81
st Legislative Session _ 2006
Committee: Senate Appropriations
Thursday, February 09, 2006
P - Present
E - Excused
A - Absent
Roll Call
P Bartling
P Earley, Vice-Chair
P Gant
P Greenfield
P Hanson (Gary)
P Napoli
P Smidt
P Sutton (Duane)
P Apa, Chair
OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jerry Apa.
SB 134: revise the distribution of state aid to education, to provide funding for sparse
school districts, and to make an appropriation therefor.
Presented by: Senator Eric Bogue - Document #1
Opponents: Rick Melmer, Department of Education
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 134
Moved by: Napoli
Second by: Sutton (Duane)
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-2-0-0)
Voting Yes: Bartling, Greenfield, Hanson (Gary), Napoli, Smidt, Sutton (Duane), Apa
Voting No: Earley, Gant
SB 199: create a teacher compensation assistance program.
Presented by: Rick Melmer, Department of Education - Document #2
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 199
Moved by: Smidt
Second by: Sutton (Duane)
Action: Was not acted on.
MOTION:
SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER SB 199 TO THE 36
TH LEGISLATIVE DAY
Moved by: Greenfield
Second by: Napoli
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-1-0-0)
Voting Yes: Bartling, Earley, Gant, Greenfield, Hanson (Gary), Napoli, Sutton (Duane), Apa
Voting No: Smidt
HB 1239: make appropriations from the water and environment fund, the
environment and natural resources fee fund, the water pollution control revolving
fund subfund, the drinking water revolving fund subfund for various water and
environmental purposes, to revise the state water plan, and to declare an emergency.
Presented by: Steve Pirner, SD Environment and Natural Resources - Document #3
MOTION:
DO PASS HB 1239
Moved by: Napoli
Second by: Sutton (Duane)
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)
Voting Yes: Bartling, Earley, Gant, Greenfield, Hanson (Gary), Napoli, Smidt, Sutton (Duane),
Apa
SB 153: revise certain provisions concerning the South Dakota Railroad Authority
and the railroad trust fund and declare an emergency.
Opponents: Roxanne Rice, SD Department of Transportation
Sheldon Cotton, Dakota Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
Carl Anderson, SD Grain And Feed Assn.
Brenda Forman, SD Assn. Of Cooperatives
Rick Vallery, SD Wheat Inc.
MOTION:
AMEND SB 153
153he
On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"
Section 1. The state treasurer shall transfer forty-two million dollars ($42,000,000) from the
railroad trust fund to the property tax reduction fund.
Section 2. Whereas, this Act is necessary for the support of the state government and its existing
public institutions, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Act shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval."
Moved by: Earley
Second by: Greenfield
Action: Was not acted on.
MOTION:
SUBSTITUTE MOTION AMEND SB 153
153hb
On page
1,
line 6 of the printed bill,
delete "
Governor
Legislature
"
and insert "Governor".
On page
1
,
line 10,
delete everything after "
fund.
"
.
On page
1
,
line 11,
delete everything before "
All
"
.
On page
1
,
line 11,
remove the overstrikes from "
, except
"
.
On page
1
,
line 12,
remove the overstrikes from "
as otherwise provided in this chapter,
"
.
On page
1
,
delete lines
14 and 15
, and insert:
"
Section 3. That
§
49-16C-2
be amended to read as follows:
49-16C-2.
Upon approval of a proposed expenditure as provided for in § 49-16B-13.1, the
Governor shall order the approved amount of money transferred from the railroad trust fund to the
railroad authority fund.
No money may be transferred from the railroad trust fund to any other fund
in the state treasury without prior legislative authorization.
".
On page
2
,
delete lines
1 and 2
.
On page
2
,
delete lines
9 to 20
, inclusive.
Moved by: Hanson (Gary)
Second by: Bartling
Action: Failed by roll call vote.(2-7-0-0)
Voting Yes: Bartling, Hanson (Gary)
Voting No: Earley, Gant, Greenfield, Napoli, Smidt, Sutton (Duane), Apa
MOTION:
AMEND THE AMENDMENT
153za
AMENDMENT FOR PRINTED BILL
153za
Delete "forty-two million dollars ($42,000,000)" and insert "thirty million dollars
($30,000,000)".
Moved by: Smidt
Second by: Sutton (Duane)
Action: Failed by voice vote.
MOTION:
AMEND SB 153
153he
On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"
Section 1. The state treasurer shall transfer forty-two million dollars ($42,000,000) from the
railroad trust fund to the property tax reduction fund.
Section 2. Whereas, this Act is necessary for the support of the state government and its existing
public institutions, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Act shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval."
Moved by: Earley
Second by: Greenfield
Action: Prevailed by voice vote with Bartling, Hanson (Gary), Smidt, and Sutton (Duane)
voting no.
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 153 AS AMENDED
Moved by: Earley
Second by: Greenfield
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote.(5-4-0-0)
Voting Yes: Earley, Gant, Greenfield, Napoli, Apa
Voting No: Bartling, Hanson (Gary), Smidt, Sutton (Duane)
MOTION:
TO AMEND TITLE OF SB 153
153htb
On page
1,
line 1 of the printed bill,
delete everything after "
Act to
"
and insert "transfer certain
moneys from the railroad trust fund to the property tax reduction fund and to declare an emergency.".
On page
1
,
delete line
2
.
Moved by: Earley
Second by: Greenfield
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
HB 1038: make an appropriation to reimburse certain family physicians and certain
dentists who have complied with the requirements of the physician tuition
reimbursement program and the dental tuition reimbursement program.
Presented by: Tom Martinec, Department of Health - Document #4
MOTION:
DO PASS HB 1038
Moved by: Bartling
Second by: Sutton (Duane)
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)
Voting Yes: Bartling, Earley, Gant, Greenfield, Hanson (Gary), Napoli, Smidt, Sutton (Duane),
Apa
HB 1243: make an appropriation to the Department of Education to reimburse certain
school districts for consolidation incentives.
Presented by: Tamara Darnall, Bureau of Finance and Management - Document #5
MOTION:
DO PASS HB 1243
Moved by: Smidt
Second by: Bartling
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)
Voting Yes: Bartling, Earley, Gant, Greenfield, Hanson (Gary), Napoli, Smidt, Sutton (Duane),
Apa
MOTION:
ADJOURN
Moved by: Napoli
Second by: Bartling
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
Barb Bjorneberg
____________________________
Committee Secretary
Jerry Apa, Chair
../02090800.SAP
Page 1