South Dakota Statutes

§ 45-6C-20 — Criteria for determining amount of surety.

South Dakota·Title 45 MINING, OIL AND GAS·Ch. 45-6A MINERAL EXPLORATION

Criteria which shall be considered to determine the amount of surety necessary to guarantee the costs of reclamation of affected public and private lands and facilities include:

(1)Potential damages to unique and natural historical sites, springs, natural or man-made water storage and transport facilities, domestic and public water wells and water supply, waste water transport, storage and treatment facilities, or crops;
(2)Topography;
(3)Climatic, soil, and vegetative conditions;
(4)Estimated costs per test hole site to reclaim disturbed surface areas; and (5) Estimated cost per test hole site to plug each test hole.

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Legislative History

SL 1982, ch 306, § 20; SL 2011, ch 165, § 211.

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