We Do Not Support the South Dakota Non-Meandered Water Legislation as Written

The Issue

We, the undersigned are concerned with the Non-Meandered Waters Final Draft Legislation brought forward from the Legislative Summer Study. There were no sportsmen or conservation groups represented in this "compromise". The Summer Study committee was not a fair and equal-weighted group comprised of mainly agricultural special interests lawmakers.

The proposed bill brought forward surrenders the "trustee" status which is the fiduciary responsibility of our Legislators to protect public natural resources for benefit of all people following the common laws of Public Trust Doctrine.

We do not support the current legislation as drafted without amendments and fair & equal treatment.

This petition had 1,191 supporters

The Issue

We, the undersigned are concerned with the Non-Meandered Waters Final Draft Legislation brought forward from the Legislative Summer Study. There were no sportsmen or conservation groups represented in this "compromise". The Summer Study committee was not a fair and equal-weighted group comprised of mainly agricultural special interests lawmakers.

The proposed bill brought forward surrenders the "trustee" status which is the fiduciary responsibility of our Legislators to protect public natural resources for benefit of all people following the common laws of Public Trust Doctrine.

We do not support the current legislation as drafted without amendments and fair & equal treatment.

The Decision Makers

Former State House of Representatives
64 Members
James White
Former State House of Representatives - Texas-19
Tim Rounds
Former State House of Representatives - South Dakota-24B
Lynne DiSanto
Former State House of Representatives - South Dakota-35B
Former State Senate
25 Members
R. Blake Curd
Former State Senate - South Dakota-12
Brock L. Greenfield
Former State Senate - South Dakota-2
Bob Ewing
Former State Senate - South Dakota-31
Former South Dakota State Senate
8 Members
Ryan Maher
Former South Dakota State Senate - District 28
Al Novstrup
Former South Dakota State Senate - District 3
John Wiik
Former South Dakota State Senate - District 4
Dennis Daugaard
Former Governor - South Dakota
Ernie Otten
South Dakota State Senate - District 6

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