relinquish to the United States for use and construction and control of highways by the secretary of interior, acting through the national park service, all of the interest of the state and the county in such portions of public highways lying within the boundaries of national parks and national monuments. The relinquishment of interest in the highways shall operate as a cession to the United States of jurisdiction for highway purposes over such portions of the highways lying within said national parks or national monuments.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 31-9-1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Source: SL 1957, ch 140, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 28.0241; SL 2010, ch 145, § 77.