Senate State Affairs Agenda 2/2/2009 10:00 AM

Committee:    Senate State Affairs
Room:     414
Date:     Monday, February 2, 2009
Time:     10:00 AM

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         SB 93      provide for the establishment of rural community-based energy development projects.
             Senators Kloucek, Bartling, Bradford, Heidepriem, Maher, Merchant, Miles, Peterson, and Schmidt and Representatives Hunhoff (Bernie), Blake, Burg, Elliott, Engels, Fargen, Feickert, Feinstein, Frerichs, Hamiel, Killer, Kirkeby, Kirschman, Kopp, Lange, Lederman, Lucas, Nygaard, Putnam, Schrempp, Solberg, Street, Thompson, Turbiville, and Wismer

         SB 95      authorize certain schools to own and operate wind energy conversion systems, to establish a grant program for such purposes, and to make an appropriation therefor.
             Senators Kloucek, Ahlers, Bartling, Bradford, Heidepriem, Maher, Merchant, and Miles and Representatives Frerichs, Blake, Dennert, Elliott, Engels, Feickert, Feinstein, Hunhoff (Bernie), Jensen, Killer, Kirkeby, Kirschman, Lange, Lederman, Lucas, Nygaard, Schrempp, Sly, Solberg, Street, Thompson, Vanderlinde, and Wismer

         SB 120      encourage energy conservation and efficiency by establishing certain procedures regarding the reporting, sale, and marketing of renewable energy and recycled energy certificates.
             Senators Hansen (Tom), Abdallah, Bartling, Howie, and Kloucek and Representatives Brunner, Dennert, Faehn, Juhnke, Kirkeby, Lange, Novstrup (David), Olson (Ryan), and Rounds

         SB 124      require persons claiming reimbursement for state travel to sign affidavits of performance of duties.
             Senators Gillespie, Gant, and Heidepriem and Representatives Engels, Bolin, Cutler, and Kirkeby


         SB 142      place certain limitations on legislative travel, expenses, and reimbursement.
             Senators Ahlers, Bartling, Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Kloucek, Merchant, Olson (Russell), Peterson, and Turbak Berry and Representatives Engels, Blake, Burg, Elliott, Fargen, Feickert, Feinstein, Frerichs, Gibson, Greenfield, Iron Cloud III, Killer, Lange, Lucas, Nygaard, Rounds, Schrempp, Solberg, Sorenson, Street, Thompson, and Vanderlinde

         BILLS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION WHICH HAVE HAD PRIOR HEARING.

         HB 1006 *     create a Highway Finance Task Force to study long-term highway needs and to reform the method of financing highways in the state.
             Representatives Krebs, Boomgarden, Noem, Putnam, and Rausch and Senators Vehle, Ahlers, Garnos, and Peterson at the request of the Interim Committee on South Dakota Highway Needs and Financing