make an appropriation for the design and construction of an indoor athletics facility at Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.

26.573.11 101st Legislative Session 116

2026 South Dakota Legislature
Senate Bill 116
ENROLLED

AN ACT

ENTITLED An Act to make an appropriation for the design and construction of an
indoor athletics facility at Dakota State University and to declare an
emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. The Board of Regents may contract for the design and construction of an indoor
facility for athletic practice and competitive activities at the Beacom PREMIER Complex on the
campus of Dakota State University in Madison, together with furnishings and equip ment,
including heating, air conditioning, plumbing, water, sewer, electric facilities, refrigeration,
laboratories, sidewalks, parking, landscaping, architectural and engineering services, and
other services or actions, including the movement, constructi on, or expansion of the South
Dakota National Guard motor vehicle storage complex, as may be required to accomplish the
project, for an estimated cost of $13,330,000, subject to permitted adjustments pursuant to
section 3 of this Act.
Section 2. There is appropriated to the Board of Regents for the purposes authorized in this
Act, the sum $13,330,000, in other fund expenditure authority for donated moneys, together
with any additional sums received pursuant to section 4 of this Act, and permitted adjustments
pursuant to section 3 of this Act.
Section 3. The cost estimate contained in this Act is stated in terms of 2026 values. The
Board of Regents may adjust the cost estimate to reflect inflation, as measured by the Building
Cost Index and reported by the Engineering News Record, and additional expenditu res
required to comply with regulations adopted after the effective date of this Act, or additional
sums received pursuant to section 4 of this Act. Any adjustment to construction cost estimate
for the project may not exceed one hundred twenty -five percent of the estimated project
construction cost stated in section 1 of this Act.
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Section 4. The Board of Regents may accept, transfer, and expend any moneys obtained for
the project authorized in this Act from federal sources, donations, or any other external
sources, all of which comprise a special fund for the benefitted project. All moneys deposited
into that fund are appropriated to the Board of Regents for the project authorized in this Act,
subject to the limitations stated in sections 1 to 3, inclusive, of this Act.
Section 5. No indebtedness, bond, or obligation incurred or created under the authority of
this Act may be or may become a lien, charge, or liability against this state, nor against the
property or funds of this state, within the meaning of the state's constitution and laws.
Section 6. The administration of the design and construction of the project authorized in this
Act shall be under the general charge and supervision of the Bureau of Human Resources and
Administration, as provided in chapter 5-14.
Section 7. The executive director of the Board of Regents, shall approve vouchers, and the
state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.
Section 8. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated shall
revert in accordance with the procedures prescribed in chapter 4-8.
Section 9. Whereas, this Act is necessary for the support of the state government and its
existing public institutions, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Act shall be in
full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
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An Act to make an appropriation for the design and construction of an indoor athletics facility
at Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.

I certify that the attached Act originated in
the:

Senate as Bill No. 116

Secretary of the Senate

President of the Senate

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate

Speaker of the House

Attest:

Chief Clerk of the House

Senate Bill No. 116
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office
this _____ day of _____________,

2026 at ____________M.

By
for the Governor

The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________, A.D., 2026

Governor

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________, 2026
at _________ o'clock __M.

Secretary of State

By
Asst. Secretary of State