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 In re the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Air Quality Permit Application of Hyperion Energy Center (2013)
Most recently applied in In re the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Air Quality Permit Application of Hyperion Energy Center (January 2013)
Source: SL 1974, ch 245, § 1 (2); SDCL Supp, § 11-1A-2; SL 1981, ch 13, § 10; SL 1981, ch 269, § 1; SL 2011, ch 165, § 132.
As used in this chapter, the term, actions, includes:
(1) New and continuing projects or activities directly undertaken by any public agency, or supported in whole or part through contracts, grants, subsidies, loans, or other forms of funding assistance from one or more public agencies;
(2) Policy, regulations, and procedure-making; or
(3) The issuance by one or more public agencies of a lease, permit, license, certificate, or other public entitlement to an applicant.