South Dakota : 2014 Regular Session : BILL HB1064
Repeal certain obsolete provisions and references concerning weather modification programs.
Sponsor: Rep Mary Duvall & Rep Dennis Feickert & Sen Jim White & Sen Chuck Welke
Bill Details
Repeal certain obsolete provisions and references concerning weather modification programs.
GeoLawWatch Bill Summary
HB 1064 was a cleanup bill that repealed obsolete provisions related to weather modification programs. The bill accomplished two changes:
First, it repealed Section 10-12-18 of the South Dakota Codified Laws in its entirety. While the bill text does not reproduce the content of this section, the title indicates it contained provisions concerning weather modification programs that the legislature deemed obsolete.
Second, it amended Section 10-12-9, which enumerates the purposes for which counties may levy taxes. The amendment removed item (18) from the list—based on the bill's title and context, this item authorised county tax levies for weather modification programs. The amended statute retained all other authorised levy purposes (46 categories ranging from general county purposes to extension services) but eliminated weather modification as a permissible basis for county taxation.
The bill did not prohibit weather modification activities in South Dakota, nor did it affect the state's operational cloud seeding program. It simply removed the statutory authorisation for counties to levy dedicated taxes to fund such programs, suggesting that weather modification funding had shifted to other mechanisms or that the county levy authority had fallen into disuse.
History
HB 1064 was introduced as a housekeeping measure during the 2014 regular session, receiving its first reading on January 17, 2014, and being referred to the House Local Government Committee. The committee heard the bill on January 23, 2014 and reported it favourably with a unanimous 13-0 Do Pass recommendation, placing it on the consent calendar—a designation reserved for noncontroversial measures expected to pass without debate.
The House passed the bill unanimously (65-0) on January 24, 2014. It was transmitted to the Senate and referred to the Senate Local Government Committee, which heard the bill on February 19, 2014 and reported it favourably (7-0), also placing it on consent. The Senate passed the bill unanimously (34-0) on February 20, 2014.
The bill was signed by the Speaker on February 21, the President of the Senate on February 24, and delivered to the Governor on February 25. Governor Daugaard signed HB 1064 into law on March 3, 2014.
The bill's smooth passage through both chambers without opposition, its placement on consent calendars, and its characterisation as addressing "obsolete provisions" all indicate this was treated as routine statutory cleanup rather than substantive policy change
- Fri 17 Jan 2014 First read in House and referred to House Local Government H.J. 48
- Thu 23 Jan 2014 Scheduled for hearing
- Thu 23 Jan 2014 Local Government Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0. H.J. 88
- Thu 23 Jan 2014 Placed on consent, Passed
- Fri 24 Jan 2014 House of Representatives Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 0. H.J. 108
- Tue 28 Jan 2014 First read in Senate and referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 133
- Wed 19 Feb 2014 Scheduled for hearing
- Wed 19 Feb 2014 Local Government Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 358
- Wed 19 Feb 2014 Placed on consent, Passed
- Thu 20 Feb 2014 Senate Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 384
- Fri 21 Feb 2014 Signed by Speaker H.J. 494
- Mon 24 Feb 2014 Signed by President S.J. 441
- Tue 25 Feb 2014 Delivered to the Governor H.J. 545
- Mon 03 Mar 2014 Signed by Governor H.J. 598
Consolidated Bill Text
ENTITLED, An Act to repeal certain obsolete provisions and references concerning weather modification programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That Section 10-12-18 be repealed.
Section 2. That Section 10-12-9 be amended to read as follows:
10-12-9. The levy of county taxes pursuant to Section 10-12-8 shall include the following purposes:
(1) For general county purposes;
(2) For the support of the mentally ill pursuant to Section 27A-13-15 and developmentally disabled pursuant to chapters 27B-4 and 27B-9;
(3) For salaries;
(4) For county roads, in addition to the road taxes levied by townships and municipalities, and it shall have the entire supervision of the expenditure of such taxes. In all municipalities an amount equal to the average road levy distributed to the municipalities within the county for calendar years 1984, 1985, and 1986 shall be paid by the county treasurer to the municipal finance officer of the municipality. If a municipality is incorporated after January 1, 1984, the amount paid to the municipality shall be determined pursuant to Section 10-12-32.1. Such money shall be expended by the governing body of the municipality only for bridge and street purposes within the municipality;
(5) For fire guards in territory not organized into civil townships, to be levied against the taxable property of such unorganized territory;
(6) For county bridges;
(7) For county parks pursuant to chapter 41-18;
(8) For support of the poor pursuant to chapter 28-13;
(9) For a public defender pursuant to chapter 7-16A;
(10) For recreation, tourism and industrial development pursuant to Section 7-18-12;
(11) For contingency appropriations pursuant to Sections 7-21-6.1 and 7-21-32.2;
(12) For county monuments pursuant to Section 7-26-1;
(13) For historical sites pursuant to Section 7-26-3;
(14) For historical museums pursuant to Section 7-26-5;
(15) For abandoned cemeteries pursuant to Section 7-26-7;
(16) For a county fair pursuant to chapter 7-27;
(17) For real estate classification pursuant to Section 10-10-2;
(18)
(19) For operation of a public library pursuant to Section 14-2-47;
(20) For the judicial system pursuant to chapter 16-2;
(21) For day care centers pursuant to Section 26-6-18.3;
(22) For mental health centers pursuant to Section 27A-5-9;
(23) For senior citizens pursuant to Section 28-18-6;
(24) For emergency welfare pursuant to Section 28-13-19;
(25) For roads in national forests pursuant to Section 31-9-4;
(26) For health departments pursuant to Section 34-3-22;
(27) For drug abuse pursuant to chapter 34-3B;
(28) For hospital operation and maintenance pursuant to Sections 34-8-19 and 34-8-20;
(29) For hospital wards pursuant to Section 34-8-23;
(30) For aid to city hospitals pursuant to chapter 34-9;
(31) For ambulance service pursuant to Section 34-11-1;
(32) For fire protection pursuant to chapter 34-31;
(33) For conservation districts pursuant to Sections 38-8-49.1, 38-8-55, 38-8-56, and 38-8-57;
(34) For weed and pest control pursuant to Sections 38-22-24 and 38-22-26;
(35) For animal damage control pursuant to Section 40-36-11;
(36) For cooperative parks pursuant to Sections 42-2-10 and 42-2-11;
(37) For recreation systems pursuant to chapter 42-2;
(38) For activities of the elderly pursuant to Sections 42-2-6 and 42-2-7;
(39) For geological survey pursuant to Section 45-2-3;
(40) For flood control pursuant to Sections 7-18-14, 7-18-15, and 46A-14-71;
(41) For safety programs pursuant to Section 7-18-13;
(42) For airports pursuant to chapter 50-7;
(43) For emergencies and disasters pursuant to chapter 34-48A;
(44) For Memorial Day expense pursuant to Section 7-8-24;
(45) For the fiscal and managerial affairs of the county pursuant to Section 7-8-20;
(46) For extension services pursuant to Sections 13-54-8 to 13-54-13, inclusive.