Committee: House Commerce and Energy

Monday, February 25, 2019

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Beal
P    Johnson (Chris)
P    Lake
P    McCleerey
P    Milstead
P    Miskimins
P    Perry
P    Sullivan
P    Weis
P    Willadsen
P    Zikmund
P    Gosch, Vice-Chair
P    Rounds, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chair Rounds.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Moved by:    McCleerey
Second by:    Perry
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    REFER SB 137 TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Moved by:    Gosch
Second by:    McCleerey
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:    REP ROUNDS RULED REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE MOTION OUT OF ORDER BASED ON RULE 7-1.5

Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    TO INVOKE RULE 7-1.5. CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS NOT POSTED.

Moved by:    Gosch
Second by:    Weis
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (12-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Beal, Johnson (Chris), Lake, McCleerey, Milstead, Miskimins, Perry, Sullivan, Weis, Willadsen, Gosch, Rounds

Excused:    Zikmund

MOTION:    REFER SB 137 TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES to add to a companion bill

Moved by:    Gosch
Second by:    McCleerey
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (10-2-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Beal, Johnson (Chris), Lake, McCleerey, Milstead, Miskimins, Perry, Sullivan, Gosch, Rounds

Voting No:    Weis, Willadsen

Excused:    Zikmund

MOTION:    CHAIR ROUNDS PASSED THE GAVEL TO VICE CHAIR GOSCH FOR REMAINDER OF MEETING.

Action:    Was not acted on.

    SB 16: establish certain provisions regarding financial security for the decommissioning of wind turbines.

Presented by:    Chris Nelson, Public Utilities Commission
Proponents:    Rebecca M. Terk, Dakota Rural Action
Opponents:    Bill Van Camp, Nextera
        Brett Koenecke, Avangrid Renewables LLC
        Brett Koenecke, Geronimo Energy LLC

Steve Willard, South Dakota Electric Utility Companies
Justin G. Smith, South Dakota Wind Energy Association

MOTION:    DEFER SB 16 TO THE 41^ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Willadsen
Second by:    Miskimins
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:    SUBSTITUTE MOTION DO PASS SB 16

Moved by:    Rounds
Second by:    Milstead
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (11-2-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Beal, Johnson (Chris), Lake, McCleerey, Milstead, Perry, Sullivan, Weis, Zikmund, Gosch, Rounds

Voting No:    Miskimins, Willadsen

    SB 18: update certain references to federal laws and regulations regarding pipeline safety inspections and to increase the maximum civil penalty for certain pipeline safety violations.

Presented by:    Kristie Fiegen, Public Utilities Commission

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 18

Moved by:    Milstead
Second by:    Perry
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (12-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Johnson (Chris), Lake, McCleerey, Milstead, Miskimins, Perry, Sullivan, Weis, Willadsen, Zikmund, Gosch, Rounds

Excused:    Beal

MOTION:    PLACE SB 18 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Weis
Second by:    Rounds
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

    SB 113: provide that certain information contained within applications for money lending licenses are public records.

Presented by:    Senator Reynold Nesiba
Proponents:    David Bordewyk, South Dakota Newspaper Association

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 113

Moved by:    McCleerey
Second by:    Sullivan
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (11-1-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Johnson (Chris), Lake, McCleerey, Milstead, Miskimins, Perry, Sullivan, Weis, Zikmund, Gosch, Rounds

Voting No:    Willadsen

Excused:    Beal

    SB 64: require certain wind energy facilities to include aircraft detection lighting systems.

Presented by:    Representative Caleb Finck
Proponents:    Senator Brock Greenfield
        Brett Koenecke, Avangrid Renewables LLC
        Drew Duncan, Apex Clean Energy Inc
        Bill Van Camp, Nextera

MOTION: AMEND SB 64