The commissioner of administration shall administer the Bureau of Administration. The bureau shall:

(1) Keep an exact and true inventory of all property, real and personal, belonging to the State of South Dakota and promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 enumerating the types and classes of public personal property to be included in the inventory required by § 5-24-1;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 1-14-12

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(2) Administer the procurement of supplies, services, and public improvements as prescribed in chapters 5-18A, 5-18B, and 5-18D;

(3) Supervise such central administrative services as transportation, mail, records management, and document reproduction services, make provisions for the supplying of office supplies and furniture;

(4) Maintain the buildings and grounds of the capitol complex and install central facilities to be used by all state agencies under such rules the Bureau of Administration promulgates pursuant to chapter 1-26;

(5) Contract for the provision of food services, candy, and beverages in the capitol complex;

(6) Supervise the administration of the Office of Hearings Examiners;

(7) Administer the federal surplus property allotted to the State of South Dakota;

(8) Provide for the lease of such real property as shall be necessary for the operation of state government;

(9) Administer a program of risk management for state government;

(10) Contract for such services as are required by multiple state agencies, if such a contract improves the efficiency of state government; and

(11) Any other function as may be required by statute, executive order, or administrative action.

Source: SDC 1939, § 55.2005; SL 1943, ch 257, § 11; SL 1955, ch 243, § 1; SL 1963, ch 353, § 15; SL 1971, ch 5, § 6; SL 1974, ch 7; SL 1975, ch 12; SL 1979, ch 6; SL 1985, ch 33, § 17; SL 1988, ch 11, § 1; SL 1993, ch 162; SL 2011, ch 2, § 12.