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Committee advances bill creating airport expansion, improvement grants

Renderings for additional gates at Sioux Falls Regional Airport
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Sioux Falls Regional Airport
Renderings for additional gates at Sioux Falls Regional Airport

The Joint Committee on Appropriations is advancing a bill creating grants that allow airports in the state to expand and make improvements.

This comes after numerous airports across South Dakota have expressed interest in expanding. That includes Rapid City and Sioux Falls.

The bill allocates $30 million from the general fund for the Aeronautics Commission to award.

SB 132 passes 14 to 4 and now heads to the Senate floor.

Jackson Dircks is a Freeburg, Illinois, native. He is pursuing a degree in English, Journalism and Secondary Education at Augustana University and planning to graduate in May 2025. He plans to pursue a career in sports journalism.