The board, after consultation with other concerned state agencies, shall establish a preliminary list of special, exceptional, critical, or unique lands in accordance with the provisions of §§ 45-6B-33 and 45-6B-33.3. In addition, any citizen, organization, or agency may make written application to the board for such classification of a specific area. Any final determination as to such designations may not be made until an application for a permit to mine is filed which application includes land on the preliminary list.
S.D. Codified Laws § 45-6B-33.4
Preliminary list of special, exceptional, critical, or unique lands--Application for classification
Known as the South Dakota Mined Land Reclamation Act
The act spans §§ 45-6B-1 to 45-6B-99 (109 sections).
Source: SL 1989, ch 381, § 3.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.