AMENDMENT FOR PRINTED BILL
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___________________ moved that SB 4 be amended as follows:
On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
" Section 1. That the code be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
The Department of Revenue, in conjunction with South Dakota State University, shall study the
impact of changes to the methodology of rating soils for purposes of assessing agricultural land. The
study shall be based on South Dakota State University's research initiated by the Agricultural Land
Assessment Implementation and Oversight Advisory Task Force pursuant to chapter 106 of the 2016
Session Laws. The department shall select a representative sampling of counties to participate in the
study and shall provide data, technical assistance, and any other information to the counties as
necessary to analyze the impacts of any recommended changes to the soil ratings. The department
shall present its findings to the Agricultural Land Assessment Implementation and Oversight
Advisory Task Force on or before January 1, 2020."