2008 Legislative Session _ 2008

Committee: Senate Transportation
Tuesday, January 29, 2008

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Hauge
P    Hanson (Gary)
P    Kloucek
P    McCracken
P    Napoli, Vice-Chair
P    Sutton
P    Garnos, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Cooper Garnos, Chair.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THURSDAY, JANUARY 24,2008

Moved by:    McCracken
Second by:    Hauge
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 167 UNTIL THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008

         THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 174 UNTIL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2008

         SB 185: restrict the combination of numbers and letters which may be permitted on personalized motor vehicle license plates.

MOTION:     TO TABLE SB 185

Moved by:    Napoli
Second by:    McCracken

Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Hauge, Hanson (Gary), McCracken, Napoli, Sutton, Garnos

Excused:    Kloucek

         SB 108: revise certain provisions regarding the directional sign program for certain business establishments located near an interstate or primary highway.

Presented by:    Senator Ben Nesselhuf
Opponents:    Deb Mortenson, Associated General Contractors of SD, Inc.

Darin Bergquist, Secretary of the Department of Transportation, answered questions from the committee.

MOTION:     AMEND SB 108

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     On page 1, line 9, of the printed bill, delete everything after "." And insert "No such indication of E85 services on a business sign may be subject to any additional fee".


Moved by:    Sutton
Second by:    Hanson (Gary)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     DEFER SB 108 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    McCracken
Second by:    Napoli
Action:    Was not acted on.

 MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION DO PASS SB 108 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Kloucek
Second by:    Sutton
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (4-3-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Hanson (Gary), Kloucek, Sutton, Garnos

Voting No:    Hauge, McCracken, Napoli


         SB 183: permit the creation of a transportation district and to establish its powers and bonding authority.

Presented by:    Senator Orville Smidt
Proponents:    Scott Wunsterman, Mayor - City of Brookings (handout #1)
        Arne Brown, Brookings Economic Development Corp.

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 183

Moved by:    Sutton
Second by:    McCracken
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER SB 183 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Napoli
Action:    Died for lack of a second.

ORIGINAL MOTION:     DO PASS SB 183

Moved by:    Sutton
Second by:    McCracken
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-1-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Hauge, Hanson (Gary), Kloucek, McCracken, Sutton, Garnos

Voting No:    Napoli

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Hanson (Gary)
Second by:    McCracken
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Rena Ortbahn

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Committee Secretary
Cooper Garnos, Chair

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