82nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: Senate Appropriations
Friday, February 09, 2007

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

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

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jerry Apa

         HB 1075: make an appropriation for costs related to suppression of wildfires in the state and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Josh Larson, Bureau of Finance and Management
Proponents:    Larry Gabriel, Secretary, Department of Agriculture
        Chris Petersen, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1075

Moved by:    Hauge
Second by:    Hundstad
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Greenfield, Hauge, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa


         SB 100: appropriate money for the Northern Crops Institute.

Presented by:    Senator Julie Bartling
Proponents:    Rick Vallery, SD Wheat Inc. - Documents 1 & 2
        John Crabtree, Northern Crops Institute

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 100

Moved by:    Hundstad
Second by:    Greenfield
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Greenfield, Hauge, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

         SB 143: appropriate funds to provide for the South Dakota Virtual Library.

Presented by:    Senator Julie Bartling
Proponents:    Larry Nelson, SD Library Association
Opponents:    Tamara Darnall, Bureau of Finance and Management

MOTION:     DEFER SB 143 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Hunhoff
Second by:    Maher
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Greenfield, Hauge, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

         SB 112: authorize funding for certain tribal colleges to defray certain costs associated with educating nonbeneficiary students at tribal colleges and to make an appropriation therefor.

Presented by:    Senator Tom Katus
Proponents:    Thomas Short Bull, Oglala Lakota College, President - Documents 3, 4 & 5
        Ron Walters, Sitting Bull College
        Sherry Red Owl, Sinte Gleska University - Document 6
        Harvey DuMarce, Sisseton Wahpeton - Document 7
Opponents:    Paul Gough, Board of Regents

The Chair deferred SB 112 until February 13, 2007.

         SB 204: provide for the reimbursement of attorney's fees and costs for certain reinstated public employees and to make an appropriation to reimburse a Department of Human Services employee.

Presented by:    Senator Ed Olson - Documents 8 & 9
Proponents:    Representative Burt Elliott
Opponents:    Lynne Valenti, Bureau of Personnel
        Sandra Zinter, Commissioner of the Bureau of Personnel

The Chair deferred SB 204 until February 13 2007.

         SB 214: increase the compensation of the secretary of state, the state treasurer, the state auditor, and the commissioner of school and public lands.

Presented by:    Senator Brock Greenfield - Documents 10 & 11

MOTION:     AMEND SB 214

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     On page 1, line 6 of the printed bill, delete " four " and insert "three".

     On page 1 , line 6, after " dollars " insert "eighty-one cents".

Moved by:    Hundstad
Second by:    Smidt (Orville)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     AMEND SB 214

214ab
     On page 1, line 6 of the printed bill, after " dollars " insert "and the annual salary for the attorney general shall be one hundred eleven thousand three hundred eighty-nine dollars forty-two cents".

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

The Chair deferred SB 214 until February 13, 2007.


         SB 219: make an appropriation for a drought tolerance biotechnology research center and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Mel Ustad, Department of Tourism - Document 12
Proponents:    Scott Meyer, Board of Regents - Document 13
        Mike Reger, South Dakota State University
        Steve Halverson, self

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 219

Moved by:    Smidt (Orville)
Second by:    Hauge
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-0-2-0)

Voting Yes:    Greenfield, Hauge, Hoerth, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

Excused:    Bartling, Hundstad

         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.

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 56

Moved by:    Smidt (Orville)
Second by:    Greenfield
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-0-2-0)

Voting Yes:    Greenfield, Hauge, Hoerth, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

Excused:    Bartling, Hundstad

         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.

Presented by:    Kellie Beck, BF&M - Document 14
Proponents:    Monte Kramer, Board of Regents - Documents 15, 16, 17 & 18
        Rich Vandenhul, USD


The Chair deferred SB 59 until February 13, 2007.

         SB 218: authorize the South Dakota Building Authority to provide for the construction, reconstruction, renovation, and modernization of state park facilities and infrastructure at Custer State Park near Custer for the Department of Game, Fish and Parks and to allow the general fund to temporarily cover the initial construction costs.

Presented by:    Doug Hofer, Department of Game, Fish & Parks - Documents 19 & 20
Proponents:    Paul VanBockeren, Regency Hotel Management

MOTION:     AMEND SB 218

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     On page 2, line 5 of the printed bill, delete " transferred " and insert "appropriated".

     On page 2 , line 6, after " ($12,000,000) " insert ", or so much thereof as may be necessary,".

     On page 2 , line 7, delete " balance in the " .

     On page 2 , line 8, after " fund. " insert "There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Game, Fish and Parks, twelve million dollars ( $12,000,000 ), or so much thereof as may be necessary, of other fund expenditure authority for expenditures authorized by this Act.".

     On page 2 , line 9, delete " transferred " and insert "appropriated".

     On page 2 , line 11, delete " transfer " and insert "appropriation".

     On page 2 , line 19, delete " transferred " and insert "appropriated".

     On page 3 , line 1, delete " transferred " and insert "appropriated".

     On page 3 , line 5, delete " transferred " and insert "appropriated".

     On page 3 , line 10, delete " transferred " and insert "appropriated".

     On page 3 , line 13, delete " transferred " and insert "appropriated".

     On page 3 , line 18, delete everything after " accept " and insert "any funds obtained from gifts, contributions, or other sources for the purposes stated in section 1 of this Act.".

     On page 3 , delete lines 19 and 20 .

     On page 4 , line 2, delete " transferred " and insert "appropriated".

     On page 4 , line 2, delete " All amounts so transferred " and insert "The Custer State Park bond redemption fund as created in §  41-17-22.5".

     On page 4 , line 3, delete " be applied to " .

     On page 4 , after line 13, insert:
"
     Section 14. The secretary of the Department of Game, Fish and Parks shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.

     Section 15. 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:    Hundstad
Second by:    Greenfield
Action:    Was not acted on.

The Chair deferred SB 218 until February 13, 2007.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Smidt (Orville)
Second by:    Hoerth
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(0-0-0-0)

Barb Bjorneberg

____________________________

Committee Secretary
Jerry Apa, Chair