88^th Legislative Session _ 2013

Committee: House Agriculture and Natural Resources

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Bartling
P    Cammack
P    Craig
P    Feickert
P    Kopp
P    May
P    Olson (Betty)
P    Otten (Herman)
P    Qualm
P    Schoenfish
P    Schrempp
P    Schaefer, Vice-Chair
P    Hoffman, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Representative Hoffman.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Moved by:    Cammack
Second by:    Olson (Betty)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

        SB 1: revise the provisions regarding plugging and performance bonds for oil and gas wells and to repeal the supplemental restoration bond requirement.

Presented by:    Representative Melissa Magstadt
Proponents:    Clark Blake, Self, Belle Fourche (Handout: 1)
        Jeremiah M. Murphy, SD Stockgrowers

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        Ryan Brunner, Department of School and Public Lands
        Sabrina King, Dakota Rual Action
        Tony Petres, Self, Rapid City
        Steve Pirner, Department of Environment and Natural Resources

MOTION:    AMEND SB 1

1ja

    On page 1, delete lines 8 and 9 of the printed bill, insert:

"to require the furnishing of a plugging and performance bond in the amount of five as follows:

            (2)    For wells more than fifty-five hundred feet in depth, an individual bond of fifty thousand dollars per well drilled, or twenty one hundred thousand dollars blanket,

with good and".

    On page 2, after line 10, insert:

"    Section 3. The bond requirements in section 1 of this Act do not apply to any wells permitted or drilled prior to July 1, 2013, unless the well is sold or transferred after July 1, 2013.".

Moved by:    Olson (Betty)
Second by:    Kopp
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 1 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Kopp
Second by:    Schrempp
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (13-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Cammack, Craig, Feickert, Kopp, May, Olson (Betty), Otten (Herman), Qualm, Schoenfish, Schrempp, Schaefer, Hoffman

        SB 17: make an appropriation from the coordinated natural resources conservation fund to the State Conservation Commission.

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Presented by:    Ray Sowers, Department of Agriculture (Handout: 2)
Proponents:    Angela Ehlers, SD Association of Conservation Districts (Handout: 3)

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 17

Moved by:    Cammack
Second by:    Bartling
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (13-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Cammack, Craig, Feickert, Kopp, May, Olson (Betty), Otten (Herman), Qualm, Schoenfish, Schrempp, Schaefer, Hoffman

        SB 59: prohibit the disposal of certain oil and gas field wastes.

Presented by:    Steve Pirner, Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Proponents:    Sabrina King, Dakota Rual Action
        Margo Northrup, SD Association of Rural Water Systems
Opponents:    Dean Wagner, Harding County, Ralph
        Kathy Glines, Harding Co.

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 59 UNTIL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2013

        SB 205: authorize the hunting of wolves in certain circumstances.

Presented by:    Senator Mike Vehle (Handout: 4)
Proponents:    Tony Leif, Department of Game, Fish and Parks
        Representative Betty Olson

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 205

Moved by:    Kopp
Second by:    Feickert
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (13-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Cammack, Craig, Feickert, Kopp, May, Olson (Betty), Otten (Herman), Qualm, Schoenfish, Schrempp, Schaefer, Hoffman

MOTION:    PLACE SB 205 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Schaefer
Second by:    Bartling

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Action:    Failed by voice vote.

MOTION:    ADJOURN

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

Joshua Klumb

Committee Secretary

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