MINUTES
Representative Marty Seifert, Chair of the Committee on State Government Finance called the fifth meeting to order at 8:19 a.m. on Wednesday, February 2, 2005, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
SEIFERT, MARTY, Chair	PEPPIN, JOYCE, Vice Chair	
BLAINE, GREG	DELAFOREST, CHRIS	
FINSTAD, BRAD	HILTY, BILL	
KAHN, PHYLLIS	KRINKIE, PHIL	
MULLERY, JOE	SOLBERG, LOREN	
A quorum was present.
Chairman Seifert moved consideration of the document titled “State Government Finance Committee – 2005 Capital Budget; Chair Recommendations”.
	Testifying: Nicky Giancola, Department of Administration Assistant Commissioner
		      Jim Rhodes, Department of Administration Legislative Liason  
An overview was given on State Contracting
	Testifying: Mark Shepard, House of Representatives Research
		      Kent Allin, Department of Administration
The meeting recessed at 10:03 a.m.   
The meeting reconvened at 4:25 p.m in Room 200
Representative Solberg moved that the document titled “State Government Finance Committee – 2005 Capital Budget; Chair Recommendations” be amended as follows:
	HF532 be moved from a “Negative” recommendation to a “Neutral” recommendation
THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.
Chairman Seifert  moved the document titled “State Government Finance Committee – 2005 Capital Budget; Chair Recommendations” be recommended to pass and be referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
		           
The meeting adjourned at 4:35 a.m.
Representative Marty Seifert, Chair
Daniel J. Miller
Committee Legislative Assistant