How is South Dakota's Richmond Lake Dam appropriation SB 121 moving through the Legislature and into construction?

SB 121, an $8.2 million appropriation to replace the leaking Richmond Lake Dam, cleared the Senate 28-2 on March 31 on a conference-committee report drawing from the state's unclaimed-property trust fund. By May 1, the Joint Appropriations committee had set a quarterly reporting schedule for the project, and the Office of School and Public Lands confirmed mobilization began May 4. Debate centered on the funding source rather than the dam's condition.

AI-generated summary compiled from Citizen Portal's coverage of the bill. Officials' positions below are sourced from their own words in indexed meetings and press events.