FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to require notice and a hearing before the issuance of certain temporary water use permits.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
    Section 1. That § 46-5-40.1 be amended to read:
    46-5-40.1. The Water Management Board may promulgate rules to authorize the chief engineer to issue temporary permits for the use of public water for construction, testing, or drilling purposes. A person seeking a temporary permit for the use of public water for construction, testing, or drilling shall submit an application to the chief engineer for a temporary permit pursuant to the procedure established in chapter 46-2A. No A temporary permit is not valid after December thirty-one thirty-first of the year in which the permit is issued. No A temporary permit may not be issued if the permit interferes with or adversely affects prior appropriations or vested rights. A temporary permit shall contain qualifications and limitations necessary to protect the public interest. The issuance of a temporary permit is permission to use public water on a temporary basis and does not grant any water rights.

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