<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-49 - General powers of board. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2066477Normal { 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.s2066477SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066477CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2066477Normal-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.s2066477DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2066477Normal-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.s2066477DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066477000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066477SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066477SCL-000004 { 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="s2066477Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=45-6C-49"><span class="s2066477SENU">45-6C-49</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066477SENU">. </span><span class="s2066477CL">General powers of board.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066477Normal-000000"><span class="s2066477DefaultParagraphFont">The Board of Minerals and Environment may:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066477Normal-000001"><span class="s2066477DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Administer oaths or affirmations, subpoena witnesses, and compel their attendance at a hearing;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066477Normal-000001"><span class="s2066477DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Accept gifts, contributions, federal grants</span><span class="s2066477DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2066477DefaultParagraphFont">in</span><span class="s2066477DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2066477DefaultParagraphFont">aid, or financial aid from any other source for accomplishing plugging and reclamation;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066477Normal-000001"><span class="s2066477DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Carry out plugging of test holes and reclamation of affected lands.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066477Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066477000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066477Normal"><span class="s2066477SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066477SCL-000004"> SL 1982, ch 306, § 49.</span></p></div></body></html>