74th Legislative Session -- 1999

Committee: Senate Transportation

Thursday, February 11, 1999

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P      Flowers
P      Madden
P      Moore
E      Shoener
P      Symens
P      Vitter, Vice-Chair
P      Munson (David), Chair


OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Munson


MOTION:      TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF February 9, 1999

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

          SB 60:   establish certain criteria for the state trunk highway system.

Presented by:      Jim Jenssen, Department of Transportation

MOTION:      AMEND SB 60

o-60

     On page 1 , line 9 of the printed bill , delete everything after " Administration " and insert " ; " .

     On page 1 , line 10 , before " recreational " insert:

"

             (2)    Highways providing service to a state or federal "

     On page 1 , line 11 , delete " (2) " and insert " (3) " .

     On page 1 , line 13 , delete " (3) " and insert " (4) " .

     On page 1 , line 15 , delete " (4) " and insert " (5) " .

     On page 1 , line 16 , delete " (5) " and insert " (6) " .


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

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 60 AS AMENDED

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

Voting yes:      Flowers, Madden, Moore, Symens, Vitter, Munson (David)

Excused:      Shoener

MOTION:      PLACE SB 60 ON CONSENT

Moved by:      Senator Madden
Second by:      Senator Symens
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

          SB 159:   require railroads to build and maintain fences on newly acquired right-of- ways.

Presented by:      Senator Benson

MOTION:      TO TABLE SB 159

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

Voting yes:      Flowers, Madden, Moore, Symens, Vitter, Munson (David)

Excused:      Shoener

          SB 243:   provide for the issuance of specialty license plates and organization decals.

Proponents:      Deb Hillmer, Department of Motor Vehicle
Presented by:      Senator Benson

MOTION:      AMEND SB 243

o-243

     On page 2 , line 20 of the printed bill , delete " plate " and insert " decal " .


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

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 243 AS AMENDED

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

Voting yes:      Flowers, Madden, Moore, Symens, Vitter, Munson (David)

Excused:      Shoener

          SB 59:   authorize the examination and use of commercial vehicle weigh scale tickets in the enforcement of vehicle weight restrictions.

Proponents:      Tom Dravland, SDHP
          Myron Rau, SDHP
          Dick Howard, SDACC
Opponents:      Carl Anderson,SD Grain and Feed Lobbyist
          J. R. Rausch, Oahe Grain
          Brenda Forman, SD Association of Coops
          Jerry Weinheimer, Farmer
          Ken Weinheimer, Farmer
          Alan Weinheimer, Farmer
          Jeff Weinheimer, Farmer
        Mark Weinheimer, Farmer
Presented by:      Ron Wheeler, Department of Transportation

MOTION:      DEFER SB 59 UNTIL Tuesday, February 16, 1999

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

MOTION:      SUBSTITUTE MOTION To amend by deleting Section 3

Moved by:      Senator Moore
Second by:      None
Action:      Died for a lack of a second

          SB 101:   revise the formula for assigning assessed railroad valuation to counties.

Proponents:      Richard Elkan, BNSF (3 Documents)
Opponents:      John Brown, Fall River Lobbyist
          Mark Hollenbeck, self
Presented by:      Bill Dougherty, BNSF

The Chair deferred SB 101 until February 16, 1999.

MOTION:      ADJOURN

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



Carol A. Glass

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Committee Secretary
David R. Munson, Chair


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