73rd Legislative Session -- 1998

Committee: Senate Transportation

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P      Staggers, Chair
P      Shoener, Vice-Chair
P      Albers
P      Vitter
P      Flowers
P      Hutmacher
P      Lange


OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Staggers.

MOTION:      TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 27, 1998

Moved by:      Senator Flowers
Second by:      Senator Lange
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

          SB 43:   to establish certain criteria for the state trunk highway system.

Proponents:      Ron Wheeler, Department of Transportation

MOTION:      DEFER SB 43 UNTIL THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:      Senator Lange
Second by:      Senator Vitter
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (7-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Staggers, Shoener, Albers, Vitter, Flowers, Hutmacher, Lange

          SB 67:   to prohibit any person under the age of twenty-one from operating a motor vehicle if there is alcohol present in the person's blood or after consuming marijuana or any controlled drug or substance.

Proponents:      Ron Wheeler, Department of Transportation (Document A)

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 67

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Moved by:      Senator Flowers
Second by:      Senator Shoener
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (7-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Staggers, Shoener, Albers, Vitter, Flowers, Hutmacher, Lange

          SB 119:   to repeal certain requirements regarding guardrails on county and township bridges.



MOTION:      DEFER SB 119 UNTIL THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:      Senator Shoener
Second by:      Senator Vitter
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (7-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Staggers, Shoener, Albers, Vitter, Flowers, Hutmacher, Lange

          SB 128:   to permit the Department of Transportation to require reflector or luminescent paint on railroad cars.

Proponents:      Lena Houser, Parkston (Document C)
          Larry Houser, Mitchell
          Representative Bill Van Gerpen, Tyndall
          Henning Hanson , SD Association of Towns and Townships
Opponents:      Ron Wheeler, Department of Transportation
          Bill Dougherty, Burlington Northern
          Dean Krogman, DM and E Railroad
Presented by:      Senator Frank Kloucek (Document B)

MOTION:      DEFER SB 128 UNTIL THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:      Senator Shoener
Second by:      Senator Hutmacher
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (4-3-0-0)

Voting yes:      Staggers, Shoener, Flowers, Hutmacher

Voting no:      Albers, Vitter, Lange

          SB 162:   require the Transportation Commission to provide for state highways to all state parks and state recreation areas.

Proponents:      Wade Johnson, Sica Hollow
          Henning Hanson, SD Association of Towns and Townships
Opponents:      Ron Wheeler, Department of Transportation (Document E)
          Jim Jensen, Department of Transportation
          Doug Hofer, Department of Game, Fish and Parks (Document F)
          Jim Keyes, Associated General Contractors

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Presented by:      Senator Paul Symens (Document D)

MOTION:      AMEND SB 162

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     On page 1 , line 8 of the printed bill , delete " and state recreation areas " .

Moved by:      Senator Hutmacher
Second by:      Senator Shoener
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:      TO AMEND TITLE OF SB 162

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     On page 1 , line 1 of the printed bill , after " Act " insert " to " .

     On page 1 , line 2 , delete " and state recreation areas " .

Moved by:      Senator Hutmacher
Second by:      Senator Shoener
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:      DEFER SB 162 UNTIL THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:      Senator Albers
Second by:      Senator Shoener
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (4-3-0-0)

Voting yes:      Staggers, Shoener, Albers, Vitter

Voting no:      Flowers, Hutmacher, Lange

MOTION:      ADJOURN

Moved by:      Senator Shoener
Second by:      Senator Vitter
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

Mary Lloyd

Committee Secretary