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kota lawmakers decided Monday to appoint a special committee that will study what the state must do to prepare as North Dakota's oil boom moves south.
• The increase in oil and gas drilling is expected to bring increased truck traffic, housing shortages, skyrocketing rents and the need for additional restaurants, truck stops and other services in western South Dakota.
• Sen. Ryan Maher, R-Isabel, said the influx of oil and gas workers will require additional law enforcement, firefighting and ambulance services. And small towns in western South Dakota will be faced with demands that exceed their current water and sewer systems, he said.
• "I think it would serve us well to bring all parties to discuss what could potentially happen up there," Maher said.
• The Executive Board, a panel that handles management and administrative is

sues for the Legislature, voted unanimously Monday to set up a special committee to study the expected spread of oil and gas development from North Dakota's oil patch into South Dakota. The topic finished first in a survey that asked lawmakers what special studies should be conducted before the start of next year's legislative session.
• The board also agreed to set up a committee to study the funding of state-run universities and technical schools. Sen. Bob Gray, R-Pierre, said the study

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