Section 1-19C-3 - Submission of suggested replacement names--Time limit--Approval and adoption.
1-19C-3. Submission of suggested replacement names--Time limit--Approval and adoption. If no replacement place name for a specific location or feature is provided in § 1-19C-6, a replacement name may be suggested by the county or other local government entity, or by any interested person and may be submitted to the South Dakota Board on Geographic Names. The final decision on any replacement names, not previously approved by the Legislature pursuant to this chapter, shall be made by the board. The board shall make its recommendations to the United States Board on Geographic Names concerning places specified in § 1-19C-6 not later than January 1, 2010. The board shall make any subsequent recommendations in a timely manner. Any place names adopted as provided in this section shall be adopted and used and shall replace the offensive place names listed in §§ 1-19C-5 and 1-19C-6 pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
Source: SL 2001, ch 9, § 3; SL 2009, ch 2, § 5.