South Dakota Climate & Environment Bills

make appropriations for water and environmental purposes and to declare an emergency.

make an appropriation for eligible water, wastewater, storm water, and riparian buffer initiative projects and to declare an emergency.

protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.

permit the use of biological filtration systems in water recreational facilities located in certain lodging establishments.

authorize the salvage of certain bird eggs.

authorize certain utilities to establish wildfire mitigation plans and associated liability limitations for wildfire damages.

provide for prescribed burning of state-owned land by a person owning adjoining land and to declare an emergency.

limit the liability of law enforcement officers and others when removing a disabled vehicle from a highway, a right of way, or public waters.

authorize the assumption of certain responsibilities and the waiver of sovereign immunity in connection with certain actions under federal environmental law.

honoring Shane Jordan as the 2025 winner of the Hugh Hammond Bennett Conservation Planner Award.

require certain applicants that seek a permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota to prepare and pay for an environmental impact statement.

revise provisions regarding pesticide laws.

remove the prohibition pertaining to the shooting of mourning doves located within specific areas.

make an appropriation for costs related to the suppression of wildfires impacting the state and to declare an emergency.

supporting congressional authorization for, and federal participation in, major rural water supply projects identified by the South Dakota Association of Rural Water Systems.

encouraging the review and approval of water rights applications and future use reservations from the Missouri River.

recognizing the significance of the monarch butterfly and encouraging cooperative, voluntary conservation efforts in South Dakota.

clarify the definition of backup electric generation.

prohibit natural asset companies.

protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers, to clarify authority to regulate data centers, and to modify provisions pertaining to the purchasing of goods and services by a data center.