72nd Legislative Session -- 1997

Committee: Senate Appropriations

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P      Dennert
P      Morford-Burg
P      Symens
P      Benson
P      Drake
P      Hainje
P      Kleven
P      Johnson (William), Vice-Chair
P      Frederick, Chair


OTHERS PRESENT: Dale Bertsch, Chief Analyst for Fiscal Research and Budget Analysis; David Becker, Senior Fiscal Analyst; and Rhonda Purkapile, Senior Legislative Secretary.

The meeting was called to order by Chair Frederick at 8:05 a.m.

          SB 40:   to make certain revisions regarding official actions of the Board of Water and Natural Resources.

Presented by:      Nettie Myers, Department of Environment & Natural Resources
Comments by:      Kelly Wheeler, Department of Environment & Natural Resources

          SB 41:   to make appropriations from the water and environment fund and to declare an emergency.

Proponents:      David Hauschild, S.D. Water Congress
          Pat Cerny, Southern Missouri Water Development District
          Kurt Pfeifle, Mid-Dakota Rural Water System
          Dennis Davis, S.D. Rural Water Systems
Opponents:      Donald Pay, S.D. Chapter of the Sierra Club
Presented by:      Nettie Myers, Secretary, Department of Environment & Natural Resources (Documents #1 and #2)
Comments by:      James Feeney, Joe Nadenicek, and Kelly Wheeler, Department of Environment & Natural Resources

MOTION:      AMEND SB 41

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b-41a

     On page 3 , line 4 , delete " Mini " and insert " Mni " .

     On page 5 , line 13 , after " forty-five " insert " thousand " .

Moved by:      Senator Drake
Second by:      Senator Symens
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 41 AS AMENDED

Moved by:      Senator Drake
Second by:      Senator Symens
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (9-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Dennert, Morford-Burg, Symens, Benson, Drake, Hainje, Kleven, Johnson (William), Frederick

          SB 70:   to make an appropriation for costs related to suppression of wildfires in the state and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:      Ray Sowers, Department of Agriculture

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 70

Moved by:      Senator Johnson (William)
Second by:      Senator Dennert
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (9-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Dennert, Morford-Burg, Symens, Benson, Drake, Hainje, Kleven, Johnson (William), Frederick

          SB 71:   to make an appropriation from the coordinated soil and water conservation fund to the State Conservation Commission.

Proponents:      Angela Ehlers, S.D. Association of Conservation Districts (Document #4)
          David Hauschild, S.D. Water Congress
Presented by:      Tim Alcorn, Department of Agriculture (Document #3)

MOTION:      AMEND SB 71

b-71

     On page 1 , line 5 , delete " one million two hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($1,275,000) " and insert " one million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000) " .

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     On page 1 , line 11 , delete " not lawfully expended or obligated by " .

     On page 1 , line 12 , delete " June 30, 1998, " .

Moved by:      Senator Symens
Second by:      Senator Morford-Burg
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 71 AS AMENDED

Moved by:      Senator Symens
Second by:      Senator Morford-Burg
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (9-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Dennert, Morford-Burg, Symens, Benson, Drake, Hainje, Kleven, Johnson (William), Frederick

          SB 72:   to revise certain provisions relating to state aid to education and to declare an emergency.

Proponents:      Bob Stevens, S.D. Education Association
          Dianna Miller, ESD + 3
          Christie Johnson, School Administrators of S.D.
          Penelope Douglas, S.D. Coalition of Small Schools
          Jay Ruckdaschel, Associated School Boards of S.D.
Presented by:      Karon Schaack, Department of Education & Cultural Affairs
Comments by:      Susan Ryan, Department of Education & Cultural Affairs
          Tyler Stowater, Bureau of Finance & Management

MOTION:      ADJOURN

Moved by:      Senator Morford-Burg
Second by:      Senator Kleven
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

Rhonda Purkapile

Committee Secretary