SD HB1173

Applicants seeking permits for carbon dioxide transmission facilities must prepare and pay for an environmental impact statement; for all other facility types, the Public Utilities Commission retains discretion to require one

Environmental impact statements must be submitted at least 30 days before the commission's decision deadline and published on the commission website

Maximum permit fees increase to 0.5% of the first $100 million in construction costs (up from 0.25%) when an environmental impact statement is required, with minimum fees set at $20,000

No state environmental impact statement is required if a federal study complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 has been completed and provided to the commission at least 30 days before the decision deadline

Applicants reapplying for a previously denied permit within three years may not be required to prepare an additional environmental impact statement