§ 5-1-2 — Definition of terms.

South Dakota § 5-1-2

• Jurisdiction: South Dakota
• Title 5: PUBLIC PROPERTY, PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS
• Ch. 5-1: DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL AND PUBLIC LANDS

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Terms used in chapters 5-1 to 5-10 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise plainly requires, mean: (1) "Commissioner," the commissioner of school and public lands. (2) "Geothermal resources," the use of the natural heat of the earth or the energy, in whatever form, below the surface of the earth for commercial or industrial heating or electrical generating purposes.

Legislative History

SL 1911, ch 224, § 87; RC 1919, § 5728; SDC 1939, §§ 15.0101, 15.0201; SL 1976, ch 20, § 14; SL 1980, ch 40, § 11.