SDCL § 49-7A-3: Governing board--Representation--Term of appointment.

The one-call notification center shall be governed by an eleven member board who shall serve without pay. The board shall consist of one member representing telecommunication companies offering local exchange service to less than fifty thousand subscribers; one member representing telecommunication companies offering local exchange service to fifty thousand or more subscribers; one member representing rural water systems; one member representing rural electric cooperatives; one member representing investor-owned electric utilities; one member representing investor-owned natural gas utilities; one member representing community antenna television systems; one member representing municipalities; one member representing underground interstate carriers of gas or petroleum; and two members representing contractors who perform excavation services. The board shall be appointed by the Governor and shall serve staggered three-year terms.