Audio/Video Archives - 2009-2010 Regular Session

Bills to be heard
HF1756 (Kath) Public Facilities Authority; providing for federal use of funds allocated to the state by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; providing for clean water and drinking water loans and grants
HF1290 (Huntley) Duluth Children's Museum funding provided to purchase land, renovate historic buildings, construct, furnish, and equip a new children's museum, and money appropriated.
HF1556 (Bigham) Film production jobs program funding provided and money appropriated.
HF1371 (Kahn) Minnesota Humanities Center grant provided, money appropriated.
HF1652 (Davids) Preston; Historic grain elevator funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF946 (Davids) Minnesota Historical Society grants provided for local historic preservation projects, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1208 (Davids) Art organization regional capital fund created, and money appropriated.
HF1070 (Eken) Red River Valley river watch program funding provided, money appropr

Dedicated Funds established by the Constitutional amendment:

Public Testimony of individual Minnesotans and representatives of interested groups or stakeholders are invited to participate and speak to the committee. Tell the committee your vision and expectations of how the Outdoor Heritage Fund and the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund should be structured and how the anticipated money each fund will have should be spent.

If you would like to testify, please contact Phil Chen at 651-296-5360 or 800-890-5428 or phil.chen@house.mn. We will continue taking testimony until all members of the public who would like to testify have had the opportunity. We ask that testifiers limit testimony to five minutes.

If you do not have the opportunity to come to Saint Paul, you can send written testimony to me at phil.chen@house.mn or fax it to 651-296-3208. I will distribute all written testimony that I receive.

Minnesota Historical Society overview
HF1121 (Cornish) Farmamerica funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1008 (Solberg) Public television and noncommercial radio station grant timing and requirements modified.

HF753 (Sterner) Minnesota Zoo improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF92 (Murphy, M) Duluth; Lake Superior Zoo facility repairs funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF820 (Hausman) Como Zoo improvements funding provided, bonds issued, money appropriated.
HF948 (Peterson) Mighty Ducks ice facility grant amounts modified, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF193 (Norton) Rochester; National Volleyball Center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Adoption of Goals for the Constitutionally Dedicated Funds

Public Testimony of individual Minnesotans and representatives of interested groups or stakeholders are invited to participate and speak to the committee. Tell the committee your vision and expectations of how the Clean Water Fund, Drinking Water Account and Parks and Trails Fund should be structured and how the anticipated money each fund will have should be spent. Representatives from governmental agencie

Overview of organizations: Libraries; Arts Board