State Seal REGISTER

South Dakota Legislative Research Council

Volume 26 Monday, 8:00 a.m., February 14, 2000


A COPY OF EACH REGISTER IS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

NOTICES OF PROPOSED RULES: (The date in parentheses is the date the rules were filed in the Legislative Research Council)

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES: (February 9, 2000) is proposing rules to require public water systems to prepare and provide their customers an annual report on the quality of water provided by the system. The general authority for these rules, as cited by the department, is SDCL 34A-3A-25.

A public hearing will be held in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources main floor conference room, Room 130, Foss Building, 523 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota, on March 15, 2000, at 10:00 a.m. Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained from and written comments sent to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Services, Foss Building, 523 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota 57501-3181. Material sent by mail must reach the department by March 14, 2000, to be considered. This hearing is being held in a physically accessible place. Persons who have special needs for which the department can make arrangements are asked to call the department at (605) 773-3754 at least forty-eight hours before the hearing.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: (February 11, 2000) intends to adopt rules to create a farm operating loan program for farmers that are unable to obtain credit from conventional lending sources. The general authority for these rules, as cited by the department, is SDCL 1-16E-24 and 38-6-8.1.

A public hearing will be held in the Department of Agriculture Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Foss Building, 523 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota, on March 31, 2000, at 2:00 p.m. Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained from and written comments sent to the Department of Agriculture, Foss Building, 523 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota 57501. Material sent by mail must reach the department by March 30, 2000, to be considered. This hearing is being held in a physically accessible place. Persons who have special needs for which the department can make arrangements are asked to call the department at (605) 773-5436 at least forty-eight hours before the hearing.

FILINGS IN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE: (None)

 

 

 

Note: A copy of the rules may be obtained directly from the above agencies. Write to the agency at the address given under "Notices of Proposed Rules." There is no charge for proposed rules. The following agencies have permission from the Interim Rules Review Committee to charge for adopted rules: the Division of Insurance, the Cosmetology Commission, the State Board of Examiners in Optometry, the State Plumbing Commission, the Board of Nursing, the Department of Social Services, the State Electrical Commission, the South Dakota Board of Pharmacy, the Real Estate Commission, the Gaming Commission, the Department of Commerce and Regulation for commercial driver licensing, the Department of Labor for Article 47:03, and the Department of Revenue.

 

 

 

REMINDER OF HEARINGS SCHEDULED

2-17-2000

Commerce and Regulation: Board of Podiatry

Revise and clarify language, specify continuing education requirements, increase application fees, update code of ethics, amend exam requirements; 26 SDR 95.

2-18-2000

Commerce and Regulation: Board of Counselor Examiners

Establish late fee for annual license renewal; 26 SDR 99.

2-24-2000

Transportation: Transportation Commission

Speed zones in Brown, Codington, Brookings, Lawrence, and Hyde Counties; no parking along portions of Highways 12, 81, and 212; 26 SDR 105.

3-2-2000

Game, Fish and Parks: Wildlife Division

"No wake zone" on Lake Poinsett and prohibit boating on Long Lake; 26 SDR 105.

3-15-2000

Environment and Natural Resources

Require public water system to provide water quality reports to customers; 26 SDR 107.

3-31-2000

Agriculture

Create a farm operating loan program; 26 SDR 107.

Rules Review Committee Meetings

The next meeting of the Interim Rules Review Committee will be held Wednesday, April 19, 2000, in Legislative Conference Room 1 and 2 of the State Capitol, Pierre, starting at 9:00 a.m. The committee chair has set the following tentative meeting schedule for the 2000 interim: June 7, July 11, August 16, September 12, October 18, November 14, and December 12. Agencies whose rules have had a public hearing are asked to have a representative present at the meeting to give background information on their rules.

Each agency is requested to provide the LRC with eight copies of the most recent draft of its rules two days before the meeting.

 

 

The South Dakota Register, ISSN 0191-1104, is published by the South Dakota Legislative Research Council pursuant to SDCL 1-26A-1. Subscriptions to Volume 26 are $20. Make checks payable to "State of South Dakota" and mail to the Legislative Research Council, State Capitol, 500 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota 57501-5070. Information from the Register is available free of charge on the Internet at http://www.state.sd.us/state/legis/lrc.htm.