77th Legislative Session _ 2002

Committee: House Agriculture and Natural Resources
Tuesday, January 29, 2002

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Bradford
P    Fryslie
P    Hanson (Gary)
P    Hargens
P    Holbeck
P    Jensen
P    Kloucek
P    Pitts
P    Rhoden
P    Sigdestad
P    Van Gerpen
P    Lintz, Vice-Chair
P    Duenwald, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Representative Jay Duenwald, Chairman

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 7:45 AM

Moved by:    Hargens
Second by:    Lintz
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Vice Chair Jim Lintz assumed the chair.

         HJR 1009: Proposing and submitting to the electors at the June 2002 primary election amendments to Article XVII of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to restrictions on corporate farming.

Presented By:    Representative Jay Duenwald, prime sponsor
Proponents:    Larry Gabriel, Secretary, SD Department of Agriculture
        Michael Held, lobbyist, SD Farm Bureau, Huron
        Ron Olinger, lobbyist, SD Corngrowers Association, Pierre
        Steve Willard, lobbyist, SD Cattlemen's Association, Pierre
        Lorin Pankrantz, lobbyist, SD Pork Producers, Sioux Falls
        Brenda Forman, lobbyist, SD Association of Cooperatives, Pierre
        Rick Vallery, lobbyist, SD Wheat Inc., Pierre
        Curt Mortenson, self, Dakota Value Capture Cooperative, Fort Pierre
        Dennis Wiese, lobbyist, SD Farmers Union, Huron
Opponents:    Charles Johnson, Dakota Rural Action, Madison (handout 1, 2, 3)
        Luanne Napton, lobbyist, SD Resources Coalition, Brookings
        Ralph Duxbury, self, Hurley (handout 4)
        Donald Hoogestraat, self, Lennox
        William C. Johnson, self, Madison
        Ron Foster, self, Estelline
        Will Hettinger, self, Pierre
        Madonna Thunder Hawk, lobbyist, SD Sierra Club, Swiftbird, SD
        Larry Green, self, Fulda, MN
        Dean Lockner, self, Ree Heights
        Representative Frank Kloucek, self (handouts 5, 6, 7)

Chair Jay Duenwald assumed the chair.

MOTION:     AMEND HJR 1009

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     On page 6, after line 17 of the printed resolution, insert:

"

             (2)    An entity in which a majority of the voting rights are owned by qualified persons who own agricultural land or an interest in a farming operation. For purposes of this subdivision, a qualified person is either a natural person or an entity that meets the requirements of subdivision (1) of this section.".

     On page 6 , line 18, delete " (2) " and insert "(3)".

     On page 6 , line 20, delete " (3) " and insert "(4)".

     On page 6 , line 24, delete " (4) " and insert "(5)".

     On page 7 , line 6, delete " (5) " and insert "(6)".

     On page 7 , line 9, delete " (6) " and insert "(7)".

     On page 7 , line 11, delete " (7) " and insert "(8)".

Moved by:    Rhoden
Second by:    Van Gerpen
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     DO PASS HJR 1009 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Jensen
Second by:    Rhoden
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(10-2-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Fryslie, Hargens, Holbeck, Jensen, Pitts, Rhoden, Sigdestad, Van Gerpen, Lintz, Duenwald

Voting No:    Bradford, Kloucek

Excused:    Hanson (Gary)

          HJR 1002: Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election the repeal of certain sections of Article XVII of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota relating to corporate or syndicate farming.

Presented By:    Representative Stan Adelstein, prime sponsor
Opponents:    Charles Johnson, lobbyist, Dakota Rural Action, Madison
        Luanne Napton, SD Resources Coalition, Brookings
        Dennis Wiese, lobbyist, SD Farmers Union, Huron
        Larry Gabriel, Secretary, SD Department of Agriculture
        Steve Willard, lobbyist, SD Cattlemen's Association, Pierre

MOTION:     DEFER HJR 1002 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Hargens
Second by:    Kloucek
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(12-1-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bradford, Fryslie, Hanson (Gary), Hargens, Holbeck, Jensen, Kloucek, Pitts, Rhoden, Sigdestad, Van Gerpen, Lintz


Voting No:    Duenwald

Vice Chair Jim Lintz assumed the chair.

         HB 1295: provide for the voters' consideration of a proposed constitutional amendment to Article XVII in June 2002, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

Presented By:    Representative Jay Duenwald, prime sponsor
Proponents:    Chris Nelson, Secretary of State's Office
Opponents:    Luanne Napton, lobbyist, SD Resources Coalition, Brookings
        Charles Johnson, Dakota Rural Action, Madison
        Donald Hoogestraat, self, Lennox

Chair Jay Duenwald assumed the chair.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1295

Moved by:    Holbeck
Second by:    Hanson (Gary)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-3-0-1)

Voting Yes:    Bradford, Fryslie, Hanson (Gary), Hargens, Holbeck, Rhoden, Sigdestad, Van Gerpen, Lintz

Voting No:    Jensen, Kloucek, Pitts

Absent:    Duenwald

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Kloucek
Second by:    Hargens
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Clara Shelbourn

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Committee Secretary
Jay L. Duenwald, Chair

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