73rd Legislative Session -- 1998

Committee: Senate Local Government

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P      Albers
P      Hutmacher
P      Kloucek
P      Reedy
P      Vitter
P      Ham, Vice-Chair
P      Aker, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Arlene Ham.

MOTION:      TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING.

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

MOTION:      RECONSIDER HB 1008 AT THE NEXT MEETING.

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

          SB 164:   to allow municipalities to operate an electric utility system beyond its corporate limits under certain circumstances.

Proponents:      Senator Michael Rounds
          Yvonne Vik, SD Municipal League
          Brenda Barger, Watertown
          Gary Drewes, Pierre
          Wayne Hauschild, Brookings
          Jeff Peterson, Vermillion
Opponents:      Robert Miller, SD Electric Utility Companies
          Brian Meyer, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.
          Richard Gregerson, SD Industry & Commerce

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Jim Burg, Public Utilities Commissioner, commented on SB 164.

MOTION:      AMEND SB 164

t-164a

     On page 1 , line 6 of the printed bill , after " or " insert " the state " .

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

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 164 AS AMENDED

Moved by:      Senator Reedy
Second by:      Senator Vitter
Action:      Failed by roll call vote.   (3-3-1-0)

Voting yes:      Albers, Reedy, Vitter

Voting no:      Hutmacher, Ham, Aker

Excused:      Kloucek

MOTION:      DEFER SB 164 UNTIL THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:      Senator Hutmacher
Second by:      Senator Ham
Action:      Was not acted on.

MOTION:      SUBSTITUTE MOTION DO PASS SB 164 AS AMENDED

Moved by:      Senator Reedy
Second by:      Senator Vitter
Action:      Failed by roll call vote.   (3-4-0-0)

Voting yes:      Albers, Reedy, Vitter

Voting no:      Hutmacher, Kloucek, Ham, Aker

MOTION:      DEFER SB 164 UNTIL THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

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

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Voting yes:      Hutmacher, Kloucek, Ham, Aker

Voting no:      Albers, Reedy, Vitter

          HB 1209:   to require the training and certification of 911 telecommunicators, to increase certain liquidated costs, and to appropriate that increase for such training and certification.

Proponents:      Representative J.P.Duniphan
          Tom Sandvick, Deadwood
          Marlene Haines, Mitchell
          Kathy Pease, Pierre
          Steve Willard, SD Police Chiefs Assn.
          Mark Barnett, Attorney General
Opponents:      None

MOTION:      DO PASS HB 1209

Moved by:      Senator Reedy
Second by:      Senator Ham
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (6-1-0-0)

Voting yes:      Albers, Hutmacher, Reedy, Vitter, Ham, Aker

Voting no:      Kloucek

          SB 203:   to permit municipal power agencies to distribute electric energy within or without the municipality.

Proponents:      Senator Don Brosz
          Don Johnston, Flandreau

MOTION:      ADJOURN

Moved by:      Senator Ham
Second by:      Senator Kloucek
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

Jean Smith                            _________________________________
Committee Secretary