82nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: House Appropriations
Friday, February 23, 2007

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
    Burg
    Carson
    Davis
    Dennert
    Glenski
    Haverly
    Rausch
    Tidemann, Vice-Chair
    Putnam, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Representative J.E. “Jim” Putnam

         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 #1)

MOTION:     AMEND SB 59

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     On page 1 of the Senate engrossed bill, delete lines 9 to 11 , inclusive.

     On page 5 , delete lines 19 to 23 , inclusive.

     On page 6 , delete lines 9 to 13 , inclusive.


Moved by:    Dennert
Second by:    Haverly
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 59 AS AMENDED

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

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Davis, Dennert, Glenski, Haverly, Rausch, Putnam

Excused:    Tidemann

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

MOTION:     AMEND SB 31

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     On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"
     Section 1. There is hereby appropriated from the general fund the sum of forty-six thousand four hundred twenty dollars ($ 46,420 ) to the Department of Education to pay the Dakota Valley school district for general state aid to education which was not received due to an out of court settlement which resulted in the lowering of the assessed valuation of certain property in Union County after the local effort of the school district had already been calculated by the state.

     Section 2. There is also hereby appropriated from the general fund the sum of four thousand nine hundred ninety-three dollars ($ 4,993 ) to the Department of Education to pay the Dakota Valley school district for state aid to special education which also was not received due to an out of court settlement which resulted in the lowering of the assessed valuation of certain property in Union County after the local effort of the school district had already been calculated by the state.

     Section 3. The secretary of the Department of Education shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.

     Section 4. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated by June   30, 2008, shall revert in accordance with §   4-8-21."



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

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Davis, Dennert, Glenski, Haverly, Rausch, Putnam

Excused:    Tidemann

MOTION:     TO AMEND TITLE OF SB 31

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     On page 1, line 1 of the printed bill, delete everything after " Act to " and insert "appropriate money to the Dakota Valley school district.".

Moved by:    Haverly
Second by:    Glenski
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 31 AS AMENDED

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

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Davis, Dennert, Glenski, Haverly, Rausch, Putnam

Excused:    Tidemann

         SB 100: appropriate money for the Northern Crops Institute.

MOTION:     AMEND SB 100

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     On page 1, line 3 of the printed bill, delete " fifty " and insert "seventy-five".

     On page 1 , line 4, delete " $50,000 " and insert "$75,000".

Moved by:    Tidemann
Second by:    Rausch


Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 100 AS AMENDED

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

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Davis, Dennert, Glenski, Haverly, Rausch, Putnam

Excused:    Tidemann

         SB 185: make an appropriation to fund tax refunds for elderly and disabled persons for property tax and sales tax refunds.

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 185 AS AMENDED

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

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Davis, Dennert, Glenski, Haverly, Rausch, Putnam

Excused:    Tidemann

         SB 71: repeal certain statutes and references regarding obsolete accounting funds.

Presented by:    Representative Deb Peters

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 71

Moved by:    Haverly
Second by:    Davis
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(5-3-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Carson, Davis, Haverly, Rausch, Putnam

Voting No:    Burg, Dennert, Glenski

Excused:    Tidemann


         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.

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 53 AS AMENDED

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

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Davis, Dennert, Glenski, Haverly, Rausch, Putnam

Excused:    Tidemann

         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, to make an appropriation, and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Doug Hofer, Department of Game, Fish & Parks (Document #2)
Proponents:    Paul VanBockeren, Regency Hotel Management
Opponents:    Josh Daiss, SD Campground Owners Association
        Justin Cutler, Forest Recreation Management Inc.
        Al Johnson, Mount Rushmore KOA
        Max Hammer, Beaver Lake Campground, Custer
        Todd George, Rafter J. Bar Ranch, Hill City

The Chair deferred SB 218 until another day.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Davis
Second by:    Carson
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Lisa Shafer

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Committee Secretary
J.E. “Jim” Putnam, Chair