Within twelve months of receipt of the initial application for a permit for the construction of energy conversion facilities, AC/DC conversion facilities, or transmission facilities, the commission shall make complete findings in rendering a decision regarding whether a permit should be granted, denied, or granted upon such terms, conditions or modifications of the construction, operation, or maintenance as the commission deems appropriate.
S.D. Codified Laws § 49-41B-24
Permit for energy conversion facilities, AC/DC conversion facilities, or transmission facilities--Complete findings by commission required within year of application
Known as the South Dakota Energy Facility Permit Act
The act spans §§ 49–49 (66 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In re Nebraska Public Power District for a Permit to Construct & Operate the Proposed Mandan Nominal 500 Ky Transmission Facility (1984)
Most recently applied in Pesall v. Montana Dakota Utilities, Co. (November 2015)
Source: SL 1977, ch 390, § 18; SL 1980, ch 328, § 2; SL 1981, ch 341; SL 2006, ch 242, § 5; SL 2009, ch 243, § 3; SL 2015, ch 235, § 2.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.