90^th Legislative Session _ 2015

Committee: House State Affairs

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Bartling
P    Bolin
P    Haggar (Don)
P    Hawley
P    Langer
P    Mickelson
P    Munsterman
P    Solum
P    Stevens
P    Verchio
P    Wink
P    Westra, Vice-Chair
P    Gosch, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Brian G. Gosch, Chair.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Moved by:    Solum
Second by:    Mickelson
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:    Darin Berquist, Department of Transportation (Handouts: #1)
Proponents:    Nathan Sanderson, Governor's Office, Pierre
        Senator Mike Vehle (Handouts: #2)

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        Jason Glodt, Roads Are Vital Coalition
        Greg Vavra, Self, Wessington Springs
        Dick Howard, South Dakota Association of Towns and Townships
        Bob Wilcox, South Dakota Association Of County Officials
        Nic Kreutzfeldt, McCook Co., self
        Yvonne Taylor, SD Municipal League
        David Owen, South Dakota Chamber Of Commerce & Industry
        Kitty Kinsman, Rapid City Chamber of Commerce (Handouts: #3)
        Mark Lee, Sioux Falls Area Chamber Of Commerce
        Julie Johnson, Advantage South Dakota
        Deb Mortenson, Associated General Contractors Of South Dakota
        Myron Rau, SD Trucking Association
        Myron Rau, SD Auto Dealers Association
        Brenda Forman, South Dakota Association of Cooperatives
        Brenda Forman, SD Cattlemen'S Association
        Lorin Pankratz, SD Soybean Association
        Lorin Pankratz, SD Pork Producers
        Lorin Pankratz, South Dakota Association of County Commissioners
        Jeremiah Murphy, South Dakota Stockgrowers' Association
Opponents:    Dawna Leitzke, SD Petroleum And Propane Marketers Association (Handouts: #4)
        Jeff Harms, Brookings, self (Handouts: #5)
        Curtis Halvorson, Kennebec, self
        Jim Sachs, Rapid City, self
        Matt McCaulley, Alliance of Auto Makers
        Matt Sibley, South Dakota Farmers Union
Others:    Tom Tveidt, Pierre

MOTION:    MOVED THAT THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS 1131OA, 1131FB, 1131FE, AND 1131FC ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION BE ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE.

Moved by:    Mickelson
Second by:    Westra
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    AMEND HB 1131

1131oa

    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".

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Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    AMEND HB 1131

1131fb

    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".

Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    AMEND HB 1131

1131fe

        

    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.".

Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    AMEND HB 1131

1131fc

    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. ".

Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED HB 1131 UNTIL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015

MOTION:    ADJOURN

Moved by:    Stevens
Second by:    Wink
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Glenda Woodburn

Committee Secretary

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