{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-45-6c-20","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 45-6C-20","heading":"Criteria for determining amount of surety.","body":"Criteria which shall be considered to determine the amount of surety necessary to guarantee the costs of reclamation of affected public and private lands and facilities include:\n(1) Potential damages to unique and natural historical sites, springs, natural or man-made water storage and transport facilities, domestic and public water wells and water supply, waste water transport, storage and treatment facilities, or crops;\n(2) Topography;\n(3) Climatic, soil, and vegetative conditions;\n(4) Estimated costs per test hole site to reclaim disturbed surface areas; and\n(5) Estimated cost per test hole site to plug each test hole.","path":["TITLE 45. MINING, OIL AND GAS","CHAPTER 45-6C. MINERAL EXPLORATION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/45-6C-20","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"3362a749a410c58925f62f275ee20e219d31ad68ec475131cf3e5c8b7dcc7f64","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-45-6c-19","next":"us-sd/sdcl-45-6c-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}