1-41-11. Board of Water and Natural Resources created--Functions--Appointment and terms of members.
The Board of Natural Resource Development is abolished. There is created a Board of Water and Natural Resources. The board shall perform all functions exercised by the former Board of Natural Resource Development. The Board of Water and Natural Resources shall consist of seven members not all of the same political party and appointed by the Governor for four-year terms. The terms of members of the Board of Water and Natural Resources who are first appointed after the effective date of this order shall be: one appointed for a term of one year; two appointed for a term of two years; two for a term of three years; and two for a term of four years, and such initial terms shall be designated by the Governor. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy arising from other than the natural expiration of a term shall serve for only the unexpired portion of the term.
Source: SL 1973, ch 2, §120; SL 1979, ch 354, §§18, 19; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 56, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 1 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 41 - Department Of Agriculture And Natural Resources
Section 1-41-1 - Department continued.
Section 1-41-2 - Secretary as head of department.
Section 1-41-2.1 - Qualifications of secretary.
Section 1-41-3.2 - Office of agricultural and natural resources policy created--Responsibilities.
Section 1-41-3.3 - Divisions constituting department.
Section 1-41-3.4 - Limitation on stringency of certain rules.
Section 1-41-4 - Performance of functions of former department.
Section 1-41-4.1 - Performance of functions of abolished agencies.
Section 1-41-11.1 - Officers of board--Quorum--Removal of members.
Section 1-41-12 - State geologist--Duties.
Section 1-41-13 - Performance of administrative functions of conservancy district board.
Section 1-41-13.1 - Performance of nonadministrative functions of conservancy district board.
Section 1-41-14 - Performance of administrative development functions of Water Resources Commission.
Section 1-41-15 - Water Management Board created--Appointment and terms of members.
Section 1-41-15.1 - Qualifications of Water Management Board members.
Section 1-41-15.2 - Quorum of Water Management Board.
Section 1-41-15.3 - Officers of Water Management Board--Meetings.
Section 1-41-15.4 - Functions of Water Management Board.
Section 1-41-15.5 - Water pollution control powers.
Section 1-41-16 - Environmental protection functions of department and secretary.
Section 1-41-17 - Water quality and hygiene functions.
Section 1-41-19 - Board of Minerals and Environment--Composition--Appointment and terms of members.
Section 1-41-19.1 - Board of Minerals and Environment composed in conformance with Clean Air Act.
Section 1-41-19.2 - Officers of Board of Minerals and Environment--Quorum--Meetings.
Section 1-41-22 - Report required following the issuance of uncontested permits.
Section 1-41-25 - Voluntary environmental audits--Assumption against civil or criminal penalties.
Section 1-41-25.1 - Application of environmental audit provisions--Discovery of violations.
Section 1-41-25.2 - Environmental audit subject to discovery--Summary of disclosed violation.
Section 1-41-25.3 - Use of environmental audit as defense.
Section 1-41-25.4 - Removal of regulated entity from environmental audit provisions.
Section 1-41-27 - Electronic signatures permitted on certain documents.
Section 1-41-28.1 - Promulgation of rules for state agency recycling programs.