Underground mining and associated nondegrading surface disturbances may be allowed within and beneath land determined to be special, exceptional, critical, or unique provided the design and operating plans include provisions that eliminate any major surface disturbance that would severely affect the area or endanger recreational use.
S.D. Codified Laws § 45-6B-33.8
Underground mining allowed beneath special, exceptional, critical, or unique land
Known as the South Dakota Mined Land Reclamation Act
The act spans §§ 45–45 (109 sections).
Source: SL 1989, ch 381, § 8.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.