5-29-7. Geothermal resources.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including chapter 5-7, the Board of Regents when approving a research park lease or sublease may lease such portions of the mineral interests reserved to the State of South Dakota in the lands occupied by the research park as may be necessary to permit the research park and its tenants to use geothermal resources for heating or cooling on-site facilities. The mineral interests may be leased on behalf of the State of South Dakota acting by and through the Board of Regents in a manner and upon terms acceptable to the board.
Source: SL 2012, ch 46, ยง7.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts
Section 5-29-1 - Legislative findings.
Section 5-29-3 - Research parks on state lands.
Section 5-29-4 - Accommodation of all kinds of facilities.
Section 5-29-5 - Lands subject to school and public lands trust.
Section 5-29-6 - Mineral rights.
Section 5-29-7 - Geothermal resources.
Section 5-29-8 - Structures and mineral leases may not disturb use of research park.
Section 5-29-9 - Authorized agreements.
Section 5-29-10 - Construction of agreements to permit only authorized uses.
Section 5-29-11 - Security for financing.
Section 5-29-12 - Lease period limit.
Section 5-29-13 - Commercially reasonable performance required--Enforcement and termination.
Section 5-29-14 - Title to improvements upon termination.
Section 5-29-15 - State not liable for research park debts.
Section 5-29-16 - Formation of research park corporations.
Section 5-29-17 - Board of directors appointed by Board of Regents.
Section 5-29-18 - Net earnings of research park corporation.
Section 5-29-19 - Research park corporation not a public body.
Section 5-29-21 - Research park corporation to have powers of nonprofit corporation.