<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:38:32:06"><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0-000000">20:38:32:06</span></a><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0-000001">.  Petroleum release assessment or remediation.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0"> An applicant for licensure as a petroleum release assessor or remediator </span><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0"> pass the petroleum release examination, which is prepared and scored by the board. The examination is an open</span><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">-</span><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">book</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0"> electronic</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0"> examination over South Dakota procedures and rules pertaining to petroleum releases. Each applicant </span><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0"> complete the examination within </span><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0"> calendar days </span><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">of the date of submission of the applicant's licensure application</span><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">    An applicant may apply for admission to the examination upon satisfaction of the </span><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">p</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">etroleum </span><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">r</span><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">elease education and experience requirements.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">    An applicant who fails the petroleum release examination may retake the examination two times. If an applicant fails the examination three times, the applicant may submit only one new application for admission to the examination per calendar year thereafter. The board may review an applicant who fails the examination three times and may require additional qualifying education or experience</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0"> to grant licensure</span><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">    </span><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0"> 26 SDR 9, effective July 29, 1999; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:38:17:12"><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0-000003">20:38:17:12</span></a><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">, 38 SDR 121, effective January 16, 2012; 40 SDR 121, effective January 7, 2014</span><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">; 51 SDR 56, effective November 20, 2024</span><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">    </span><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-22"><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0-000003">36-18A-22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">(3), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-31"><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0-000003">36-18A-31</span></a><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">    </span><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-31"><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0-000003">36-18A-31</span></a><span class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43926909-7d61-4ff7-a8b7-9055e5f2bbd5000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>