13-51A-1. Definition of terms. Terms used in this chapter mean:

(1) "Acquire," includes to purchase, erect, build, construct, reconstruct, complete, repair, replace, alter, extend, better, equip, develop, and improve a project, including the acquisition and clearing of a site or sites therefor;

(2) "Board," the Board of Regents or its successor;

(3) "Federal agency," the United States of America, the President of the United States of America, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or such other agency or agencies of the United States of America as may be designated or created to make loans or grants or both;

(4) "Institution," includes the following:

(a) Black Hills State University, located at Spearfish, South Dakota;

(b) Dakota State University, located at Madison, South Dakota;

(c) Northern State University, located at Aberdeen, South Dakota;

(d) South Dakota State University, located at Brookings, South Dakota;

(e) University of South Dakota, located at Vermillion, South Dakota;

(f) South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, located at Rapid City, South Dakota;

(g) School for the Blind and the Visually Impaired, located at Aberdeen, South Dakota;

(h) School for the Deaf, located at Sioux Falls, South Dakota;

and their branches;

(5) "Project," includes revenue producing buildings, structures, and facilities which, as determined by the board, are required by, or necessary for the use or benefit of, each such institution, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following: student residence halls; apartments; staff housing facilities; dormitories; health, hospital, or medical facilities; dining halls; student union buildings; field houses; stadiums; physical education installations and facilities; auditoriums; facilities for student or staff services; any facility or building leased to the United States of America; off-street parking facilities; whether heretofore acquired and now or hereafter used for any or all of the purposes aforesaid, as described in or as may be hereafter acquired under this chapter, with all equipment and appurtenant facilities; or any one, or more than one, or all, of the foregoing, or any combination thereof, for each such institution;

(6) "Each such institution," includes any institution or any combination of institutions as determined by the board.Source: SL 1971, ch 134, § 2; SL 1998, ch 110, § 6; SL 2004, ch 134, § 1.