South Dakota § 31-26-15 - Application granted--Adjustment with other utilities--Apportionment of costs--Telephone companies.
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§ 31-26-15. Application granted--Adjustment with other utilities--Apportionment of costs--Telephone companies.
If the application for construction or reconstruction of an electric line is granted by the board of county commissioners, it shall be competent for such board to adjust any differences that may arise between any such applicant and any owner or owners of any electric, telephone, or telegraph line or underground cable affected by such decision, in the matter of construction or reconstruction, and such board may adjust and apportion the costs which may be occasioned in order to carry out the plans, methods, or means approved by the board as deemed necessary to avoid or minimize interference or hazard. However, if there is a dispute between two telephone companies such dispute shall be adjusted by the Public Utilities Commission.
Source: SDC 1939, § 28.1002; SL 1951, ch 141; SL 1953, ch 149, § 2; SL 2003, ch 159, § 8.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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