<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.sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44P0 { 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.sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C3 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C3-000002 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000004 { 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="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=74:29:12:11"><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000000">74:29:12:11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000001">.  </span><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C3">Provisions for recovery of forfeiture costs</span><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0"> </span><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C3-000002">The board shall recover the costs involved, including attorney's fees, in the forfeiture of financial assurance. Estimated forfeiture costs must be included in the calculated reclamation financial assurance and postclosure financial assurance amounts</span><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0">    </span><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0"> </span><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0">52 SDR 24, effective September 10, 2025</span><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0">    </span><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=45-6B-81"><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000004">45-6B-81</span></a><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0">    </span><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=45-6B-20"><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000004">45-6B-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=45-6B-20.1"><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000004">45-6B-20.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=45-6B-21"><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000004">45-6B-21</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=45-6B-24"><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000004">45-6B-24</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=45-6B-48"><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000004">45-6B-48</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=45-6B-49"><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000004">45-6B-49</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=45-6B-50"><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000004">45-6B-50</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=45-6B-51"><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000004">45-6B-51</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=45-6B-55"><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000004">45-6B-55</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=45-6B-66"><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000004">45-6B-66</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=45-6B-67"><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000004">45-6B-67</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=45-6B-91"><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0-000004">45-6B-91</span></a><span class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa80fed25-a285-4c5c-b649-b62dfa67df44000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>