At the time of abandonment of any railroad right-of-way, any corporation, partnership, individual, or political subdivision of this state, owning, operating or maintaining any telegraph, telephone, electric transmission or distribution lines, pipelines, water or sewer lines, buildings, grain elevators or other permanent fixtures on the abandoned right-of-way, may continue to occupy the right-of-way for a period of three years as provided in §§ 49-16A-113 and 49-16A-114.
SDCL 49-16A-112