To avoid duplication of effort and to promote consistent administration of federal and state environmental policies, the environmental impact statement required by this chapter need not be prepared with respect to actions for which a detailed statement is required to be prepared pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as amended to January 1, 2011, if the statement complies with the requirements of this chapter.
S.D. Codified Laws § 34A-9-11
Impact statement not required if federal statement required
Known as the South Dakota Environmental Policy Act
The act spans §§ 34A-9-1 to 34A-9-9 (16 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Matter of SD Water Mgmt. Bd. (1984)
Most recently applied in In re the Decision of the State Water Management Board Approving Water Permit No. 1791-2 (June 1984)
Source: SL 1974, ch 245, § 6; SDCL Supp, § 11-1A-11; SL 1993, ch 256, § 35; SL 2011, ch 165, § 135.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.