A utility constructing a transmission line in this state that has obtained a permit pursuant to chapter 49-41B and approval by legislative enactment as required pursuant to § 49-41B-4.1, is entitled to the power of eminent domain as provided by this chapter. However, such action shall not be construed to constitute approval of the use of federal eminent domain.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-35-1.1
Trans-state transmission line construction--Eminent domain
Source: SL 1980, ch 327, § 6.
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