91st Legislative Session _ 2016

Committee: Senate Transportation
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Hunhoff (Bernie)
P    Otten (Ernie)
P    Peterson (Jim)
P    Shorma
P    Solano
P    Monroe, Vice-Chair
P    Vehle, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chair Senator Vehle.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH.

Moved by:    Monroe
Second by:    Otten (Ernie)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 141 UNTIL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND.

    SB 144: revise the legal maximum weight limits based on the number of axles for gross vehicle weight.

Presented by:    Senator Frerichs
Opponents:    Darin Bergquist, Department of Transportation

Comments by John Broers, Department of Public Safety.

MOTION:    DEFER SB 144 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY


Moved by:    Solano
Second by:    Shorma
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:    SUBSTITUTE MOTION AMEND SB 144

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    On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"
    Section 1. That § 32-22-16.1 be amended to read:

    32-22-16.1. For the purposes of § 32-22-16 the maximum gross weight on a group of two or more consecutive axles allowable on a public highway shall be determined by the following formula:

    W = 500 [LN/(N-1) + 12N + 36]
    In applying the above formula, "W" equals the overall gross weight on any group of two or more consecutive axles to the nearest five hundred pounds, "L" equals the distance measured longitudinally rounded up to the nearest foot from the foremost axles to the rearmost axle in a group of two or more consecutive axles, and "N" equals the number of axles in group under consideration. "


Moved by:    Hunhoff (Bernie)
Second by:    Otten (Ernie)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    DEFER SB 144 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

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

Voting Yes:    Otten (Ernie), Solano, Monroe, Vehle

Voting No:    Hunhoff (Bernie), Peterson (Jim), Shorma

    SB 135: allow overwidth farm equipment to be operated on primary highways after sunset under certain conditions.

Presented by:    Senator Peterson (Jim)
Opponents:    John Broers, Department of Public Safety (Handout: #1)

MOTION:    DEFER SB 135 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Monroe
Second by:    Otten (Ernie)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Hunhoff (Bernie), Otten (Ernie), Peterson (Jim), Shorma, Solano, Monroe, Vehle

    SB 109: require counties to conduct random checkpoints for overweight vehicles as a condition of receiving funds from the bridge improvement grant fund.

Presented by:    Senator Vehle (Handout: #2)
Proponents:    Darin Bergquist, Department of Transportation
        Lorin Pankratz, South Dakota Association of County Commissioners
Opponents:    Tom Tveit, Hughes County Commissioner

Dave Huft, Department of Transportation, answered a question of the committee.

MOTION:    AMEND SB 109

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    On page 2, between lines 10 and 11 of the printed bill, insert:

"    Section 3. That § 1-44-7.5 be amended to read:

    1-44-7.5. The Transportation Commission shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to establish the requirements for a county highway and bridge improvement plan that details proposed county highway and bridge improvement projects in a county for the next five years and how the county plans to implement an annual random checkpoint for overweight vehicles. The rules shall provide for the format of the plan and the time by which an update of the plan must be submitted each year. ".



Moved by:    Peterson (Jim)
Second by:    Shorma
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 109 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Shorma
Second by:    Peterson (Jim)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (4-1-2-0)

Voting Yes:    Hunhoff (Bernie), Peterson (Jim), Shorma, Vehle

Voting No:    Monroe

Excused:    Otten (Ernie), Solano

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 110 UNTIL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH.

MOTION:    ADJOURN

Moved by:    Shorma
Second by:    Monroe
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Lois Henry

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Committee Secretary
Mike Vehle, Chair


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