SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Gov. Kristi Noem has signed 15 bills from the South Dakota Legislature. One of the bills is a law to streamline the county permit process.
She aggressively pushed the proposal to lawmakers this year.
She says it will spur investment in rural communities.
It makes wide-ranging changes to how counties decide on permits for feedlots and other projects.
Noem has also signed a bill to give people the option to take the written portion of the driver’s license exam in Spanish.
She also gave lawmakers the go-ahead to examine the state’s public universities.
The new laws will go into effect in July.
