<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 10-39B-1 - Legislative findings. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2038531Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2038531SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2038531CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2038531Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2038531DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2038531Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2038531000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2038531SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2038531SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2038531Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=10-39B-1"><span class="s2038531SENU">10-39B-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2038531SENU">. </span><span class="s2038531CL">Legislative findings.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2038531Normal-000000"><span class="s2038531DefaultParagraphFont">The Legislature finds that:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2038531Normal-000001"><span class="s2038531DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Exploration for and development of energy minerals in this state may from time to time require the expenditure of state funds in the administration of the rules and statutes; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2038531Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2038531DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The State of South Dakota should be compensated for those reasonable costs incurred in carrying out the duties as set forth in chapters </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=45-9"><span class="s2038531DefaultParagraphFont">45-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2038531DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=45-6B"><span class="s2038531DefaultParagraphFont">45-6B</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2038531DefaultParagraphFont">, and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=45-6D"><span class="s2038531DefaultParagraphFont">45-6D</span></a><span class="s2038531DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2038531Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2038531000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2038531Normal"><span class="s2038531SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2038531SCL-000003"> SL 1983, ch 313, § 1; SL 2009, ch 13, § 6.</span></p></div></body></html>