Senate Appropriations Minutes 01/19/2007 8:00 AM

82^nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Friday, January 19, 2007

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Bartling
E    Greenfield
P    Hauge
P    Hoerth
P    Hundstad
P    Hunhoff, Vice-Chair
P    Maher
P    Smidt
P    Apa, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Apa

SB 59: revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2007 regarding appropriations to the Department of Health, the Board of Regents, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Human Services, and the Office of the Attorney General, and to declare an emergency.

The Chair deferred SB 59 until another day.

         SB 30: to make an appropriation for costs related to payments to sparse school districts and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Darla Mayer, Department of Education - Document #1
Proponents:    Brad Besler, Bison School District
        Colette Johnson, Bison School District

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 30

Moved by:    Hundstad
Second by:    Hunhoff
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-0-2-0)

Voting Yes:    Hauge, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt, Apa

Excused:    Bartling, Greenfield

         SB 31: make an appropriation to assist sparse school districts.

Presented by:    Darla Mayer, Department of Education

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 31

Moved by:    Maher
Second by:    Bartling
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Hauge, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt, Apa

Excused:    Greenfield

         SB 34: revise the definition of an enrolled student.

Presented by:    Darla Mayer, Department of Education

The Chair deferred SB 34 until another day.

         SB 52: make an appropriation for the purchase of certain property in Brookings County from the Department of Transportation and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Mike Reger, South Dakota State University - Document #2

MOTION:     AMEND SB 52

On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 9 to 16 , inclusive, and insert "Laws. The real property being described as follows: a parcel of property consisting of 18.93 acres, more or less, described as lot A in the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of section 22, township 110 North, range 50 West of the Fifth Prime Meridian in Brookings County, South Dakota.".

On page 2 , delete lines 1 to 6 , inclusive.

Moved by:    Smidt
Second by:    Hundstad
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

The Chair deferred SB 52 until another day.

         SB 53: authorize the Board of Regents to construct a new engineering class/lab building for South Dakota State University and to make an appropriation therefor.

Presented by:    Mike Reger, South Dakota State University - Document #3
        Monte Kramer, Board of Regents

MOTION:     AMEND SB 53

On page 2 of the printed bill, delete lines 3 to 5 , inclusive.

Moved by:    Hunhoff
Second by:    Maher
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 53 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Smidt
Second by:    Hauge
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Hauge, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt, Apa

Excused:    Greenfield

         SB 54: assist fraternities and sororities at South Dakota State University to obtain commercial financing for improvements on land subject to certain reversionary clauses.

Presented by:    Mike Reger, South Dakota State University - Document #4
        Jim Shekleton, SD Board of Regents
Opponents:    Neil Fulton, Governor's Office

The Chair deferred SB 54 until another day.

         SB 55: authorize the Board of Regents to purchase improved real property adjacent to the campus of South Dakota State University and to make an appropriation therefor.

Presented by:    Mike Reger, South Dakota State University - Document #5
        Wes Tschetter, SDSU

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 55

Moved by:    Smidt
Second by:    Apa
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Hauge, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt, Apa

Excused:    Greenfield

         SB 56: authorize the Board of Regents to acquire a seed technology facility for South Dakota State University, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Mike Reger, South Dakota State University - Document #6
Proponents:    Mel Ustad, Department of Tourism
        Dave Nelson, Miller
        Steve VanTassel, Midland
        Steve Halverson, SD Wheat Commission
        Randy Englund, SD Wheat Commission

The Chair deferred SB 56 until another day.

         SB 57: authorize the Board of Regents to construct a straw bale house at the McCrory Gardens on the campus of South Dakota State University and to make an appropriation therefor.

Presented by:    Mike Reger, South Dakota State University - Document #7

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 57

Moved by:    Hauge

Second by:    Smidt
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     AMEND SB 57

On page 2, after line 7 of the printed bill, insert:

" Section 5. No general fund dollars may be used for the maintenance and repair of the facilities authorized by this Act.".

Moved by:    Apa
Second by:    Maher
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 57 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Hauge
Second by:    Hoerth
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Hauge, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt, Apa

Excused:    Greenfield

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Bartling
Second by:    Apa
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Barb Bjorneberg

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Committee Secretary

Jerry Apa, Chair

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