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Chapter 5-7

S.D. Codified Laws ch. 5-7

Minerals on School and Public Lands

5-7-1Commissioner of school and public lands to conduct leasing of state-owned mineral interests.5-7-2Advertising and auction of mineral leases--Exemptions.5-7-3Lands subject to lease.5-7-4Right of entry to prospect for and remove minerals.5-7-4.1Lease required to explore for minerals--Civil penalty--Publication of data collected--Judicial remedies for enforcement.5-7-6Oil, gas, and geothermal resources not subject to provisions--Exemption of lands sold prior to reservation.5-7-75-7-7, 5-7-7.1. Repealed by SL 1993, ch 53, §§ 24, 25.5-7-8Priority to receive permit determined by application date.5-7-8.15-7-8.1, 5-7-8.2. Repealed by SL 1993, ch 53, §§ 27, 28.5-7-125-7-12, 5-7-13. Repealed by SL 1993, ch 53, §§ 31, 32.5-7-16Right of lease holder to enter sold or leased lands.5-7-17.1Disposition of payments for damages.5-7-18Oil and gas leases--Casing-head gas included.5-7-19Oil, gas, and geothermal exploration, development and production leases authorized.5-7-20Application for oil, gas, or geothermal lease--Tender of annual rental and bonus--Form and contents of application.5-7-21Advertising of oil and gas or geothermal leases--Conduct of auction.5-7-22Withholding of tracts from oil, gas, other mineral or geothermal resources leasing.5-7-23Term of oil and gas leases--Resumption of drilling operations after cessation of production.5-7-23.1Term of geothermal leases.5-7-24Royalty provisions in oil and gas leases--Annual rental.5-7-24.1Royalty provisions in geothermal leases--Renegotiation--Annual rental.5-7-25Customary provisions inserted in leases for protection of state and surface owners and lessees.5-7-25.1Geothermal resources--Additional provisions applicable to.5-7-26Leases assignable--Minimum tract assignable.5-7-27Execution and acknowledgment of assignments of leases--Filing and recordation--Form and fees.5-7-28Grounds for refusal to approve assignment of lease.5-7-29Effect of approved assignment of lease.5-7-30Grounds for cancellation of lease--Notice of intent to cancel and opportunity to remedy default.5-7-31Correction of mistaken land descriptions in leases.5-7-32Pooling agreements on behalf of state authorized.5-7-33Deposit of collections from leases in treasury.5-7-34Apportionment of receipts from leasing of school, indemnity and endowment lands.5-7-36Records of mineral interests and leases maintained by commissioner.5-7-37Rules and regulations governing leasing--Promulgation.5-7-38Water law provisions applicable to certain geothermal leases.5-7-39Validation of oil and gas leases prior to July 1, 1981.5-7-40Limitation of actions to contest validity of oil and gas leases.5-7-41Assignment of certain state-owned minerals to oil and gas royalty increment status--Required findings.5-7-42Amount of royalty for leases of lands assigned oil and gas royalty increment status.5-7-43Royalty increments for commingled lands assigned oil and gas royalty increment status.5-7-44Leases offered only during term of royalty increment status.5-7-45Commissioner authorized to issue leases for prospecting, exploration and mining.5-7-46Penalties for fraud.5-7-47Inspection of records.5-7-48Preferential right of lessee to renew or purchase leased lands.5-7-49Definitions.5-7-50Validity of leases prior to 1993 amendments to this chapter.5-7-51Relinquishment of prospecting permit.5-7-52Term of permit--Primary and secondary terms--Tertiary and quaternary terms--Royalties.5-7-53Conditions warranting suspension of license--Effective date--Term of suspension.5-7-54Annual rental--Minimum.5-7-55Payment of royalty--Amount.5-7-56Marketing minerals.5-7-57Bond required--Amount.5-7-58Records furnished within reasonable bounds--Confidentiality of records.5-7-59Relinquishing lease to state.5-7-60Cancellation of lease by commissioner--Notice required.5-7-61Assignment of lease.5-7-62Removal of improvements and equipment upon termination--Time limit.5-7-63Authority to withhold land from leasing--Rejection of application--Competitive bidding.5-7-64Transfer of State Cement Plant Commission mineral estates to commissioner of school and public lands.5-7-65Limited surface and subsurface easements for access to oil, gas, minerals, and geothermal resources.