Section 49-41B-17 - Parties to proceedings under chapter. - South Dakota Statutes

49-41B-17. Parties to proceedings under chapter. The parties to a proceeding under this chapter unless otherwise provided include:
(1) The Public Utilities Commission and applicant;
(2) Each municipality, county and governmental agency in the area where the facility is proposed to be sited, if timely application therefore is made as determined by the commission pursuant to rule; and
(3) Any person residing in the area where the facility is proposed to be sited, any nonprofit organization, formed in whole or in part to promote conservation or natural beauty, to protect the environment, personal health or other biological values, to preserve historical sites, to promote consumer interests, represent commercial and industrial groups, or to promote the orderly development of the areas in which the facility is to be sited or any interested person, if timely application therefore is made as determined by the commission pursuant to rule. A statement filed by a party to a permit proceeding shall become part of the record and shall be available to the public.

Source: SL 1977, ch 390, § 20; SL 1982, ch 332, § 1.