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Law Change Needed to Add South Dakota Oil & Gas Leases to Online Auctions

Law Change Needed to Add South Dakota Oil & Gas Leases to Online Auctions

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While the 2018 South Dakota legislative session will officially wrap up on Monday, there are some proposals that will go before the 2019 version.

School & Public Lands Commissioner Ryan Brunner says he wants to update state law to allow online auctions for oil and gas leases……

Brunner says he believes the online option will attract more bidders to state leases…..

Brunner says it would put the state leases in line with most in the country……

The oil and gas leases are on public lands, mostly in the northwest part of the state.

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