South Dakota legislators will have to make decisions on how to spend almost one billion dollars in additional federal funds.

Senator Reynold Nesiba of Sioux Falls says there is agreement on some priorities….

Nesiba, a member of the Joint Committee on Appropriations, says he would like to see some of those funds focused on conservation….

There is some concern there will be a fiscal cliff when the federal Covid related payments end. Nesiba says they have had some talks about that….

Governor Kristi Noem will give her budget address to legislators Tuesday in Pierre.