SDCL § 49-49-1: Definitions.

Terms used in this chapter mean:

(1) "Approval authority," in the case of an electric cooperative, its board of directors, or in the case of a municipal utility, its city council or city commission, as the case may be;

(2) "Commission," the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota;

(3) "Economic loss," monetary loss, including losses resulting from medical expenses, business interruption, loss of business, loss of use of property, and loss due to death and burial costs;

(4) "Qualified utility," includes:

(a) Any electric utility defined in subdivision 49-34A-1(7); and

(b) Any person who is a wholesale generator of electricity and who operates electrical transmission;

(5) "Wildfire," an unplanned, unwanted fire burning in this state that:

(a) May impact, damage, or cause harm, including to natural resources, agricultural resources, homes, and property; or

(b) Threatens lives and safety; and

(6) "Wildfire mitigation plan," a plan submitted to and approved by the approval authority or published by the commission in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.