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§ 45-6B-94 — Gold or silver surface mining--Legislative findings.

South Dakota § 45-6B-94
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 45MINING, OIL AND GAS
Ch. 45-6AMINED LAND RECLAMATION

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S.D. Codified Laws § 45-6B-94 (2026).

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The Legislature of South Dakota finds that protection of the environment requires regulation of the total amount of land that can be disturbed by surface mining by large - scale gold or silver surface mining operations at any given time.

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Legislative History

Initiated Measure No. 2, approved November 3, 1992, effective November 19, 1992.

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