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South Dakota's Official Home Page
www.state.sd.us
Government links to the governor's office; Legislature; state constitution; laws of South Dakota; agencies, divisions and elected offices; publications. Business includes information on economic development; licenses/occupations; financing; Department of Revenue; ServiceDirect business portal. Employment links to the Department of Labor and has labor market information.
Attorney General Opinions
www.state.sd.us/attorney/applications/
documents/default.asp?docType=3
Contains attorney general opinions since 1980. Users can perform a word search on opinions or browse by year, then opinion number; can sign up for opinion alerts.
Board of Technical Professions
www.state.sd.us/dol/boards/engineer/
Contains information on licensing and certification for engineers, land surveyors, architects, landscape architects, and petroleum release assessors and remediators; requirements and application process for the Certificate of Authorization required of business entities practicing architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture or site assessment; online application, business disclaimer form. Can search for registered persons and business entities. Provides exam requirements, schedules, applications; forms; overview of complaint proceedings; continuing professional development requirements; license requirements; links to statutes and rules; fee schedule and payment information; publications; contact information; information on comity and reciprocity for practitioners licensed in other states. Provides online license renewal and change of address. Includes Building Official Handbook; newsletter with disciplinary actions; rule and licensure updates.
Bureau of Personnel, Training
www.state.sd.us/bop/training/training_home.htm
Lists training courses available, including asphalt maintenance; concrete paving; concrete testing; construction math; construction measurement and payment systems; earthwork; flagger certification; highway plans reading; materials sampling and testing; legal issues; time management. Provides exam review for engineers-in-training, land surveyors, professional engineers; courses for employers and business owners.
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
www.state.sd.us/denr/denr.html
Environmental Permitting and Regulation Guide contains information on permitting for design, construction and operation of facilities related to water and wastewater systems; pollution emitting facilities. Provides Recommended Design Criteria Manual for Wastewater Collection and Treatment Facilities; New Water System Planning Manual; Recommended Standards for Water Works. Waste Management Program provides solid waste permitting guide, permit forms; lists hazardous waste contractors and management firms; black mold and lead paint testing, removal firms. Recycling Guide lists landfills; recyclers of concrete, asphalt, lumber; building removal contractors. Water Rights Program includes dam safety information; permit forms; well driller listings; licensing requirements for well drillers, well pump, septic tank installers; dam construction and well drilling requirements; forms; well construction standards; summary of water rights laws and rules. Ground Water Quality Program contains technical documents; permit forms; storage tank compliance information and specifications; database of storage tanks; clean-up resources; list of tank installers, removal and spill clean-up contractors; contractor certification requirements. Public Drinking Water Program includes public beach and municipal swimming pool standards, swimming pool specifications. Asbestos Program contains guidelines for renovation and demolition projects; requirements for the handling of asbestos-containing materials; certification and notification forms; list of certified service providers, training courses, asbestos waste facilities. Air Quality Program provides permit information and forms. Funding provides eligibility requirements; loan amounts and terms; application process overview; rules and regulations; applications for Consolidated Water Facilities Construction Program, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.
Department of Game, Fish and Parks
www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/Diversity/windpower.htm
Contains Siting Guidelines for Wind Power Projects in South Dakota.
Department of Health
www.state.sd.us/doh/
Health Protection includes statutes, rules and plan review questionnaires for food service and lodging establishments, campgrounds, pools, spas.
Department of Labor
www.state.sd.us/dol/dol.asp
Businesses offers job posting to employers; lists posting requirements; career center offices; new hire reporting requirements. Unemployment Insurance provides online employer registration; new-hire reporting form and reporting requirements; information on tax and wage reporting; quarterly online reporting; forms; statutes and administrative rules. Job Seekers provides online registration and resume posting; job search engine; job resources; lists career centers. Labor and Management Division contains worker's compensation rules, forms, fee schedule; information about the state's labor laws. Labor Market Information Center includes data on consumer price index, benefits, labor force, population, wages and earnings; community labor profiles; occupational projections. Alien Labor Certification program provides labor certification forms and prevailing wage request form.
Department of Revenue and Regulation
www.state.sd.us/drr2/revenue.html
Provides business tax information; online tax license application; new business start-up information; bid factor calculator for new contractors; business tax publications for specialty builders, construction contractors, subcontractors; sales tax guide and tables; tax facts by occupation; Summary for Amending Sales, Use and Contractors' Excise Tax Returns. Offers business tax seminars and small business workshops. Motor Vehicles Division contains titling guide for buyers and sellers; title forms; registration and title statistics; information for prorate and commercial licensing for businesses transporting items interstate.
Department of Transportation
www.sddot.com
Doing Business with DOT contains current contract lettings, future letting dates, list of informal regional lettings and completed (archived) lettings. Contractors can request plans online. Contractor information includes bidder instructions; list of prequalified contractors; contractor contact list; bidding proposal form; prequalification form; wage rates; work types list; South Dakota construction cost index; materials manual; approved products manual; standard bid item search; standard and supplemental specifications. Compliance Office contains wage rates; defined work classifications; subcontract requirements; contractor compliance review forms. DBE Program lists active and certified firms; provides low bidder forms; DBE solicitation and bid comparison for good faith effort. Division of Planning and Engineering contains standard and supplemental specifications; standard plates; CADD procedures; concrete paving, earthwork, erosion control, pipe installation, road design manuals. Office of Materials and Surfacing contains concrete pipe release reports. Office of Research contains summaries of research projects; project guidelines and research RFPs. South Dakota Motor Carrier Handbook contains information on motor carrier sizes, weights, special permits. Project Development contains Storm Water Management Program resources. Local Government Assistance Office contains consultant and right-of-way forms.
Division of Insurance
www.state.sd.us/drr2/reg/insurance/
Contains guides and FAQs for insurance; complaint-filing instructions. Insurance company information includes a list of companies licensed in the state, with addresses and phone numbers, premium and losses paid in the previous two years, and market share reports organized by line of insurance. Lists insurers offering discount medical plans.
Driver Licensing Program
www.state.sd.us/dps/dl/
Contains information on obtaining commercial driver's license, including fees and examinations; contact information; driving record request form; online driver manual and commercial manual; list of third-party testers.
Energy Infrastructure Authority
www.sdeia.com
Includes energy legislation, presentations, reports.
Governor's Office of Economic Development
www.sdreadytowork.com
State economic information portal. Contains labor force profiles and statistics; labor availability and employment outlook; business rankings; business start-up packet and checklist; information about tax and business costs, low interest loans, bond financing and training grants; directory of local development corporations; business start-up package; business licensing guide; information about infrastructure and business climate; demographic and statistical data; state statistical profile; quarterly reports. Buildings and Land lists available properties. Cities/Counties contains detailed and summary demographic, labor, economic, infrastructure, education reports; community profiles, with statistical, labor, education, infrastructure information; directory of financial, technical, business, community development resources. Manufacturers Directory is searchable by product, city, company name. 50-State Comparison compares South Dakota to other states in income taxes, business taxes, unemployment insurance, workers compensation, cost of living, education, utilities, other criteria. Labor Force lists public and private universities, technical institutes.
Housing Development Authority
www.sdhda.org
Provides program overviews, eligibility guidelines, application procedures, property compliance forms and manuals, other information about the Housing Tax Credit, HOME, Rural Site Development, and Multi-Family Bond Financing programs; lists participating lenders.
Office of Procurement Management
www.state.sd.us/boa/opm/
Provides vendor manual; forms; terms and conditions; online bidder registration; statewide contract listings; Western States Contracting Alliance Price Agreements.
Office of the Governor
www.state.sd.us/governor/
Gives contact information, including the governor's e-mail address; speeches and press releases; cabinet and staff listings.
Office of the State Engineer
www.state.sd.us/boa/ose/
Office manages all new state construction except highway construction. Provides bidding advertisements; bid tabulations; planholder lists; future projects list, with project status information; design-build RFPs; links to design-build procedures. Provides standard general conditions; front end documents; construction contract checklist; standard contract forms; A/E change order form; payment request instructions; construction management-at-risk procedures.
Secretary of State
www.state.sd.us/sos/sos.htm
Corporations has information on registering with the state; fee schedules; forms; corporate status look-up; corporation booklets; online business name registration system. Trademarks has forms; information on fees and applications. UCC Filings contains forms and central filing system for UCC filings. Includes contact information; e-mail directory; corporation laws.
South Dakota International Business Institute
www.sd-exports.org
Supports the Governor's Office of Economic Development in facilitating international trade. International Trade Directory lists exporters and service providers by company or product. Offers free business consultations; seminars; information about free trade zone; international trade statistics; international credit reports for a fee.
State Electrical Commission
www.state.sd.us/dcr/electrical/
Contains information on electrical licensing requirements; license and exam applications; exam schedule; bond forms; continuing education requirements; list of upcoming continuing education classes; license renewal requirements; inspections and inspection fees; state electrical inspector list; contact information for electrical inspections; publications. Provides information about reciprocal agreements for electricians licensed in other states; complaint procedures; ADA policy; FAQs; statutes and rules.
State Fire Marshall's Office
www.state.sd.us/dcr/fire/FIRE_hom.htm
Provides links to administrative rules for boiler inspections and for code compliance for new construction or remodeling of day-care and educational facilities; standards for manufactured homes; home fire inspection checklist.
State Historical Society, Historic Preservation Office
www.sdhistory.org/HP/histpres.htm
Provides information about historic preservation review and compliance; grants and tax incentives; funding guide; historic sites survey information and forms.
State Plumbing Commission
www.state.sd.us/dcr/plumbing/
Contains information on applications and examinations for plumbing contractors, journeymen plumbers and apprentice plumbers; sewer and water contractors, installers and apprentices; appliance contractors, installers and apprentices; water conditioning contractors, installers and apprentices; mobile home contractors, installers and apprentices; and underground irrigation contractors, installers and apprentices. Includes applications; FAQs; ADA policy; minimum code standards; contact information for scheduling inspections; links to statutes and rules; fee schedules; information about reciprocity for practitioners licensed in other states; information on complaints.
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