South Dakota § 34A-9-1 Definition of terms.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 34A-9-1 — Definition of terms.

South Dakota § 34A-9-1

Title 34AENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Ch. 34A-9ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS

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Terms as used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, mean:

(1)"Agency," the executive and administrative departments, offices, boards, commissions, and other units of the state government;

(2)"Board," the Board of Minerals and Environment;

(3)"Draft environmental impact statement," a preliminary statement prepared pursuant to § 34A-9-5 ;

(4)"Environment," the physical conditions that will be affected by a proposed action, including land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, noise, objects of historic or aesthetic significance, existing patterns of population concentration, distribution, or growth, and existing community or neighborhood character;

(5)"Environmental impact statement," a detailed statement setting forth the matters specified in § 34A-9-7 .

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Terms as used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, mean: (1) "Agency," the executive and administrative departments, offices, boards, commissions, and other units of the state government; (2) "Board," the Board of Minerals and Environment; (3) "Draft environmental impact statement," a preliminary statement prepared pursuant to § 34A-9-5 ; (4) "Environment," the physical conditions that will be affected by a proposed action, including land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, noise, objects of historic or aesthetic significance, existing patterns of population concentration, distribution, or growth, and existing community or neighborhood character; (5) "Environmental impact statement," a detailed statement setting forth the matters specified in § 34A-9-7 . It includes any comments on a draft environmental statement which are received pursuant to § 34A-9-8 , and the agency's response to such comments, to the extent that they raise issues not adequately resolved in the draft environmental statement; (6) "Secretary," the secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.