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Encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to establish an interim legislative committee on preserving and protecting the Black Hills of South Dakota.

This resolution asks the Legislative Research Council's leadership to create a temporary committee to study development in the Black Hills, including residential construction, mining, and government economic projects. The committee would evaluate current regulations and recommend new rules to better protect the Black Hills' natural beauty, history, and environmental health for future generations.

Make appropriations for water and environmental purposes and to declare an emergency.

SB 33 appropriates $15 million from South Dakota's water and environment fund to the Board of Water and Natural Resources for three water projects: $1 million for a Dakota Mainstem regional water system study, $2 million for the Water Investment in Northern South Dakota project, and $12 million for grants and loans to local sponsors through the state consolidated water facilities construction program. The bill declares an emergency, allowing these funds to be spent immediately rather than waiting for the normal budget process.

Promoting a resilient and healthy Black Hills forest through active forest management and retention of the current forest products industry.

This concurrent resolution expresses South Dakota's support for increased logging and active forest management in the Black Hills to reduce wildfire risk and combat mountain pine beetle infestations. The resolution advocates for harvesting timber while maintaining the forest products industry, rather than allowing forests to remain dense and vulnerable to severe damage. While this is a non-binding statement of intent rather than a law change, it directs state policy toward supporting timber harvesting as a forest management strategy.