SDCL § 46-2A-8.1: Reinstatement of permit after expiration of time for construction--Application--Priority.

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.