South Dakota § 49-32-3.1 Required notice to telecommunications company--Planning meeting required.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 49-32-3.1 — Required notice to telecommunications company--Planning meeting required.

South Dakota § 49-32-3.1

Title 49PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS

Ch. 49-32TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH AND ELECTRIC LINES

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S.D. Codified Laws § 49-32-3.1 (2026).

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Any person, any political subdivision of this state, or any other public or private entity, however organized, that constructs, maintains, or operates a wind collector system for the purpose of producing electric energy shall, prior to the conclusion of planning for construction of any such project, notify in writing any telecommunications company having telecommunications facilities located within one mile of the proposed site, according to the records of the one - call notification system established by chapter 49-7A , of the intent to construct and the proposed location of the wind collector system. The telecommunications company shall contact the developer of the wind collector system at the address given in the notice required by this section within thirty days of the notice required 

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Any person, any political subdivision of this state, or any other public or private entity, however organized, that constructs, maintains, or operates a wind collector system for the purpose of producing electric energy shall, prior to the conclusion of planning for construction of any such project, notify in writing any telecommunications company having telecommunications facilities located within one mile of the proposed site, according to the records of the one - call notification system established by chapter 49-7A , of the intent to construct and the proposed location of the wind collector system. The telecommunications company shall contact the developer of the wind collector system at the address given in the notice required by this section within thirty days of the notice required by §§ and 49-32-3.2 and request a planning meeting to be held within thirty days of the request with the developer of the wind collector system at a location mutually convenient to both parties. A planning meeting, once properly requested, shall be held and attended by knowledgeable representatives of the parties. If no request for a planning meeting is made, the developer is not required to meet with the telecommunications company. At the meeting the parties may discuss any concerns with the location or engineering design of the wind collector system, including the avoidance of inductive interference associated with the project.