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issued shall furnish to the state en- gineer, prior to such expiration, evi- dence that the water from such well has been put to beneficial use, or unless prior to such expiration the state engineer, upon application, with good cause shown, as to why the well has not been completed and an estimate of the time necessary to complete the well, extends such permit for enxy-ene AN additional period ee~~a~n7-net-te exeeecl-ene-yec~ UPON A SHOWING OF CONTINUING NEED to USE WATER FROM SUCH WELL, but the limitation on the extension of well permits provided for in this paragraph (a) shall not apply to well permits for federally authorized water projects contained in paragraph (d) of this subsection (3). The state engineer shall charge a reasonable fee for such extension. MORE THAN ONE SUCH EXTENSION MAY BE PERMITTED BY THE STATE ENGINEER. 3. Section 37-90-137(4) is amended as follows: (4) In the issuance of a permit to construct a well ~n-~he~e-cqtt~fe~~-wh~eh cle-nee-ffleee-ehe-clefin~~iens-ef-~ee~ien 3~-ge-xa3f6t-e~-~ee~~en-3~-9~-xe3fx~t7 cnd-cle-ne~-mee~-ehe-eXeffl~eion~-set-fe~th in-~ee~ieng-3~-ge-xe5-and-3~-9~-6e~7 OUTSIDE A DESIGNATED GROUND WATER BASIN, NOT MEETING THE EXEMPTION SET FORTH IN SECTION 37-92-602, IN AN AQUIFER, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IN WHICH THE GROUND WATER SUPPLY IS NON-RENEWABLE, the pro- visions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall apply; except that, in considering whether the permit shall be issued, only that quantity of water underlying the land owned by the appli- cant e~-hy-~fte-ewne~~-ef-ehe-crea-by ~he~~-eon~en~7-ee-be-se~vecl, OR UNDER LAND OWNED BY ANOTHER WHO HAS CONSENTED IN WRITING TO APPLICANT'S APPROPRIATION, i~ SHALL BE considered eo-be unappro- priated; the minimum useful life of the aquifer i~ SHALL BE one hundred years, assuming that there is no substantial artificial recharge within said period; -2-