77th Legislative Session _ 2002

Committee: Senate Taxation
Friday, February 01, 2002

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    de Hueck
P    Koetzle
P    Koskan
P    McCracken
P    McIntyre
P    Moore
E    Staggers
P    Diedrich (Larry), Vice-Chair
P    Bogue, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chair Bogue.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING.

Moved by:    McCracken
Second by:    Koetzle
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         SB 133: revise the distribution of revenue from the petroleum release compensation and tank inspection fee.

Proponents:    Ron Olinger, SD Corn Growers
         Jeff Fox, SD Ethanol Producers
         Harry Christianson, SD Ethanol Producers
         Wayne Soren, SD Farmers Union
         Ed Anderson, SD Rural Electric Association
Opponents:    Steve Willard, American Petroleum Institute
         Dawna Leitzke, SD Petroleum and Propane Marketers Association (Handout 133-A)


         Jim Keyes, Associatiated General Contractors of SD

MOTION:     AMEND SB 133

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     On page 2, after line 17 of the printed bill, insert:

"      Section 2. That § 10-47B-162 be amended to read as follows:

     10-47B-162.   A production incentive payment of twenty cents per gallon is available to ethanol producers for ethyl alcohol which is fully distilled and produced in South Dakota. To be eligible for this payment, the ethyl alcohol shall be denatured and subsequently blended with gasoline to create ethanol blend. The ethyl alcohol shall be ninety-nine percent pure and shall be distilled from cereal grains. Annual production incentive payments for any facility may not exceed one million dollars. No facility may receive any production incentive payments in an amount greater than ten million dollars. The cumulative annual production incentive payments made under this section may not exceed an amount which has been appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose and has been deposited into the ethanol fuel fund in the state treasury seven million dollars . Payments from the ethanol fuel fund shall be made on a first in time basis until the fiscal year appropriation is reached. During the month when the appropriation limit is to be reached, all claims received by month end shall be reimbursed proportionately on a pro-rata basis for each gallon claimed.

     Section 3. That § 10-47B-164 be amended to read as follows:

     10-47B-164.   Any money in the ethanol fuel fund is continuously appropriated for purposes of providing ethanol production payments to qualified ethanol producers. The department may receive and approve ethanol production incentive payment claims and authorize the issuance of payment warrants to licensed ethanol producer claimants based on claims presented by the licensees. At the end of each fiscal year, any unobligated cash in excess of one hundred thousand dollars in the ethanol fuel fund shall be transferred to the state capital construction highway fund. ".


Moved by:    Diedrich (Larry)
Second by:    McCracken
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 133 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Diedrich (Larry)
Second by:    McCracken
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(6-2-1-0)


Voting Yes:    Koetzle, McCracken, McIntyre, Moore, Diedrich (Larry), Bogue

Voting No:    de Hueck, Koskan

Excused:    Staggers

         SB 161: revise the definition of certain entities exempt from sales tax.

Presented By:    Senator Bogue

MOTION:     DEFER SB 161 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Bogue
Second by:    Diedrich (Larry)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    de Hueck, Koetzle, Koskan, McCracken, McIntyre, Moore, Diedrich (Larry), Bogue

Excused:    Staggers

         SB 178: revise the procedure for assessing certain agricultural land.

Presented By:    Senator DeHueck
Opponents:    Mark Hollenbeck, SD Stockgrowers
         Dick Howard, SD County Commissioners Association

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 178

Moved by:    de Hueck
Second by:    McIntyre
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER SB 178 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Koskan
Second by:    Moore
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(5-3-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Koetzle, Koskan, McCracken, Moore, Diedrich (Larry)

Voting No:    de Hueck, McIntyre, Bogue

Excused:    Staggers

         SB 83: reduce the capitalization rate for determining nonagricultural acreage.

Presented By:    Senator Dennert
Comments By: Paul Kinsman, Department of Revenue

MOTION:     AMEND SB 83

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     On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"      Section 1. That § 10-6-33.14 be amended to read as follows:

     10-6-33.14.   Any agricultural land, as defined in §  10-6-31.3, which sells for more than one hundred fifty percent of its agricultural income value is hereby classified for purposes of ad valorem taxation as a nonagricultural acreage. The agricultural income value shall be determined pursuant to §  10-6-33.15. However, if the buyer derives sixty-six and two-thirds percent of the total family gross income for the previous five years from the pursuit of agriculture as defined in subdivision 10- 6-31.3(2), such agricultural land shall remain classified as agricultural land. "


Moved by:    Koskan
Second by:    Moore
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    McIntyre
Second by:    Koetzle
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Ryan Olson

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Committee Secretary
Eric H. Bogue, Chair


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