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PIERRE — The Legislature's special task force on wind energy meets Wednesday at the state Capitol to receive reports on the pluses and minuses of South Dakota's tax structure and those of other states for development of wind power.
The task force will also hear about the South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority, which was created by the Legislature in a compromise with then-Gov. Mike Rounds in 2005 but has been seldom heard from in recent years. The authority has sweeping financial and other powers that haven't been invoked.
Last month Rounds was chosen to join an expanded board of directors for Michigan-based ITC, an electricity transmission company that wants to build a major network that would carry power from the Dakotas to states in the Midwest.
The task force, chaired by Rep. Roger Solum, R-Watertown, will also receive a presentation today regarding wind development on tribal lands and will hear directly from representatives for companies involved in generating and using electricity from wind turbines.
Those invited to deliver testimony are Iberdrola Renewables, Nextera Energy Resources, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Acciona Energy, BP Wind Energy and Clipper Windpower.
COPY FEES: Staff at the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources came across an odd inconsistency regarding fees for copies of public documents.
A 1992-era set of administrative rules governing DENR allows for the first 10 pages to be free and 20 cents per page after that for normal copies. There are higher fees for other types and sizes of documents.
The department proposes repealing those rules and following the general copy-fee schedule used in the rest of state government's executive branch. The standard fee is 25 cents per page for normal documents and higher fees for others.
DENR plans a public hearingat 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Matthew training center wing of the Foss Building at 523 E. Capitol Ave. in Pierre. Written comments need to be received by Oct. 23.
The department isn't changing its fee waiver for the first 100 pages of a document request from news media, said staff member Joe Nadenicek.
The task force will also hear about the South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority, which was created by the Legislature in a compromise with then-Gov. Mike Rounds in 2005 but has been seldom heard from in recent years. The authority has sweeping financial and other powers that haven't been invoked.
Last month Rounds was chosen to join an expanded board of directors for Michigan-based ITC, an electricity transmission company that wants to build a major network that would carry power from the Dakotas to states in the Midwest.
The task force, chaired by Rep. Roger Solum, R-Watertown, will also receive a presentation today regarding wind development on tribal lands and will hear directly from representatives for companies involved in generating and using electricity from wind turbines.
Those invited to deliver testimony are Iberdrola Renewables, Nextera Energy Resources, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Acciona Energy, BP Wind Energy and Clipper Windpower.
COPY FEES: Staff at the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources came across an odd inconsistency regarding fees for copies of public documents.
A 1992-era set of administrative rules governing DENR allows for the first 10 pages to be free and 20 cents per page after that for normal copies. There are higher fees for other types and sizes of documents.
The department proposes repealing those rules and following the general copy-fee schedule used in the rest of state government's executive branch. The standard fee is 25 cents per page for normal documents and higher fees for others.
DENR plans a public hearingat 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Matthew training center wing of the Foss Building at 523 E. Capitol Ave. in Pierre. Written comments need to be received by Oct. 23.
The department isn't changing its fee waiver for the first 100 pages of a document request from news media, said staff member Joe Nadenicek.
