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SD Codified L § 49-34B-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 34B - Pipeline Safety|Section 49-34B-14 - Commission as agent of United States Department of Transportation in regulating interstate pipelines.

49-34B-14. Commission as agent of United States Department of Transportation in regulating interstate pipelines. The commission may, to the extent authorized by agreement with the secretary of the United States Department of Transportation, act as agent for the secretary of transportation to implement the United States Code, title 49, section 60101 et seq. as amended to January 1, 2021, and any federal pipeline safety regulations promulgated thereto with respect to interstate gas pipelines located within this state, as necessary to obtain annual federal certification. The commission shall, to the extent authorized by federal law, inspect pipelines in the state as authorized by the provisions of this chapter. Source: SL 1994, ch 357, §13; SL 1995, ch 264, §5; SL 1997, ch 268, §5; SL 1999, ch 230, §5; SL 2001, ch 258, §5; SL 2003, ch 240, §5; SL 2005, ch 247, §5; SL 2007, ch 273, §8; SL 2009, ch 242, §6; SL 2010, ch 225, §6; SL 2011, ch 210, §6; SL 2012, ch 231, §7; SL 2016, ch 226, §6; SL 2019, ch 199, §6; SL 2021, ch 201, § 4.
SD Codified L § 49-34B-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 34B - Pipeline Safety|Section 49-34B-15 - Designation of commission's inspectors as federal agents.

49-34B-15. Designation of commission's inspectors as federal agents. The commission may seek and accept federal designation of the commission's pipeline inspectors as federal agents for the purposes of inspection pursuant to the United States Code, title 49, section 60101 et seq. as amended to January 1, 2021, and federal rules adopted to implement those acts. If the Department of Transportation delegates inspection authority to the state as provided in this section, the commission shall do what is necessary to carry out its delegated federal authority. Source: SL 1994, ch 357, §14; SL 1995, ch 264, §6; SL 1997, ch 268, §6; SL 1999, ch 230, §6; SL 2001, ch 258, §6; SL 2003, ch 240, §6; SL 2005, ch 247, §6; SL 2007, ch 273, §9; SL 2009, ch 242, §7; SL 2010, ch 225, §7; SL 2011, ch 210, §7; SL 2012, ch 231, §8; SL 2016, ch 226, §7; SL 2019, ch 199, §7; SL 2021, ch 201, § 5.
SD Codified L § 49-34B-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 34B - Pipeline Safety|Section 49-34B-16 - Inspection fee for interstate operators--Objections to fee--Fees deposited in pipeline safety account.

49-34B-16. Inspection fee for interstate operators--Objections to fee--Fees deposited in pipeline safety account.From each pipeline operator subject to the interstate pipeline inspection authority granted under this chapter, the commission shall assess and collect an inspection fee in an amount calculated under §49-34B-17. The inspection fee shall be assessed annually. The operator may, within thirty days after the assessment is mailed, file written objections with the commission stating the grounds upon which it claims that the assessment is not reasonable. The commission shall within thirty days of receiving such objections hold a hearing and issue an order in accordance with its findings as to the proper amount to be assessed to the operator. The order shall be appealable pursuant to chapter 1-26. If an operator does not pay, or object to, the fee within thirty days after the assessment is mailed, the commission may impose a delinquency fee of ten percent of the inspection fee and interest at the rate of fifteen percent per year on the portion of the fee not paid. Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the pipeline safety account established in §49-34B-9. Any interest earned on money in the fund shall be deposited in the fund. The money is continuously appropriated to the use of the commission to implement and administer the provisions of this chapter. Source: SL 1994, ch 357, §15; SL 2007, ch 273, §10.
SD Codified L § 49-34B-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 34B - Pipeline Safety|Section 49-34B-17 - Calculation of interstate operator's inspection fee.

49-34B-17. Calculation of interstate operator's inspection fee.For each inspection fee assessed to interstate gas pipeline operators, the commission shall calculate its total actual expenses and obligations incurred in implementing and administering this chapter. All expenses directly attributable to specific interstate gas pipeline facilities shall be directly charged to the appropriate pipeline operators on an annual basis. For all expenses not directly attributable to interstate pipeline facilities, the commission shall assess each pipeline operator for a pro rata share of the expenses and obligations based on the percentage of the total miles of pipeline to be inspected that are operated or will be operated by each pipeline operator. Source: SL 1994, ch 357, §16; SL 2007, ch 273, §11.
SD Codified L § 49-34B-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 34B - Pipeline Safety|Section 49-34B-18 - Initial inspection fee for interstate operators--Filing objections--Hearings--Delinquency fee.

49-34B-18. Initial inspection fee for interstate operators--Filing objections--Hearings--Delinquency fee.Upon certification as a federal agent, the commission shall assess an initial inspection fee upon all interstate gas pipeline operators. The initial inspection fee is based on the commission's estimated costs of its first six months of operation as a federal agent. The initial inspection fee shall be prorated based on each interstate gas pipeline operator's total miles of line located within this state. The operator may, within thirty days after the assessment is mailed, file written objections with the commission stating the grounds upon which it claims that the assessment is not reasonable. The commission shall within thirty days of receiving such objections hold a hearing and issue an order in accordance with its findings as to the proper amount to be assessed to the operator. The order shall be appealable pursuant to chapter 1-26. If an operator does not pay, or object to, the initial inspection fee within thirty days after the assessment is mailed, the commission may impose a delinquency fee of ten percent of the initial inspection fee and interest at the rate of fifteen percent per year on the portion of the initial inspection fee not paid. Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the pipeline safety account established in §49-34B-9. Any interest earned on money in the fund shall be deposited in the fund. The money is continuously appropriated to the use of the commission to implement and administer the provisions of this chapter. Source: SL 1994, ch 357, §17.
SD Codified L § 49-34B-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 34B - Pipeline Safety|Section 49-34B-19 - Promulgation of inspection and safety rules.

49-34B-19. Promulgation of inspection and safety rules. The commission may promulgate pipeline inspection and safety rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to the extent necessary to enable the state to qualify for annual federal certification to operate the federal pipeline inspection program of intrastate and interstate gas pipelines as authorized by the United States Code, title 49, section 60101 et seq. as amended to January 1, 2021. Source: SL 1994, ch 357, §18; SL 1995, ch 264, §7; SL 1997, ch 268, §7; SL 1999, ch 230, §7; SL 2001, ch 258, §7; SL 2003, ch 240, §7; SL 2005, ch 247, §7; SL 2007, ch 273, §12; SL 2009, ch 242, §8; SL 2010, ch 225, §8; SL 2011, ch 210, §8; SL 2012, ch 231, §9; SL 2016, ch 226, §8; SL 2019, ch 199, §8; SL 2021, ch 201, § 6.
SD Codified L § 49-34B-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 34B - Pipeline Safety|Section 49-34B-20 - Promulgation of rules for calculation, assessment, and collection of fees.

49-34B-20. Promulgation of rules for calculation, assessment, and collection of fees.The commission may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 governing the calculation, assessment, and collection of the fees imposed in §§49-34B-9 to 49-34B-11, inclusive, and 49-34B-16 to 49-34B-18, inclusive. Source: SL 1994, ch 357, §19.
SD Codified L § 49-34B-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 34B - Pipeline Safety|Section 49-34B-21 - Accident report available in judicial proceedings.

49-34B-21. Accident report available in judicial proceedings.Any accident report related to pipeline safety made by an employee or agent of the commission is available for use in any civil, criminal, or other judicial proceeding arising out of the accident. The employee or agent may be required to testify in the proceedings as to the facts developed in the investigation. A report made available to the public need not identify individuals. Any report on research projects, demonstration projects, and other related activities is public information. Source: SL 1994, ch 357, §20.
SD Codified L § 49-34B-22 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 34B - Pipeline Safety|Section 49-34B-22 - Trade secrets information confidential.

49-34B-22. Trade secrets information confidential.All information reported to or obtained by the commission under this chapter that contains or relates to a trade secret referred to in United States Code, title 18, section 1905, as amended to January 1, 2019, or that is granted by chapter 37-29 is confidential for the purpose of that section, except that the information may be disclosed to the commission or commission employee or agent concerned with enforcing this chapter. Nothing in this section authorizes the withholding of information by the commission from a committee of the Legislature. Source: SL 1994, ch 357, §21; SL 1997, ch 268, §8; SL 1999, ch 230, §8; SL 2001, ch 258, §8; SL 2003, ch 240, §8; SL 2005, ch 247, §8; SL 2007, ch 273, §13; SL 2009, ch 242, §9; SL 2010, ch 225, §9; SL 2011, ch 210, §9; SL 2012, ch 231, §10; SL 2016, ch 226, §9; SL 2019, ch 199, §9.
SD Codified L § 49-34B-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 34B - Pipeline Safety|Section 49-34B-23 - Acceptance of federal moneys.

49-34B-23. Acceptance of federal moneys.The commission may accept any moneys made available to this state by the United States of America or any department or agency thereof with respect to prescribing, setting, and enforcing rules and safety standards for the transportation of natural and other gas by pipelines in accordance with federal law. Any moneys received shall be credited to the pipeline safety account, established pursuant to §49-34B-9. The commission may do anything not contrary to the laws of this state or required of this state by federal law in order to obtain such federal money. Source: SL 1994, ch 357, §22.
SD Codified L § 49-34B-24 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 34B - Pipeline Safety|Section 49-34B-24 - Waiver of compliance with standards--Reasons to be stated.

49-34B-24. Waiver of compliance with standards--Reasons to be stated.Upon application by any person engaged in the transportation of gas or the operation of pipeline facilities, the commission may, after notice and opportunity for hearing and under such terms and conditions and to such extent as the commission deems appropriate, waive in whole or in part compliance with any standards established pursuant to this chapter, on determining that a waiver of compliance with such standard is not inconsistent with gas pipeline safety. The commission shall state the reasons for any such waiver. Source: SL 1994, ch 357, §23.
SD Codified L § 49-34B-25 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 34B - Pipeline Safety|Section 49-34B-25 - Damaging or tampering with sign or line markers prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.

49-34B-25. Damaging or tampering with sign or line markers prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.No person may deface, mar, damage, remove, injure, displace, destroy, or tamper with any sign or line marker marking the location of a pipeline. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1994, ch 357, §24.
SD Codified L § 49-34B-26 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 34B - Pipeline Safety|Section 49-34B-26 - Prohibition against disposing of, destroying or altering pipeline involved in emergency release--Violation as felony.

49-34B-26. Prohibition against disposing of, destroying or altering pipeline involved in emergency release--Violation as felony.After an emergency release from a pipeline has occurred, no pipeline operator, or its employee or agent, may dispose of, destroy, or alter the part of a pipeline that was involved in the emergency release until approval is granted by the commission. This section does not prevent an operator from taking appropriate action to limit or prevent the further release of gas. The authority of the commission to grant approval may not be delegated.This section may not be construed to prevent the excavation and removal from the ground of a pipeline or part of a pipeline if the pipeline is not intentionally altered in a manner that prevents or hinders a determination of the cause of the emergency release. A person who knowingly violates the provisions of this section, or who denies the commission access to the pipeline for the purposes of inspection, is guilty of a Class 5 felony. Source: SL 1994, ch 357, §25.
SD Codified L § 49-34B-27 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 34B - Pipeline Safety|Section 49-34B-27 - Powers of commission in enforcement of chapter.

49-34B-27. Powers of commission in enforcement of chapter.The commission may, to the extent necessary to carry out the enforcement responsibilities of this chapter, conduct investigations, make reports, issue subpoenas, conduct hearings, require the production of relevant documents and records, take depositions, and conduct research, testing, development, demonstration, and training activities. Source: SL 1994, ch 357, §26.
SD Codified L § 49-35-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 35 - Consumers Power District Formation|Section 49-35-1 - Definitions.

49-35-1. Definitions.Terms used in chapters 49-35 to 49-40, inclusive, unless the context otherwise plainly requires, shall mean:(1)"Consumers power district" or "district" means a district organized under this chapter or as the same may be from time to time altered or extended under the terms of this chapter;(2)"Governing body" means the duly constituted legislative body or governing authority within and for a municipality or rural area;(3)"Municipality" means an incorporated city or town;(4)"Plant" or "system" means any and all property owned, used, or operated, or useful for operation, in the generation by means of water power, steam, or any means, or the transmission, distribution, sale or purchase of electrical energy for any and every useful purpose, as defined herein, which may be owned, leased, used or operated in conjunction with such power plant or system;(5)"Power" means any and all electrical energy generated, distributed, bought or sold for purposes of lighting, heating, power, and any and every other purpose whatsoever;(6)"Rural area" means any territory outside of a municipality. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 17, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §52.1703.
SD Codified L § 49-35-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 35 - Consumers Power District Formation|Section 49-35-2 - Purpose of district.

49-35-2. Purpose of district.Nonprofit, public service, utility districts may be organized under this chapter for the purpose of supplying electric energy and encouraging and extending the use thereof within or without the State of South Dakota. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 17, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §52.1702; SL 1989, ch 403, §1.
SD Codified L § 49-35-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 35 - Consumers Power District Formation|Section 49-35-3 - District as public corporation and political subdivision--Capacity to sue and be sued--General powers.

49-35-3. District as public corporation and political subdivision--Capacity to sue and be sued--General powers.A district may be created as provided in this chapter, and when so created, shall be a public corporation and political subdivision of this state, and may sue or be sued in its corporate name, and have all other powers in chapters 49-35 to 49-40, inclusive, or hereafter prescribed by law and those incidental or necessary thereto. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 17, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §52.1704.
SD Codified L § 49-35-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 35 - Consumers Power District Formation|Section 49-35-4 - Composition of district--Division of municipalities prohibited--Districts within districts.

49-35-4. Composition of district--Division of municipalities prohibited--Districts within districts.A consumers power district may be composed of the territory of one or more municipalities or rural areas as defined in this chapter, whether contiguous or otherwise, but no municipality or voting precinct shall be divided in the formation of a district. Nothing in chapters 49-35 to 49-40, inclusive, shall be construed to prevent the organization of a district within, or partly within, the territorial boundaries of another district organized hereunder, so long as the plants and systems and the operation of the same, the exercise of powers, and the assumption of duties and responsibilities, of or on the part of one such district, do not nullify, substantially conflict with, or materially affect those of, or on the part of, another such district. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 17, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §52.1704.
SD Codified L § 49-35-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 35 - Consumers Power District Formation|Section 49-35-5 - Procedure for creation of district.

49-35-5. Procedure for creation of district.A consumers power district may be created only by election and the procedure as provided in this chapter. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 17, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §52.1705.
SD Codified L § 49-35-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 35 - Consumers Power District Formation|Section 49-35-6 - Rural areas--Petition to clerk of courts.

49-35-6. Rural areas--Petition to clerk of courts.A consumers power district may be organized in a rural area under the provisions of this chapter by filing within ninety days after the earliest date of the signing by any petitioner in the office of the clerk of courts of the county in which the principal place of business of said district is to be located, the original petition prepared in compliance with the requirements of this chapter and by filing certified copies of such petition in the office of the clerk of courts of all other counties of the State of South Dakota into which any part of the proposed district shall extend. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 17, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §52.1706.
SD Codified L § 49-35-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 35 - Consumers Power District Formation|Section 49-35-7 - Contents of petition.

49-35-7. Contents of petition.The petition for the organization of a consumers power district shall be addressed to the secretary of state and shall state in substance that it is the intent and purpose of the petitioners to create such a district under the provisions of this chapter subject to approval by the registered voters of the proposed district. The petition shall be circulated by an elector or electors of the proposed district and shall state and contain:(1)The name of the proposed district, which name shall contain the words, consumers power district;(2)A description of or map or diagram of the proposed district. The name of any municipality shall be a sufficient description of the boundaries thereof;(3)A general description of the nature of the business which the proposed district intends to engage in, and the location and method of operation of any proposed power plants, systems and facilities stated in general terms only;(4)The location of the principal place of business of the proposed district;(5)A statement that the proposed district does not have the power to levy taxes nor to issue general obligation bonds;(6)A statement that none of the individual members or patrons of the district or any of their property shall ever be liable in any manner for any obligation of the district;(7)A statement that the district shall always operate on public service, nonprofit principles for the general purposes of providing equality of distribution of electric energy to all the people and areas entitled to its benefits at the lowest obtainable cost so far as practicable under the provisions of this chapter. Plant extension, improvements, maintenance, or operation reserves are not considered as profit;(8)The names and addresses of the members of the board of directors of the district (not less than five nor more than twenty-one unless the district comprises or proposes to operate in more than fifty counties in the state, in which case the number may not be less than seven), who shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified. In the petition the directors named shall be divided as nearly as possible into three equal groups, the members of the first group to hold office until their successors elected at the first general state election thereafter have qualified, the members of the second group to hold office until their successors elected at the second general state election thereafter have qualified, and the members of the third group to hold office until their successors elected at the third general state election thereafter shall have qualified. The group to which each proposed director belongs shall be designated in the petition;(9)If the proposed district is a municipality, a statement that the entire municipality is included within the proposed district. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 17, §7; SDC Supp 1960, §52.1707; SL 1998, ch 276, §1.
SD Codified L § 49-35-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 35 - Consumers Power District Formation|Section 49-35-8 - Signatories to petition--Basis for computing minimum required signatures--Information in addition to signatures.

49-35-8. Signatories to petition--Basis for computing minimum required signatures--Information in addition to signatures.The petition for the organization of a consumers power district shall be signed by five percent of the qualified electors of the proposed district. The number of votes cast for Governor at the general election within the boundaries of the proposed district next preceding the filing of the petition shall be the basis for determining the required number of signatures to the petition. Each petition signer shall also provide the signers printed name, residence address, county of voter registration, and date of signing. To each sheet for petitioners' signatures shall be attached a full and correct copy of the petition. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 17, §8; SDC Supp 1960, §52.1708; SL 1998, ch 276, §2.
SD Codified L § 49-35-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 35 - Consumers Power District Formation|Section 49-35-9 - Affidavit by circulator of petition.

49-35-9. Affidavit by circulator of petition.Every sheet of every petition for the organization of a consumers power district containing signatures shall have upon it and below the signatures a circulator's verification as required by subdivision 12-1-3(8). Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 17, §9; SDC Supp 1960, §52.1709; SL 1998, ch 276, §3.