92nd Legislative Session _ 2017

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources
Thursday, January 26, 2017

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Ewing
P    Monroe
P    Otten (Ernie)
P    Soholt
P    Youngberg
P    Frerichs
P    Heinert
P    Klumb, Vice-Chair
P    Cammack, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chair, Senator Cammack.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 24TH.

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

Steve Pirner, Secretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, introduced staff and gave an overview of the department. (Handout # 1)

    SB 46: revise certain provisions regarding the state geologist.

Presented by:    Jim Feeney, Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Proponents:    Ryan Brunner, School and Public Lands

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 46


Moved by:    Klumb
Second by:    Soholt
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (8-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Ewing, Monroe, Otten (Ernie), Soholt, Youngberg, Frerichs, Klumb, Cammack

Excused:    Heinert

MOTION:    PLACE SB 46 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

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

    SB 21: revise certain provisions related to public grain warehouses and grain buyers.

Presented by:    Chris Nelson, Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission
Opponents:    Justin Smith, South Dakota Newspaper Association

MOTION:    AMEND SB 21

21fa

    On page 2, line 13, of the printed bill, remove the overstrikes from "and in a newspaper of general circulation within the state".

    On page 5, line 2, remove the overstrikes from "and in a newspaper of general circulation within the state".


Moved by:    Frerichs
Second by:    Ewing
Action:    Failed by roll call vote. (2-6-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Ewing, Frerichs

Voting No:    Monroe, Otten (Ernie), Soholt, Youngberg, Klumb, Cammack

Excused:    Heinert

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 21

Moved by:    Klumb
Second by:    Otten (Ernie)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (8-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Ewing, Monroe, Otten (Ernie), Soholt, Youngberg, Frerichs, Klumb, Cammack

Excused:    Heinert

MOTION:    ADJOURN

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

Lois Henry

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Committee Secretary
Gary L. Cammack, Chair


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