South Dakota § 49-16A-100.6 - Certificate of insurance or coverage for utilities crossing railroad right-of-way .
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§ 49-16A-100.6. Certificate of insurance or coverage for utilities crossing railroad right-of-way .
The certificate of insurance or coverage submitted by a municipality shall include commercial general liability insurance or equivalent form with a limit of not less than one million dollars for each occurrence and an aggregate of not less than two million dollars. The certificate of insurance submitted by any other utility other than a gas or hazardous materials pipeline utility shall include commercial general liability insurance with a combined single limit of a minimum of two million dollars for each occurrence and an aggregate limit of at least four million dollars. The certificate of insurance submitted by a gas or hazardous materials pipeline utility shall include commercial general liability insurance with a combined single limit of a minimum of five million dollars for each occurrence and an aggregate limit of at least ten million dollars. The railroad may require protective liability insurance with a combined single limit of two million dollars for each occurrence and four million dollars aggregate. The coverage may be provided by a blanket railroad protective liability insurance policy if the coverage, including the coverage limits, applies separately to each individual crossing. The coverage shall be required only during the period of construction, repair, or replacement of the facility.
Source: SL 2014, ch 217, § 4; SL 2016, ch 223, § 5.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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