The secretary may certify, in accordance with rules promulgated by the board pursuant to chapter 1-26, that an applicant for a federal license or permit necessary to conduct any activity which may result in a discharge into waters of the state has satisfactorily shown that the applicant will comply with sections 301, 302, 306, and 307 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended to January 1, 2011. This section and § 34A-2-34 shall be interpreted to implement the purposes of section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended to January 1, 2011.

Source: SL 1976, ch 285, § 1; SDCL Supp, § 46-25-50.1; SL 1986, ch 295, § 10; SL 1988, ch 285, § 6A; SL 1993, ch 256, § 15; SL 2011, ch 165, § 41.