90^th Legislative Session _ 2015

Committee: House Transportation

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Bolin
P    Feickert
P    Hickey
P    Kaiser
P    Rasmussen
P    Rounds
P    Schaefer
P    Schoenbeck
P    Schrempp
P    Stalzer
P    Werner
P    Duvall, Vice-Chair
P    Verchio, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Mike Verchio, Chair..

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 27, 2015

Moved by:    Rounds
Second by:    Schrempp
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

    HB 1131: revise certain taxes and fees to fund improvements to public roads and bridges in South Dakota.

Presented by:    Nathan Sanderson, Governor's Office, Pierre
Proponents:    Darin Berquist, Department of Transportation (Handouts: #1)
        Bob Benson,Transporatation Commissioner, Winner

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        Senator Mike Vehle
        Bob Wilcox, South Dakota Association Of County Officials
        Merl Hanson, Beadle County, Huron
        Doyle Karpen, Self, Jefferson, SD
        Paul Dennert, Self. Columbia, SD
        Mark Lee, Sioux Falls Area Chamber Of Commerce
        Dick Howard, South Dakota Association of Towns and Townships
        Jim Puffer, South Dakota Association of Towns and Townships
        Jeremiah Murphy, South Dakota Stockgrowers' Association
        Lorin Pankratz, SD Pork Producers, Visitor Industry Alliance, SD Soybean Assoc.
        David Owen, South Dakota Chamber Of Commerce & Industry
        Michele Brich, South Dakota Hotel & Lodging Association
        Julie Johnson, Advantage South Dakota
        Jason Glodt, Roads Are Vital Coalition
        Kitty Kinsman, Rapid City Chamber of Commerce
        Yvonne Taylor, SD Municipal League
        Matt Sibley, South Dakota Farmers Union
        Myron Rau, South Dakota Trucking Association & Auto Dealers
        Harry Christianson, South Dakota Ethanol Producers Association
        Deb Mortenson, Associated General Contractors Of South Dakota
Opponents:    Dawna Leitzke, SD Petroleum And Propane Marketers Association

        Peggy Laurenz, Dept. of Revenue, responded to questions.

MOTION:    AMEND HB 1131

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    On page 4, line 5, of the printed bill, after "thereafter" insert "through June 30, 2030".

    On page 4, line 12, after "thereafter" insert "through June 30, 2030".

Moved by:    Duvall
Second by:    Werner
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    AMEND HB 1131

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    On page 9, between lines 12 and 13 of the printed bill, insert:

"    Section 20. Beginning on July 1, 2016, and on July first each year thereafter until July 1, 2030, the motor vehicle registration fee provided in § 32-5-6; subdivision 32-5-6.3(1); subdivisions 32-5-6.1(1), (2), and (3); subdivisions 32-5-8(1) to (10), inclusive; § 32-5-9; § 32-6B-21; § 32-6B-23; and § 32-6B-36.3 shall be increased by:

            (1)    One dollar, if the fee is less than seventy-five dollars;

            (2)    Two dollars, if the fee is seventy-five dollars to one hundred fifty dollars, inclusive; and

            (3)    Three dollars, if the fee is greater than one hundred fifty dollars.".

    On page 10, line 8, delete "22" and insert "23".

Moved by:    Werner
Second by:    Schoenbeck
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    AMEND HB 1131

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    On page 10, after line 15 of the printed bill, insert:

"    Section 23. That chapter 32-5 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

    In addition to the license fees paid pursuant to the provisions of this chapter for a motor vehicle, the owner of an electric vehicle shall pay a fee in the amount of eighty dollars and a hybrid vehicle shall pay a fee in the amount of forty dollars.

    For the purposes of this section, the term, electric motor vehicle, means a motor vehicle that is propelled to a significant extent by an electric motor which draws electricity from a battery that is capable of being recharged from an external source of electricity and that may be legally operated on the interstate highways in this state and that is eligible for registration pursuant to the general laws of this state. The electric vehicle shall have been made by a manufacturer primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways and meets National Highway Traffic Safety Administration standards included in 49 C.F.R. § 571 as of January 1, 2015.

    For the purposes of this section, the term, hybrid vehicle, means a motor vehicle with a hybrid propulsion system that uses an alternative fuel by operating on both an alternative fuel, including electricity, and a traditional fuel and shall also display such motor vehicle's United States

Environmental Protection Agency highway fuel economy rating of fifty miles per gallon or more.".

Moved by:    Werner
Second by:    Schoenbeck
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    AMEND HB 1131

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    On page 10, after line 15 of the printed bill, insert:

"    Section 23. That § 32-5A-1 be amended to read as follows:

    32-5A-1. Any Each county may, by ordinance, impose a wheel tax on all motor vehicles, as defined in § 32-3-1, registered in the county at a rate not to exceed four dollars per vehicle wheel. The tax shall be administered and collected by the county. The total vehicle tax may not exceed sixteen forty-eight dollars per vehicle. ".

Moved by:    Werner
Second by:    Schoenbeck
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    REFER HB 1131 TO STATE AFFAIRS AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Duvall
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:    SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER HB 1131 UNTIL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Moved by:    Schoenbeck
Second by:    Stalzer
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-4-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Feickert, Hickey, Kaiser, Rasmussen, Schaefer, Schoenbeck, Schrempp, Stalzer, Verchio

Voting No:    Bolin, Rounds, Werner, Duvall

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MOTION:    ADJOURN

Moved by:    Duvall
Second by:    Hickey
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Dawn Koch

Committee Secretary

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