§ 45-6D-19 Inspection of area prior to issuance or renewal of permit--Surety for costs of plugging test holes and reclamation.

SD Codified L § 45-6D-19 (2019) (N/A)
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45-6D-19. Inspection of area prior to issuance or renewal of permit--Surety for costs of plugging test holes and reclamation. Prior to the issuance of a uranium exploration operation permit or renewal of a uranium exploration operation permit the Board of Minerals and Environment shall cause an inspection to be made of the area proposed to be explored. Based upon this inspection, the criteria established in § 45-6D-20, and the submitted reclamation plan, the board shall set the level of the surety necessary to guarantee the costs of plugging all of the proposed test holes and reclamation of affected public and private lands. The surety shall be filed or deposited with the board before the issuance of the uranium exploration operation permit in such form as required by the board.

Source: SL 1982, ch 307, § 19; SL 2006, ch 224, § 1.