P - Present
E - Excused
A - Absent
Roll Call
P Duenwald
P Hansen (Tom)
P Hundstad
P Kelly
P Kooistra
P Nesselhuf
P Peterson (Jim)
P Lintz, Vice-Chair
P Knudson, Chair
OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes
The meeting was called to order by Chair Knudson.
MOTION:
TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 27, 2006
Moved by: Lintz
Second by: Duenwald
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
SB 189: provide for a property tax reduction for certain firefighters.
Presented by: Senator Eric Bogue
Proponents: Larry Gabriel, Secretary, Department of Agriculture
MOTION:
AMEND SB 189
41-20-4.
The state wildland fire coordinator, under the direction of the Department of
Agriculture, shall take authorized action to prevent, suppress, and extinguish forest fires on all state
and privately owned lands and
on other lands while acting pursuant to a cooperative fire suppression
agreement. The coordinator shall
direct and aid the efforts of all fire suppression forces involved in
the fires. The coordinator may bring an action in circuit court against the responsible person to
obtain reimbursement for reasonable fire suppression and extinguishment costs.
Section 2. That
§
41-20-5
be amended to read as follows:
41-20-5.
There is hereby established a fund in the state treasury to be known as the state fire
suppression special revenue fund which is hereby appropriated for the payment of costs incurred by
the state wildland fire coordinator in suppressing forest fires as authorized by § 41-20-4
and for the
payment of costs incurred by the secretary of agriculture in hiring a fire suppression force to assist
any other fire suppression agency, regardless of whether the fire being suppressed is within the
territorial jurisdiction of the State of South Dakota. The fire suppression agency shall either execute
or have an existing cooperative fire suppression agreement with the South Dakota Department of
Agriculture
. There has been appropriated fifty thousand dollars for the fund.
Moved by: Hundstad
Second by: Duenwald
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
MOTION:
TO AMEND TITLE OF SB 189
Moved by: Kelly
Second by: Duenwald
MOTION:
DEFER SB 176 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY
Moved by: Kelly
Second by: Nesselhuf
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-0-1-0)
Voting Yes: Duenwald, Hundstad, Kelly, Kooistra, Nesselhuf, Peterson (Jim), Lintz, Knudson
Excused: Hansen (Tom)
SB 111: repeal the excise tax on the gross receipts of personal communications
system, wireless, and cellular telecommunications companies.
Presented by: Senator Ed Olson
Proponents: Stacey Sprinkle, Verizon Wireless
Raeann Kelsch, Western Wireless/Cellular One (handouts 1, 2, &3)
Opponents: Michael Kenyon, Department of Revenue and Regulation (handout 4)
Ken McFarland, Minnehaha County Commissioner
Bob Wilcox, SD Assoc. Of County Commissioners
Greg Dean, SD Telecommunications Assn.
The Chair deferred SB 111 until February 3, 2006.
SB 206: revise certain provisions of the owner-occupied classification for property
tax relief purposes.
"severed mineral interest by any county, school district, or other taxing district.
Moved by: Duenwald
Second by: Hundstad
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
The Chair deferred SB 121 until Friday, February 3, 2006.
MOTION:
ADJOURN
Moved by: Nesselhuf
Second by: Duenwald
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
Cindy Tryon