PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Larry Rhoden’s request for South Dakota’s inclusion in a current regional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) emergency declaration was granted, effective through June 30. This waiver addresses ongoing fuel shortages affecting South Dakota and other Midwest states by extending relief conditions from a previous Governor’s Executive Order that would have expired at Midnight May 29.

Due to a combination of factors — including higher-than-usual fuel demand for spring planting, refinery changes to summer fuel blends, pipeline maintenance, and terminal outages — several states are facing difficulty getting enough gasoline, diesel, and blended fuels. These problems were first reported by Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska, and the Energy Marketers of America asked

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