<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 45-6C-20 - Criteria for determining amount of surety. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2066448Normal { 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.s2066448SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066448CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2066448Normal-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.s2066448DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2066448Normal-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.s2066448000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066448SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066448SCL-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="s2066448Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=45-6C-20"><span class="s2066448SENU">45-6C-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066448SENU">. </span><span class="s2066448CL">Criteria for determining amount of surety.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066448Normal-000000"><span class="s2066448DefaultParagraphFont">Criteria which shall be considered to determine the amount of surety necessary to guarantee the costs of reclamation of affected public and private lands and facilities include:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066448Normal-000001"><span class="s2066448DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Potential damages to unique and natural historical sites, springs, natural or man-made water storage and transport facilities, domestic and public water wells and water supply, waste water transport, storage and treatment facilities, or crops;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066448Normal-000001"><span class="s2066448DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Topography;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066448Normal-000001"><span class="s2066448DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Climatic, soil, and vegetative conditions;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066448Normal-000001"><span class="s2066448DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Estimated costs per test hole site to reclaim disturbed surface areas; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066448Normal-000001"><span class="s2066448DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Estimated cost per test hole site to plug each test hole.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066448Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066448000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066448Normal"><span class="s2066448SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066448SCL-000003"> SL 1982, ch 306, § 20; SL 2011, ch 165, § 211.</span></p></div></body></html>