86^th Legislative Session _ 2011

Committee: House Agriculture and Natural Resources

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Street
P    Vanneman, Chair
P    Olson (Betty)
P    Hoffman, Vice-Chair
P    Schrempp
P    Verchio
P    Sigdestad
P    Van Gerpen
P    Schaefer
P    Nelson (Stace)

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Representative Vanneman, Chair.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 15, 2011.

Moved by:    Schrempp
Second by:    Olson (Betty)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

        HB 1132: exempt certain seasonal employees from obtaining a applicator license to apply pesticides. (Continued from the meeting of February 15, 2011)

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1132 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Nelson (Stace)
Second by:    Van Gerpen
Action:    Was not acted on.

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MOTION:    SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER HB 1132 TO THE 41^ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Brunner
Second by:    Schaefer
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-6-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Street, Vanneman, Brunner, Hoffman, Kopp, Sigdestad, Schaefer

Voting No:    Kloucek, Olson (Betty), Schrempp, Verchio, Van Gerpen, Nelson (Stace)

        HB 1178: restrict the entry of conservation officers onto certain private land without permission. (Continued from the meeting of February 15, 2011)

MOTION:    SUBSTITUTE MOTION DO PASS HB 1178

Moved by:    Brunner
Second by:    Nelson (Stace)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-6-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Olson (Betty), Brunner, Hoffman, Schrempp, Verchio, Van Gerpen, Nelson (Stace)

Voting No:    Street, Kloucek, Vanneman, Kopp, Sigdestad, Schaefer

        HB 1210: provide for the lease of hunting rights on certain school and public lands.

Proponents:    Representative Betty Olson (Handouts: 1, 2, and 3)
        Charlie Flowers, SD Coalition of Schools, SD Mid-size Schools
        Ross Nielsen, self, Ft. Pierre
        Jeremiah M. Murphy, SD Stockgrowers
Opponents:    Tony Leif, Department of Game, Fish and Parks
        Justin Ohleen, School & Public Lands
        Chris Hesla, SD Wildlife Federation
        Robert Johnson, Self, Buffalo

MOTION:    AMEND HB 1210

1210ta

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

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    "
    Section 1. That chapter 41-2 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

    Beginning in 2012 and each year thereafter, for each acre of school and public lands that is open to public hunting during the calendar year and designated as provided in this section, money shall be transferred from the Department of Game, Fish and Parks fund to the permanent school fund established pursuant to S.D. Const., Art. VIII, § 2. The amount of money transferred for each such acre shall be equal to the average amount paid per acre during the previous calendar year to landowners under the walk-in area program and any other state program established for the purpose of providing free public hunting access on private lands and funded through the surcharge established in § 41-2-34.2. The requirement to transfer funds under this section applies only to school and public lands that are designated as open to public hunting on any hunting atlas, map, or other publication or document that is made available to the public by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks or any other state agency.

    No parcel of school and public lands may be open to public hunting unless the property is signed and posted in a manner similar to property enrolled in the walk-in area program."

Moved by:    Olson (Betty)
Second by:    Brunner
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1210 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Olson (Betty)
Second by:    Schrempp
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:    SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER HB 1210 TO THE 41^ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Hoffman
Second by:    Street
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (11-2-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Street, Kloucek, Vanneman, Brunner, Hoffman, Verchio, Kopp, Sigdestad, Van Gerpen, Schaefer, Nelson (Stace)

Voting No:    Olson (Betty), Schrempp

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MOTION:    ADJOURN

Moved by:    Street
Second by:    Sigdestad
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Grace Curtis

Committee Secretary

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