<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 5-7-38 - Water law provisions applicable to certain geothermal leases. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2034240Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2034240SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2034240CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2034240Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2034240DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2034240000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2034240SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2034240SCL-000002 { 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="s2034240Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=5-7-38"><span class="s2034240SENU">5-7-38</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2034240SENU">. </span><span class="s2034240CL">Water law provisions applicable to certain geothermal leases.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2034240Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2034240DefaultParagraphFont">All leases granted by the commissioner of school and public lands for the development of geothermal resources for industrial or commercial heating or production of electricity or minerals in solution, are subject to all of the provisions of chapters </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=46-5"><span class="s2034240DefaultParagraphFont">46-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2034240DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=46-6"><span class="s2034240DefaultParagraphFont">46-6</span></a><span class="s2034240DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2034240Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2034240000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2034240Normal"><span class="s2034240SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2034240SCL-000002"> SL 1980, ch 40, § 12.</span></p></div></body></html>