49-32-3.1. Required notice to telecommunications company--Planning meeting required.
Any person, any political subdivision of this state, or any other public or private entity, however organized, that constructs, maintains, or operates a wind collector system for the purpose of producing electric energy shall, prior to the conclusion of planning for construction of any such project, notify in writing any telecommunications company having telecommunications facilities located within one mile of the proposed site, according to the records of the one-call notification system established by chapter 49-7A, of the intent to construct and the proposed location of the wind collector system. The telecommunications company shall contact the developer of the wind collector system at the address given in the notice required by this section within thirty days of the notice required by §§49-32-3.1 and 49-32-3.2 and request a planning meeting to be held within thirty days of the request with the developer of the wind collector system at a location mutually convenient to both parties. A planning meeting, once properly requested, shall be held and attended by knowledgeable representatives of the parties. If no request for a planning meeting is made, the developer is not required to meet with the telecommunications company. At the meeting the parties may discuss any concerns with the location or engineering design of the wind collector system, including the avoidance of inductive interference associated with the project.
Source: SL 2003, ch 239, §2.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 32 - Telephone, Telegraph And Electric Lines
Section 49-32-2 - Malicious destruction of equipment--Misdemeanor--Civil liability.
Section 49-32-3.1 - Required notice to telecommunications company--Planning meeting required.
Section 49-32-3.2 - "Wind collector system" defined.
Section 49-32-4 - Municipal regulation of movement of buildings or location of equipment.
Section 49-32-8 - Liability for negligence unaffected.
Section 49-32-10 - Overhead high voltage line safety--Definition of terms.
Section 49-32-16 - Activities exempt from high voltage safety requirements.
Section 49-32-17 - Liability of violator.
Section 49-32-18 - Electric transmission line defined.
Section 49-32-19 - Incumbent electric transmission owner defined.