Title 5 — PUBLIC PROPERTY, PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS

The state archivist shall receive and safely keep in his office as public records of this state all field notes, maps, plats of surveys, mineral survey notes, homestead survey notes, records, or other papers relating to the public survey of this state, whenever the same shall be …

The state archivist as custodian of the surveyor general's records and the commissioner of school and public lands may charge and receive the following fees: (1) For copying field notes, fifty cents per page of legal size; (2) For copying plats, three dollars; (3) For copies of c…

The commissioner of school and public lands shall make a report to the Governor, showing the transactions of his office, the condition of the school and public lands, and the funds arising from the sale and leasing thereof, covering the year ended on the thirtieth day of the prec…

Before any person may survey or excavate for paleontological resources on any lands under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of school and public lands, the person shall obtain a permit from the commissioner. Source: SL 1996, ch 36 , § 1.

The commissioner of school and public lands shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 governing the issuance of permits required in §

No person may remove from the state, any specimen from lands under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of school and public lands, without permission from the commissioner, after consultation with the lessee and any other agencies managing other interests in the land. Source: SL…

Any scientifically significant paleontological collections recovered from lands under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of school and public lands are the property of the state. The repository or curation facility for collections from such lands shall be designated by the comm…

The commissioner of school and public lands may revoke or suspend a permit if the permittee fails to conduct a survey or excavation pursuant to law, the rules promulgated by the commissioner, or permit provisions. Any person violating §§ 5-1-15 to 5-1-20 , inclusive, or the rules…

Terms used in chapters 5-1 to 5-10 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise plainly requires, mean: (1) "Commissioner," the commissioner of school and public lands. (2) "Geothermal resources," the use of the natural heat of the earth or the energy, in whatever form, below the su…

Any person who discovers any scientifically significant paleontological resources on lands under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of school and public lands shall promptly report the discovery to the commissioner. Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize any pers…

The commissioner of school and public lands is authorized to appoint a deputy, for whose acts he shall be responsible. The appointment shall be in writing and revocable at the pleasure of the commissioner. Before entering upon the duties of his office, the deputy shall take and s…

The commissioner of school and public lands may divide the work of his office into such departments and employ such clerks and assistants as may be necessary to properly conduct the work of his office, for each of whose acts he shall be responsible. Source: SL 1911, ch 224 , § 4;…

The commissioner of school and public lands, the deputy commissioner, and all other clerks and other employees shall be allowed traveling and other expenses in accordance with chapter 3-9 necessary to the discharge of their respective duties in connection with the Department of S…

The commissioner of school and public lands shall have the direction, management, and control of all lands heretofore granted or which may hereafter be granted to this state by the United States, or otherwise acquired, and of all the plats and records pertaining to the title ther…

In addition to agricultural and grazing leases pursuant to chapter 5-5 , mineral leases pursuant to chapter 5-7 , and wind and solar easements and leases pursuant to § 5-4-5.2 , the commissioner of school and public lands may, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 , provi…

All boards, commissions, or other agencies of the State of South Dakota having the control of and administering lands in which the title is in the State of South Dakota, or any officer of the state having the custody of any such records shall transfer to the commissioner of schoo…

The commissioner of school and public lands shall cause to be prepared and kept in his office a record of each subdivision of lands granted to the state for all purposes. For the lands embraced within each grant for a distinct and specific purpose, separate books of record shall …