94th Legislative Session _ 2019

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources
Thursday, January 17, 2019

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Blare
P    Ewing
P    Klumb
P    Otten (Ernie)
P    Soholt
P    Foster
P    Heinert
P    Youngberg, 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 15TH.

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

MOTION:    SENATE ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE APPOINTMENT OF STEVE PIRNER OF HUGHES COUNTY, PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA, TO THE POSITION OF SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Jason Simmons, Governor"s Office, spoke on his behalf.

Moved by:    Klumb
Second by:    Youngberg
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-2-0)



Voting Yes:    Blare, Ewing, Klumb, Otten (Ernie), Foster, Youngberg, Cammack

Excused:    Soholt, Heinert

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

Kelli Buscher, Surface Water Quality Engineer, answered a question of the committee.

    SB 46: repeal provisions regarding river basin natural resource districts

Presented by:    Senator Lee Schoenbeck
Proponents:    Jay Phillip Gilbertson, East Dakota Water Development District
        Paul Lepisto , South Dakota Division of the Izaak Walton League of America (McCook Lake, SD)
        Jason Simmons, Office of the Governor
Opponents:    Angela Ehlers, South Dakota Association of Conservation Districts

MOTION:    DEFER SB 46 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Otten (Ernie)
Second by:    Heinert
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-3-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Blare, Ewing, Otten (Ernie), Foster, Heinert

Voting No:    Klumb, Youngberg, Cammack

Excused:    Soholt

MOTION:    ADJOURN

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

        

Lois Henry

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Committee Secretary
Gary L. Cammack, Chair


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