2024 South Dakota Legislature

Senate Bill 55

ENROLLED

An Act

ENTITLED An Act to remove multiple vehicle ownership as a condition for purchasing an additional park entry license at a reduced price.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That   41-17-13 be AMENDED:

41-17-13. A park license may be required to permit a motor vehicle and the occupants entry into any state park, except Bear Butte when used by individuals participating in a religious activity, and into any of the following lakeside use or state recreation areas:

(1) Angostura;

(2) American Creek;

(3) Big Sioux;

(4) Bob's Landing;

(5) Burke Lake;

(6) Buryanek;

(7) Bush's Landing;

(8) Chief White Crane;

(9) Cow Creek;

(10) Dodge Draw;

(11) Downstream below Oahe Dam;

(12) East Shore;

(13) East Whitlock;

(14) Farm Island;

(15) Indian Creek;

(16) Lake Alvin;

(17) Lake Cochrane;

(18) Lake Hiddenwood;

(19) Lake Louise;

(20) Lake Poinsett;

(21) Lake Thompson;

(22) Lake Vermillion;

(23) Lewis and Clark Lake's Gavins Point unit, the Midway unit, and the Yankton unit;

(24) Little Bend;

(25) Llewellyn Johns;

(26) Mina Lake;

(27) North Point;

(28) North Wheeler;

(29) Okobojo Point;

(30) Peoria Flats;

(31) Pease Creek;

(32) Pelican Lake;

(33) Pickerel Lake;

(34) Pierson Ranch;

(35) Platte Creek;

(36) Randall Creek;

(37) Revheim Park;

(38) Richmond Lake;

(39) Rocky Point;

(40) Sandy Shore;

(41) Shadehill;

(42) Snake Creek;

(43) South Shore;

(44) Spillway at Fort Randall Dam;

(45) Spring Creek;

(46) Springfield;

(47) Sutton Bay;

(48) Swan Creek;

(49) Tailrace at Fort Randall Dam;

(50) Walker's Point;

(51) Walth Bay;

(52) West Bend;

(53) West Chamberlain;

(54) West Pollock;

(55) West Shore;

(56) West Whitlock; and

(57) Whetstone Bay.

The Game, Fish and Parks Commission shall, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, set annual and daily license fees for entry into a state park, lakeside use area, or state recreation area.

The commission shall, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, establish a system by which an individual may purchase a second license each year for one-half the price of the first license.

The department shall deposit all fees collected pursuant to this section in the parks and recreation fund established in   41-17-21.

An Act to remove multiple vehicle ownership as a condition for purchasing an additional park entry license at a reduced price.

I certify that the attached Act originated in the:

Senate as Bill No. 55

Secretary of the Senate

President of the Senate

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate

Speaker of the House

Attest:

Chief Clerk

Senate Bill No. 55

File No. ____

Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office

this _____ day of _____________,

2024 at ____________M.

By

for the Governor

The attached Act is hereby

approved this ________ day of

______________, A.D., 2024