Senate Committee buries plan to examine Black Hills growth

The resolution sought to examine residential construction, mining industries, and economic development plans in region.

The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee killed a resolution Tuesday that would have created an interim legislative committee to study preservation efforts in the Black Hills.

House Concurrent Resolution 6010, which proposed establishing a committee to evaluate regulatory provisions for development in the Black Hills, failed on a 4-3 vote to send the measure to the 41st day.

Rep. Scott Odenbach, R-Spearfish, who introduced the resolution, cited burgeoning development as the primary concern.