S.D. Codified Laws § 46-2A-8.1
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Reinstatement of permit after expiration of time for construction--Application--Priority
Official statutory text
The Water Management Board may reinstate any water permit with a priority date after March 31, 1977, if unappropriated water is available and construction necessary to put water to beneficial use was not completed pursuant to § 46-2A-8 or 46-5-26 . Any application under this section shall be made within three years of the expiration of the original construction period pursuant to chapter 46-2A . The priority date for the application to reinstate a permit shall be the date the application to reinstate is filed.
Source: SL 1985, ch 345, § 3; SL 1996, ch 263, § 1.
Source: SL 1985, ch 345, § 3; SL 1996, ch 263, § 1.
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