90th Legislative Session _ 2015

Committee: House Appropriations
Friday, February 06, 2015

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Bordeaux
P    Ring
P    Hunhoff (Jean)
P    Partridge
P    Anderson
P    Romkema
P    Jensen (Alex)
P    Dryden, Vice-Chair
P    Cronin, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chair Cronin.

    HB 1048: revise certain provisions regarding state hosting and employee reimbursement policies.

Presented by:    Jason Dilges, Bureau of Finance & Management
Proponents:    Pat Costello, Governor's Office of Economic Development
        Chris Petersen, Dept. Of Agriculture and Dept. Of Game, Fish, and Parks
        Rob Wylie, South Dakota Retirement System
        Eric Ollila, South Dakota State Employees Organization

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1048

Moved by:    Dryden
Second by:    Ring
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bordeaux, Ring, Hunhoff (Jean), Partridge, Anderson, Romkema, Jensen (Alex),

Dryden, Cronin

    HB 1188: make an appropriation to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to develop a hydrologic model of the lower Big Sioux River Basin in southeast South Dakota and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Steve Pirner, Dept. Of Environment and Natural Resources (Handouts: No. 1, No. 2)
Proponents:    Tim Cowman, Department of Environment and Natural Resources
        Jay Gilbertson, East Dakota Water Development District

MOTION:    AMEND HB 1188

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    On page 1, line 5, of the printed bill, delete "five hundred" and insert "one dollar ($1)".

    On page 1, line 6, delete "thousand dollars ($500,000)".


Moved by:    Dryden
Second by:    Partridge
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1188 AS AMENDED

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

Voting Yes:    Bordeaux, Ring, Hunhoff (Jean), Partridge, Anderson, Romkema, Jensen (Alex), Dryden, Cronin

    HB 1189: make an appropriation to fund tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Kelsey Hanson, Bureau of Finance & Management (Handouts: No. 3)
Proponents:    Erik Nelson, AARP South Dakota
Others:    Jim Terwilliger, Bureau of Finance & Management

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1189

Moved by:    Dryden
Second by:    Ring
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bordeaux, Ring, Hunhoff (Jean), Partridge, Anderson, Romkema, Jensen (Alex), Dryden, Cronin

    HB 1191: make an appropriation for the jobs for America's graduates program and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Dr. Melody Schopp, Department of Education
Proponents:    Jordan Drews, Self
        Ebony Tiger, Self
        Ashton Zephier, Self
        Sandra Waltman, South Dakota Education Association
Opponents:    Rob Monson, School Administrators of South Dakota
Others:    Renee VanDerWerff, Self

MOTION:    AMEND HB 1191

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    On page 1, line 4, of the printed bill, delete "nine hundred" and insert "one dollar ($1)".

    On page 1, line 5, delete "twenty-five thousand dollars ($925,000)".


Moved by:    Dryden
Second by:    Anderson
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1191 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Dryden
Second by:    Jensen (Alex)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bordeaux, Ring, Hunhoff (Jean), Partridge, Anderson, Romkema, Jensen (Alex), Dryden, Cronin

    HB 1192: make an appropriation for the protection and enhancement of wildlife habitat and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Hunter Roberts, Governor's Office (Handouts: No. 4)
Proponents:    Paul Lepisto, South Dakota Division Izaak Walton League Of America
        Bill Smith, Dept. Of Agriculture

MOTION:    AMEND HB 1192

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    On page 1, line 4, of the printed bill, delete "one million five" and insert "one dollar ($1)".

    On page 1, line 5, delete "hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000)".


Moved by:    Dryden
Second by:    Partridge
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1192 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Dryden
Second by:    Jensen (Alex)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bordeaux, Ring, Hunhoff (Jean), Partridge, Anderson, Romkema, Jensen (Alex), Dryden, Cronin

    SB 43: revise certain provisions regarding lease purchase agreement payments and to ratify certain lease purchase agreements with the Health and Educational Facilities Authority.

Presented by:    Tami Darnall, SD Department of Education
Proponents:    Jason Dilges, Bureau of Finance & Management

MOTION:    AMEND SB 43

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    On page 1, between lines 4 and 5 of the printed bill, insert:

"    Section 1. That § 1-16A-93 be amended to read as follows:

    1-16A-93. Beginning July 1, 2013, any bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority which are payable out of receipts, rentals, and other payments made pursuant to lease purchase agreements

with the Western Dakota Technical Institute, the Southeast Technical Institute, the Lake Area Technical Institute, the Mitchell Technical Institute, or the South Dakota Board of Education under the authority of chapter 13-39 may only be issued if the Board of Education determines, by the adoption of a resolution, that the estimated receipts, rentals, and other payments, including appropriations by the Legislature, student fee payments, or other balances or revenues pledged under the applicable bond indenture or similar agreement will not be less than one hundred three percent of the projected scheduled payments of principal and interest on all outstanding bonds which, for purposes of that determination shall include the proposed bonds to be issued and shall exclude any bonds to be refunded. Proposed issuance of obligations must comply with sections 4 and 5 of this Act. The South Dakota Board of Education must approve the issuance of additional obligations prior to submission to the Legislature. In issuing additional bonds, the authority may conclusively rely upon the determination of the board.

    Section 2. That § 1-16A-95 be amended to read as follows:

    1-16A-95. Beginning on July 1, 2013, the issuance of any additional bonds, notes, or other obligations of the authority which are payable out of receipts, rentals, and other payments made pursuant to lease purchase agreements with the Western Dakota Technical Institute, the Southeast Technical Institute, the Lake Area Technical Institute, the Mitchell Technical Institute, or the South Dakota Board of Education under the authority of chapter 13-39 shall be approved by the Legislature before issuance. The South Dakota Board of Education must approve the issuance of additional bonds, notes, or other obligations prior to submission to the Legislature in accordance with §§ 1-16A-93 and 1-16A-94 and applicable administrative rules. This requirement, however, does not apply to the issuance of bonds for the purposes of refinancing or refunding existing bonds, notes, or other obligations. ".


    On page 2, after line 3, insert:

"    Section 2. The total principal amount of debt outstanding through the South Dakota Building Authority and the vocational education program of the South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority may not exceed one and two-tenths percent of South Dakota's gross domestic product for the most recently completed calendar year as calculated by the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis.

    Section 3. The total annual debt service payments of the South Dakota Building Authority and the vocational education program of the South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority may not exceed four percent of the total ongoing general fund receipts for the most recently completed state fiscal year.".



Moved by:    Dryden
Second by:    Partridge
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 43 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Dryden
Second by:    Jensen (Alex)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bordeaux, Ring, Hunhoff (Jean), Partridge, Anderson, Romkema, Jensen (Alex), Dryden, Cronin

    SB 46: make an appropriation of other fund expenditure authority to the Department of Agriculture for the construction of the Nordby Exhibit Hall at the South Dakota State Fair and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Lucas Lentsch, Dept. Of Agriculture
        Chris Petersen, Dept. Of Agriculture
Proponents:    Senator Larry Tidemann

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 46

Moved by:    Dryden
Second by:    Jensen (Alex)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bordeaux, Ring, Hunhoff (Jean), Partridge, Anderson, Romkema, Jensen (Alex), Dryden, Cronin

MOTION:    ADJOURN

Moved by:    Ring
Second by:    Romkema
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Mary Turner

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Committee Secretary
Justin R. Cronin, Chair


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