South Dakota § 45-5A-1 Legislative findings.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 45-5A-1 — Legislative findings.

South Dakota § 45-5A-1

Title 45MINING, OIL AND GAS

Ch. 45-5ACOMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES FROM MINING, OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT

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The Legislature finds the following:

(1)It is necessary for the state to protect the public welfare of South Dakota which is largely dependent on agriculture, and to protect the economic well - being of individuals engaged in agricultural production;

(2)Exploration for and development of mineral and oil and gas reserves in this state may interfere with the use, agricultural or otherwise, of the surface of certain land;

(3)Surface owners should be justly compensated for injury to their persons or property and interference with the use of their property occasioned by mineral and oil and gas development.

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The Legislature finds the following: (1) It is necessary for the state to protect the public welfare of South Dakota which is largely dependent on agriculture, and to protect the economic well - being of individuals engaged in agricultural production; (2) Exploration for and development of mineral and oil and gas reserves in this state may interfere with the use, agricultural or otherwise, of the surface of certain land; (3) Surface owners should be justly compensated for injury to their persons or property and interference with the use of their property occasioned by mineral and oil and gas development.