84th Legislative Session _ 2009

Committee: 117, A, 3/12/2009 12:00:00 PM
Thursday, March 12, 2009

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Burg
P    Putnam
P    Tidemann, Chair
P    Heidepriem
P    Gray
P    Knudson, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Dave Knudson.

         SB 117: revise certain budgetary provisions relating to certain funds received from the federal government.

Proponents:    Jason Dilges, Bureau of Finance & Management

MOTION:     AMEND SB 117

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     On page 1, after line 12 of the House Appropriations Committee engrossed bill, insert:

"
     Section 4. There is hereby established the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Oversight Committee. The committee shall consist of the following ten members:

             (1)    The speaker of the House of Representatives;

             (2)    The president pro tempore of the Senate;
             (3)    The four caucus leaders or a designee;

             (4)    The chair and the ranking minority party member of the Senate Appropriations Committee; and

             (5)    The chair and the ranking minority party member of the House Appropriations Committee
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     Section 5. The committee shall provide oversight and policy planning to:

             (1)    Maximize grant moneys available to the American Recovery and Reinvestment of 2009;

             (2)    Formulate policies relating to the use of these moneys for medicaid, unemployment insurance, education, transportation, and other concerns;

             (3)    Review the use of the state's emergency funds; and

             (4)    Establish a plan for the future when money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is no longer available.

     Section 6. The committee shall be under the supervision of the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council and staffed and funded as an interim legislative committee. The Executive Board shall appoint the chair and the vice chair.

     Section 7. The committee shall make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature no later than December 15, 2009.".



Moved by:    Heidepriem
Action:    Died for lack of a second.

 MOTION:     THE SENATE DO CONCUR WITH THE HOUSE AMENDMENTS.

Moved by:    Gray
Second by:    Tidemann
Action:    Was not acted on.

 MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION AMEND SB 117

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     On page 1, line 11, of the House Appropriations Committee engrossed bill, after "111-5." insert "The report shall be posted on the South Dakota government information website, OPEN SD.".


Moved by:    Tidemann
Second by:    Putnam
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     DO PASS SB 117 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Gray
Second by:    Tidemann
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-1-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Burg, Putnam, Tidemann, Gray, Knudson

Voting No:    Heidepriem

 MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Heidepriem
Second by:    Tidemann
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Barb Bjorneberg

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Committee Secretary
Larry Tidemann, Chair