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.
What changed between versions
Requires applicants for carbon dioxide transmission facility permits to prepare environmental impact statements, while the commission retains discretion to require them for other permit types.
Requires environmental impact statements to be published on the commission website and paid for by the applicant.
Amends provisions regarding permit reapplications, clarifying that applicants must prove only the criteria that led to original denial, but the commission cannot require additional environmental impact statements for reapplications.
Increases maximum fees for environmental impact statements from one-quarter of one percent to one-half of one percent of estimated construction costs for facilities requiring impact statements.
Establishes a thirty-day submission deadline for environmental impact statements before the commission must render a decision on permit applications.
Clarifies that existing detailed environmental impact studies completed under the National Environmental Policy Act can exempt applicants from preparing new statements if available at least thirty days before decision deadlines.
