74th Legislative Session -- 1999
Committee: House Agriculture & Natural Resources
Tuesday, March 2, 1999
P - Present
E - Excused
A - Absent
Roll Call
E
Crisp
P
Duenwald
P
Fryslie
P
Juhnke
P
Lintz
P
Sebert
P
Slaughter
P
Weber
P
Chicoine
P
Kazmerzak
P
Lockner
P
Wetz, Vice-Chair
P
Brooks, Chair
OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes
The meeting was called to order by Representative Roger Brooks, Chairman.
MOTION:
TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1999.
Moved by:
Representative Lockner
Second by:
Representative Sebert
Action:
Prevailed by voice vote.
HCR 1006:
Urging mandatory reporting of all packer livestock transactions.
Proponents:
Representative Sam Nachtigall
Opponents:
None
Presented by:
Representative Sam Nachtigall
MOTION:
DEFER HCR1006 UNTIL THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY
Moved by:
Representative Kazmerzak
Second by:
Representative Duenwald
Action:
Prevailed by roll call vote.
(10-0-3-0)
Voting yes:
Duenwald, Fryslie, Juhnke, Lintz, Sebert, Slaughter, Kazmerzak, Lockner, Wetz,
Brooks
Excused:
Crisp, Weber, Chicoine
HCR 1018:
Calling upon the United States Congress and the Legislatures of
Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska to assist in the development of
producer-owned facilities for meat and grain processing.
Proponents:
Representative Doug Kazmerzak
Opponents:
None
Presented by:
Representative Doug Kazmerzak
MOTION:
AMEND HCR1018
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On page
740
,
line
14 of the House Journal
,
delete "
producer-owned
"
and insert "
locally-owned
"
.
On page
740
,
line
17
,
after "
form
"
insert "
of
"
.
On page
740
,
line
25
,
delete "
Senate
"
and insert "
House of Representatives
"
.
On page
740
,
line
26
,
delete "
House of Representatives
"
and insert "
Senate
"
.
On page
740
,
line
28
,
delete "
farmer-owned
"
and insert "
locally-owned
"
.
On page
740
,
line
33
,
delete "
farmer-owned
"
and insert "
locally-owned
"
.
On page
740
,
line
36
,
delete "
family-owned
"
and insert "
locally-owned
"
.
Moved by:
Representative Wetz
Second by:
Representative Juhnke
Action:
Prevailed by voice vote.
MOTION:
ADOPT RESOLUTION HCR1018 AS AMENDED
Moved by:
Representative Wetz
Second by:
Representative Duenwald
Action:
Prevailed by roll call vote.
(12-0-1-0)
Voting yes:
Duenwald, Fryslie, Juhnke, Lintz, Sebert, Slaughter, Weber, Chicoine, Kazmerzak,
Lockner, Wetz, Brooks
Excused:
Crisp
SCR 13:
Requesting the federal government to honor certain state meat inspections
in interstate commerce.
Proponents:
Senator Frank Kloucek
Opponents:
None
Presented by:
Senator Frank Kloucek
MOTION:
THAT SCR13 BE CONCURRED IN
Moved by:
Representative Wetz
Second by:
Representative Sebert
Action:
Prevailed by roll call vote.
(12-0-1-0)
Voting yes:
Duenwald, Fryslie, Juhnke, Lintz, Sebert, Slaughter, Weber, Chicoine, Kazmerzak,
Lockner, Wetz, Brooks
Excused:
Crisp
SCR 9:
Urging continued support of the Mid Dakota Rural Water Project.
Proponents:
Representative Joanne Lockner
Opponents:
None
Presented by:
Representative Joanne Lockner
MOTION:
THAT SCR9 BE CONCURRED IN
Moved by:
Representative Weber
Second by:
Representative Sebert
Action:
Prevailed by roll call vote.
(12-0-1-0)
Voting yes:
Duenwald, Fryslie, Juhnke, Lintz, Sebert, Slaughter, Weber, Chicoine, Kazmerzak,
Lockner, Wetz, Brooks
Excused:
Crisp
SCR 4:
In support of country-of-origin labeling of meat products.
Proponents:
Representative Robert Weber
Opponents:
None
Presented by:
Representative Robert Weber
MOTION:
AMEND SCR4
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Delete the committee amendments to SCR 4 found on pages 2 and 3 of the minutes for February
25, 1999 of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.
On page
156 of the Senate Journal
,
delete lines
15
to
32
, inclusive
,
and insert:
"
WHEREAS,
ongoing depressed prices at the marketplace for agricultural products have created
an economic emergency for rural America; and
WHEREAS,
an investigation into the causes of the crisis in the agricultural economy, including
a full investigation of market competitiveness in livestock and crops and a reexamination of trade
agreements is warranted and necessary; and
WHEREAS,
action is necessary at the federal state level to stabilize this nation's food producers,
main street businesses, and rural America as a whole:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Senate of the Seventy-fourth Legislature of
the State of South Dakota, the House of Representatives concurring therein, that the South Dakota
Legislature requests the following actions by the Congress and the executive agencies of the federal
government:
(1) The establishment of an emergency price support and safety net system for all United States
agricultural products;
(2) The commencement of vigorous antitrust investigations into the concentration of ownership
in meat packing, grain handling, and retail agricultural operations;
(3) A block of the proposed Cargill-Continental Grain merger;
(4) Country-of-origin labeling of meat and meat products and a limitation of the USDA label
to United States production;
(5) Mandatory price reporting for livestock and grain;
(6) Shift the responsibility for the regulation of packers and stockyards and enforcement of the
Packers and Stockyards Act from the United States Department of Agriculture to the Justice
Department;
(7) Inspections of imported agricultural products to ensure that such products have met
standards equivalent to United States standards for food safety and environmental and
worker protection; and
(8) Actions to ensure that farm and ranch producer interests are represented at the 1999 World
Trade Organization negotiations; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an emergency price support and safety net system be put
in place and lifted only when international and domestic markets are reformed in such a manner that
they are open, public, and competitive; and domestic prices are above the cost of production as
calculated by the United States Department of Agriculture.
"
On page
157
,
delete lines
1
to
10
, inclusive
.
Moved by:
Representative Weber
Second by:
Representative Lockner
Action:
Prevailed by voice vote.
MOTION:
THAT SCR4 BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED
Moved by:
Representative Kazmerzak
Second by:
Representative Chicoine
Action:
Prevailed by roll call vote.
(7-5-1-0)
Voting yes:
Fryslie, Lintz, Weber, Chicoine, Kazmerzak, Lockner, Brooks
Voting no:
Duenwald, Juhnke, Sebert, Slaughter, Wetz
Excused:
Crisp
MOTION:
TO AMEND TITLE OF SCR4
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On page
156
,
line
14 of the Senate Journal
,
delete everything after "
RESOLUTION,
"
and insert
"
Requesting certain actions by the federal government to protect the agricultural economy of the United
States.
"
.
Moved by:
Representative Weber
Second by:
Representative Lockner
Action:
Prevailed by voice vote.
A discussion was held concerning summer study topics. The committee decided to recommend the
following concerns for summer study:
1. Issues related to the reevaluation of agricultural land.
MOTION:
ADJOURN
Moved by:
Representative Kazmerzak
Second by:
Representative Lockner
Action:
Prevailed by voice vote.
Elizabeth L. Markley
_________________________________
Committee Secretary
Roger Brooks, Chair
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