STATE OF MINNESOTA 4th MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Carlson, Chair of the Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 10:06 A.M. on Monday, January 29, 2007, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Carlson, Chair
Sailer, Vice Chair
Anderson, B.
Clark
Cornish
Erhardt
Finstad
Garofalo
Greiling
Hackbarth
Hausman
Hilty
Howes
Huntley
Jaros
Juhnke
Kahn
Lenczewski
Lieder
Mahoney
Mariani
Murphy, M.
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Peppin
Poppe
Rukavina
Seifert
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Solberg
Sviggum
Thissen
Wagenius
Walker
Westrom
Members excused: Kohls, Severson
A quorum was present.
Rep. Slawik provided priorities of the Early Childhood Learning Finance Division for this session.
Emily Adriaens, House Fiscal Analyst, continued the presentation about division accounts and funding base of the Early Childhood Learning Finance Division.
Rep. Hilty moved approval of the minutes of Monday, January 22, 2007 and Monday, January 25, 2007 minutes. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
The following Finance Committee Bills were referred by memo January 22 & 25, 2007.
To the Division on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Monday, January 22, 2007
HF 274 (Juhnke) Rural Finance Authority agricultural loan funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
HF 308 (Olin) Bovine tuberculosis control funding provided, and money appropriated.
To the Division on Capital Investment.
Monday, January 22, 2007
HF 248 (Solberg) Canisteo Mine Outflow Project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 262 (Greiling) Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
HF 335 (Hosch) Stearns County grant provided to purchase property for Kraemer Lake Park, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 344 (Demmer) Olmsted County municipal solid waste combustor expansion authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 348 (Haws) St. Cloud State University National Hockey Center improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
To the Division on Education Finance and Economic Competitiveness.
Monday, January 22, 2007
HF 231 (Moe) Greater Minnesota Business Development Investment Fund established, and money appropriated.
HF 235 (Murphy, E.) Developmental screening aid funding increased.
HF 249 (Kranz) Independent School District No. 16, Spring Lake Park, lease levy requirements exception authorized.
HF 254 (Mahoney) Job training program grants provided, and money appropriated.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
HF 319 (Kelliher) Regional library basic system support and multicounty, multitype library systems funding provided; and money appropriated.
HF 327 (Hortman) School readiness programs state aid increased, and money appropriated.
HF 329 (Carlson) Intermediate school districts authorized to engage in short-term borrowing in anticipation of incoming funds.
HF 337 (Mahoney) Small business growth acceleration program established, and money appropriated.
HF 349 (Solberg) Independent School District No. 4, McGregor, declining enrollment grant authorized, and money appropriated.
HF 355 (Nornes) Academic competitiveness highlighting individual excellence and valuing education grant program established, and money appropriated.
HF 358 (Dill) Cook County higher education project funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 360 (Ruud) Intermediate school district member districts authorized to levy for school safety activities at facilities operated by the intermediate district.
HF 366 (Benson) Equity revenue increased for school districts above the 95th percentile.
To the Division on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Monday, January 22, 2007
HF 244 (Ozment) Clean water legacy account general fund transfer provided.
HF 280 (Dill) Lake County tax-forfeited lands proceeds temporary suspension of apportionment provided.
HF 293 (Tingelstad) Environment and natural resources funding provided, Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources meeting requirements modified, and money appropriated.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
HF 325 (Demmer) Lake Zumbro restoration funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 328 (Hosch) Stearns County grant provided to purchase land for Kraemer Lake Park, and money appropriated.
HF 357 (Dill) Lake County tax-forfeited land sale authorized.
HF 364 (Olin) Bovine tuberculosis disease transmission prevention funding provided, and money appropriated.
To the Division on Health Care and Human Services Finance.
Monday, January 22, 2007
HF 286 (Abeler) Fetal alcohol syndrome reduction programs funding provided, and money appropriated.
Thursday, January 25, 2006
HF 316 (Thao) Refugees and asylees exempted from participating in the diversionary work program.
To the Division on Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance.
Monday, January 22, 2007
HF 301 (Davnie) Blighted housing rehabilitation program established, and nuisance properties transferred to nonprofit housing organizations.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
HF 315 (Otremba) Suicide prevention grants restored, and money appropriated.
To the Division on Minnesota Heritage Finance.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
HF 318 (Jaros) Commission on Minnesota Ethnic Heritage established, and money appropriated.
To the Division on Public Safety Finance.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
HF 303 (Paymar) Youth intervention program grants provided, and money appropriated.
To the Division on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Monday, January 22, 2007
HF 229 (Howes) Accelerated highway construction projects funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 246 (Hortman) Metropolitan Council required to study and report on light rail and commuter rail feasibility for the Interstate 394 corridor, and feasibility of combining 394 and Southwest Rail Transit Corridors, and money appropriated.
HF 256 (Peppin) Anoka County highway 101 and I-94 interchanges funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 264 (Ruth) Trunk Highway 14 between Dodge Center and Owatonna reconstruction funding provided, and money appropriated.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
HF 311 (Hornstein) Cell phones; moving violation fines doubled when committed while operating mobile phone.
HF 326 (Westrom) Gold Star Family special license plates authorized for family members of military personnel who have died in active military service, and plate fee and registration tax exempted for certain survivors.
HF 350 (Zellers) Trunk highway 610 four-lane freeway project completion matching funds provided, and money appropriated.
Greg Crowe, House Fiscal Analyst, gave a presentation about division accounts and funding base of the K-12 Education Finance Division. Bill Marx, House Chief Fiscal Analyst, responded to questions.
Vice-Chair Sailer assumed chair at 11:02 A.M.
Chair Carlson resumed chair at 11:06 A.M.
Rep. Greiling provided priorities of the K-12 Education Finance Division for this session.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:28 A.M.
Representative Lyndon Carlson, Chair
Lill Pohlkamp, Committee Legislative Assistant