84th Legislative Session _ 2009

Committee: House Appropriations
Friday, February 13, 2009

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Burg
P    Carson
P    Deadrick
P    Dennert
P    Peters
P    Wismer
P    Wink
P    Putnam, Vice-Chair
P    Tidemann, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Representative Larry Tidemann.

         HB 1185: revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2009.

Opponents:    Julie Johnson, Aberdeen Development Corporation
        Bill Even, SD Department of Ag
        David Owen, SD Chamber of Commerce & Industry
        Arne Brown, Brookings Economic Development Corp.
        Pat McElgunn, Rapid City Area Chamber of Commerce

MOTION:     TO TABLE HB 1185

Moved by:    Peters
Second by:    Carson
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-2-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Carson, Deadrick, Peters, Wismer, Wink, Tidemann


Voting No:    Burg, Dennert

Excused:    Putnam

        
HB 1140: make an appropriation from the railroad trust fund for the construction of a railroad siding.

Presented by:    Representative Kent Juhnke
Proponents:    Bill Nevin, Department of Transportation
        Bill Riechers, Wagner Native Ethanol, LLC (Handout: 1)
        Pat Beaudette, Wagner Native Ethanol (Handout: 2)
        Kenneth Cotton,NAPA-Platte RRA

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1140

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     On page 2, line 1, of the House Transportation Committee engrossed bill, delete "Napa Railroad Line" and insert "rail line from Napa Junction to Ravinia".


Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Burg
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1140 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Peters
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Deadrick, Dennert, Peters, Wismer, Wink, Putnam, Tidemann

Representative Putnam presided as chair.

         HB 1200: make an appropriation for costs related to suppression of wildfires in the state and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Representative Larry Tidemann (Handout: 3)
Proponents:    Chris Petersen, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
        Josh Larson, Bureau of Finance and Management


MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1200

Moved by:    Deadrick
Second by:    Peters
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Deadrick, Dennert, Peters, Wismer, Wink, Putnam, Tidemann

        
HB 1201: make an appropriation for costs related to disasters in the state and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Representative Larry Tidemann (Handout: 4)
Proponents:    Kristi Turman, Department of Public Safety
        Ben Merrill, Bureau of Finance & Management

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1201

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

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Deadrick, Dennert, Peters, Wismer, Wink, Putnam, Tidemann

Representative Tidemann presided as chair.

        
HB 1248: authorize the South Dakota Building Authority to provide for the construction of a college of veterinary medicine and to make an appropriation therefor.

Presented by:    Representative Gerald Lange
Opponents:    Janelle Toman, Board of Regents
        
Responding to Committee Questions: Sam Holland, State Veterinarian

MOTION:     TO TABLE HB 1248

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

Voting Yes:    Carson, Deadrick, Peters, Wismer, Wink, Putnam, Tidemann

Voting No:    Burg, Dennert

        
HB 1270: redirect moneys in the veterans affairs special revenue fund.

Presented by:    Representative Deb Peters
Proponents:    Andy Gerlach, Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1270

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     On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 4 to 6, inclusive, and insert:

"
     Section 1. That § 33-17-3 be amended to read as follows:

     33-17-3.   There is hereby continued established in the state treasury a "veterans affairs division special revenue fund." Said fund shall be used for the purposes set forth in §§ 33-17-7 and 33-17-9 benefit of South Dakota veterans . ".


     On page 2, delete lines 1 to 4, inclusive.

     On page 3, delete lines 21 and 22.


Moved by:    Peters
Second by:    Burg
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1270 AS AMENDED

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

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Deadrick, Peters, Wismer, Wink, Putnam, Tidemann

Voting No:    Dennert

MOTION:     AMEND TITLE OF HB 1270

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     On page 1, line 1, of the printed bill, delete "redirect moneys in" and insert "change the purpose of".


Moved by:    Deadrick
Second by:    Putnam
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

        
HB 1025: revise the basic salary schedule for county veteran's service officers.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1025

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

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Deadrick, Dennert, Peters, Wismer, Putnam, Tidemann

Voting No:    Wink

        
HB 1031: increase the maximum allowable expense for erecting certain veteran's grave markers and headstones.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1031

Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Peters
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Deadrick, Dennert, Peters, Wismer, Wink, Putnam, Tidemann

        
HB 1033: make an appropriation for the construction of an addition to the admissions area of the George S. Mickelson Center for the Neurosciences at the Human Services Center.

Distributed document from the Department of Human Services (Handout: 5)

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1033


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     On page 1, line 8, of the printed bill, delete "approximately a" and insert "an addition not to exceed".

     On page 1, line 8, delete "four thousand square foot addition" and insert "four thousand gross square feet".


Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Carson
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1033 AS AMENDED

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

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Deadrick, Dennert, Wismer, Wink, Putnam, Tidemann

Voting No:    Peters

        
HB 1048: increase the transfer from the water and environment fund, the solid waste management fee, mining license and permit fees, water right filing and permit application fees, and well driller and pump installer license fees, all of which are deposited in the environment and natural resources fee fund.

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1048

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     On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 12 to 15, inclusive.

     On page 2, delete lines 1 to 4, inclusive.

     On page 2, line 6, delete " Twenty " and insert " Twenty-five ".

     On page 2, line 10, delete " eighty " and insert " seventy-five ".


Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Peters
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1048

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     On page 6 of the printed bill, delete lines 20 and 21, and insert "work is being conducted. The fee for the license is fifty two hundred dollars for a resident, and fifty three hundred dollars for a nonresident. The same amounts shall be paid each calendar year for renewal of the license. A resident is any person whose primary residence is located in South Dakota and has not claimed residency in any other state within ninety days of filing an application to become licensed. The fee shall be paid".

     On page 7, delete lines 7 and 8, and insert " two hundred dollars for a resident , and fifty three hundred dollars for a nonresident. The same amounts shall be paid each calendar year for renewal of the license. A resident is any person whose primary residence is located in South Dakota and has not claimed residency in any other state within ninety days of filing an application to become licensed. The fee shall be paid to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources".


Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Deadrick
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1048 AS AMENDED

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

Voting Yes:    Carson, Deadrick, Dennert, Peters, Wismer, Wink, Putnam, Tidemann

Voting No:    Burg

MOTION:     AMEND TITLE OF HB 1048

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     On page 1, line 2, of the printed bill, after "fund," insert "and increase".


Moved by:    Deadrick
Second by:    Putnam
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

        
HB 1173: appropriate money for the Northern Crops Institute.

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1173

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     On page 1, line 3, of the printed bill, delete "fifty thousand" and insert "twenty-five thousand dollars ($ 25,000 )".

     On page 1, line 4, delete everything before ", or" .


Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Dennert
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1173 AS AMENDED

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

Voting Yes:    Burg, Carson, Deadrick, Dennert, Wismer, Putnam, Tidemann

Voting No:    Peters, Wink

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Moved by:    Deadrick
Second by:    Putnam
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Peters
Second by:    Deadrick
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Lisa Shafer

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Committee Secretary
Larry Tidemann, Chair