74th Legislative Session -- 1999
Committee: House State Affairs
Monday, February 22, 1999
P - Present
E - Excused
A - Absent
Roll Call
P
Brown (Richard)
P
Eccarius
P
Fischer-Clemens
P
Haley
P
Hunt
P
Jaspers
P
Koetzle
P
Koskan
P
Lucas
P
Roe
P
Smidt
P
McNenny, Vice-Chair
P
Cutler, Chair
OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Steve Cutler.
MOTION:
TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF February 19, 1999.
Moved by:
Representative McNenny
Second by:
Representative Koskan
Action:
Prevailed by voice vote.
SB 239:
revise certain provisions regarding telecommunications services.
Presented by:
Dave Knudson, Governor's Office
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 239
Moved by:
Representative Roe
Second by:
Representative Lucas
Action:
Prevailed by roll call vote.
(13-0-0-0)
Voting yes:
Brown (Richard), Eccarius, Fischer-Clemens, Haley, Hunt, Jaspers, Koetzle,
Koskan, Lucas, Roe, Smidt, McNenny, Cutler
SB 149:
require the establishment of a cost recovery method or mechanism for
telecommunication companies to recover the cost of certain mandated services.
Proponents:
Larry Toll, lobbyist, US West, Sioux Falls
Opponents:
Rolayne Wiest, Public Utilities Commission
Dave Gerdes, lobbyist, Midco Communications
Brian Meyer, lobbyist, SD Association of Telephone Cooperatives
Presented by:
Representative Steve Cutler, sponsor
MOTION:
AMEND SB 149
r-149c
On page
1
,
after line
11 of the Senate engrossed bill
,
insert:
"
This section does not apply to:
(1) Costs of investment or expense incurred to extend or modify a network to provide for
interconnection, collocation, network access or the sale of unbundled network elements
(unless such costs are identifiable and specific to a particular end-user customer); or
(2) Costs of investment or expense incurred to provide wholesale services to another
telecommunications company under the federal act; or
(3) Costs of investment or expense incurred to remedy discriminatory or unequal treatment
found to exist either by the commission or an arbitrator for wholesale services provided
to another telecommunications company; or
(4) Costs of investment or expense that are otherwise recoverable pursuant to federal law or
other state law.
"
Moved by:
Representative Brown (Richard)
Second by:
Representative Jaspers
Action:
Was not acted on.
The Chair deferred SB 149 and pending amendment until Wednesday, February 24, 1999.
SB 120:
authorize REDI fund loans for certain value-added agricultural projects
and activities.
Presented by:
Senator Mel Olson, prime sponsor
The Chair deferred SB 120 until Wednesday, February 24, 1999.
SCR 8:
Expressing opposition to the proposed merger between Cargill,
Incorporated and Continental Grain Corporation.
Presented by:
Representative Paul Dennert, prime sponsor
MOTION:
AMEND SCR8
o-c8b
On page
354
,
line
29 of the Senate Journal
,
delete "
and to place a moratorium on
"
and insert
"
.
"
.
On page
354
,
delete lines
30
and
31
.
Moved by:
Representative Brown (Richard)
Second by:
Representative McNenny
Action:
Was not acted on.
MOTION:
AMEND THE AMENDMENT
o-c8c
On page
354
,
line
27 of the Senate Journal
,
delete "
investigate
"
and insert "
oppose
"
.
On page
354
,
line
28
,
after "
for
"
insert "
reasons of
"
.
On page
354
,
line
29
,
delete "
other
"
.
Moved by:
Representative Jaspers
Second by:
Representative Koskan
Action:
Failed by show of hands (6-7).
MOTION:
SUBSTITUTE MOTION AMEND SCR8
o-c8d
On page
354
,
line
10 of the Senate Journal
,
delete "
, as well as an increasing degree of
concentration
"
and insert "
; and
"
.
On page
354
,
delete lines
11
and
12
.
On page
354
,
line
21
,
delete "
; and
"
and insert "
:
"
.
On page
354
,
delete lines
22
and
23
.
On page
354
,
line
29
,
delete "
and to place a moratorium on
"
and insert "
.
"
.
On page
354
,
delete lines
30
and
31
.
Moved by:
Representative McNenny
Second by:
Representative Roe
Action:
Prevailed by voice vote.
MOTION:
AMEND SCR8
o-c8
On page
354
,
line
5 of the Senate Journal
,
delete "
opposition to
"
and insert "
support of the
investigation into
"
.
Moved by:
Representative Roe
Second by:
Representative Brown (Richard)
Action:
Failed by voice vote.
MOTION:
AMEND SCR8
o-c8a
On page
354
,
line
7 of the Senate Journal
,
delete "
Livestock Producers
"
and insert "
livestock
and grain producers
"
.
Moved by:
Representative Hunt
Second by:
Representative Koskan
Action:
Prevailed by voice vote.
MOTION:
THAT SCR8 BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED
Moved by:
Representative Lucas
Second by:
Representative Jaspers
Action:
Prevailed by roll call vote.
(13-0-0-0)
Voting yes:
Brown (Richard), Eccarius, Fischer-Clemens, Haley, Hunt, Jaspers, Koetzle,
Koskan, Lucas, Roe, Smidt, McNenny, Cutler
SB 65:
codify the legislation passed in 1998.
Opponents:
Darla Pollmann-Rogers, lobbyist, SD Telephone Association
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 65
Moved by:
Representative Jaspers
Second by:
Representative Hunt
Action:
Prevailed by roll call vote.
(13-0-0-0)
Voting yes:
Brown (Richard), Eccarius, Fischer-Clemens, Haley, Hunt, Jaspers, Koetzle,
Koskan, Lucas, Roe, Smidt, McNenny, Cutler
SB 28:
establish escrow funds to pay claims brought against tobacco product
manufacturers.
The Chair deferred SB 28 until Wednesday, February 24, 1999.
SB 151:
revise certain provisions regarding the prices for residential and business
local exchange service that may be charged by certain telecommunications
companies.
The Chair deferred SB 151 until Wednesday, February 24, 1999.
MOTION:
ADJOURN
Moved by:
Representative Roe
Second by:
Representative Lucas
Action:
Prevailed by voice vote.
Clara Shelbourn _________________________________
Committee Secretary
Steve Cutler, Chair
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