2008 Legislative Session _ 2008

Committee: Senate Appropriations
Friday, January 25, 2008

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Gray
P    Bartling
P    Greenfield
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.

         SB 7: make an appropriation for the renovation of the National Guard armory in Yankton and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Andy Gerlach, Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 7

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

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

Excused:    Gray

        
SB 24: make an appropriation to reimburse certain school districts for consolidation

incentives.

Presented by:    Darla Mayer, Department of Education

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 24

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

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

Excused:    Gray

        
SB 28: make an appropriation to reimburse certain family physicians, midlevel practitioners, and dentists who have complied with the requirements of the physician tuition reimbursement program, the midlevel tuition reimbursement program, or the dental tuition reimbursement program.

Presented by:    Tom Martinec, Department of Health - Document #1

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 28

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

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

Excused:    Gray

        
SB 29: make an appropriation to fund a dental externship program.

Presented by:    Tom Martinec, Department of Health - Document #2
Proponents:    Paul Knecht, SD Dental Association

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 29

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


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

Excused:    Gray

        
SB 47: make an appropriation for costs related to disasters in the state and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Tom Dravland, Secretary, Department of Public Safety - Document #3

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 47

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

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

        
SB 48: make an appropriation for the payment of extraordinary litigation expenses and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Emily Ward, Bureau of Finance & Management - Document #3-A
Comments:    Dennis Rounds, Bureau of Administration

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 48

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

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

        
SB 49: 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 - Document #4
        Chris Petersen, Department of Agriculture

MOTION:     AMEND SB 49

49aa

On page 1, line 4, of the printed bill, delete "one million eight" and insert "four million fifty-six

thousand two hundred seventy-eight dollars ($4,056,278)".

On page 1, line 5, delete everything before "," .


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

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 49 AS AMENDED

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

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

        
SB 56: delegate authority to the Board of Regents to construct certain buildings and structures and to make a continuing appropriation therefor.

Presented by:    Jim Shekleton, SD Board of Regents
Opponents:    Liza Sizer, Bureau of Finance and Management
        Larry Zikmund, Associated General Contractors - Building Chapter

MOTION:     DEFER SB 56 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

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

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

        
SB 58: authorize the Board of Regents to demolish Seymour Hall at Northern State University.

Presented by:    Don Erlenbusch, Northern State University

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 58

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



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

Voting No:    Maher

        
SB 72: make an appropriation for an engineering survey and a repair cost estimate of Richmond Lake Dam.

Presented by:    Senator Alan Hoerth
Proponents:    Jennifer Toscana, School & Public Lands, Documents #5, #6 and #7
Comments:    Dennis Feickert, Brown County Commissioner
        Mike Cornelison, School & Public Lands

MOTION:     THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 72 UNTIL JANUARY 31, 2008.

        
SB 60: appropriate money for the repair of Tripp Lake Dam and to declare an emergency.

MOTION:     THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 60 UNTIL JANUARY 31, 2008.

        
SB 73: make an appropriation to support the Sue T-Rex traveling exhibition.

MOTION:     THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 73 UNTIL JANUARY 31, 2008.

        
SB 74: appropriate funds for the repair of the Lake Wanalain Dam.

MOTION:     THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 74 UNTIL JANUARY 31, 2008.

        
SB 55: authorize the Board of Regents to convey a tract of land in Pennington County to the United States Air Force and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Tim Henderson, SD School of Mines & Technology - Document #8
Proponents:    Pat McElgunn, Rapid City Area Chamber of Commerce

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 55

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



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

        
SB 57: authorize the Board of Regents to construct a roadway on the campus of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Tim Henderson, SD School of Mines & Technology - Documents #9 and #10
Opponents:    Liza Sizer, Bureau of Finance and Management

MOTION:     AMEND SB 57

57ma

On page 1 of the printed bill, delete line 15.

On page 2, delete lines 1 to 8, inclusive.


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

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 57 AS AMENDED

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

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

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Gray
Second by:    Greenfield
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.
                            
    

Barb Bjorneberg

____________________________

Committee Secretary
Jerry Apa, Chair


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