{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-49-49-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 49-49-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Terms used in this chapter mean:\n(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;\n(2) \"Commission,\" the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota;\n(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;\n(4) \"Qualified utility,\" includes:\n(a) Any electric utility defined in subdivision 49-34A-1(7); and\n(b) Any person who is a wholesale generator of electricity and who operates electrical transmission;\n(5) \"Wildfire,\" an unplanned, unwanted fire burning in this state that:\n(a) May impact, damage, or cause harm, including to natural resources, agricultural resources, homes, and property; or\n(b) Threatens lives and safety; and\n(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.","path":["TITLE 49. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS","CHAPTER 49-49. WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLANS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/49-49-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"7848b7e257f84d9d84546abb4bc246e2b7d2f6275fbf2903d4409b08987a3db8","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-49-48-6","next":"us-sd/sdcl-49-49-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}