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Transportation Finance

THIRTY SEVENTH MEETING

2013-2014 Regular Session - Wednesday, March 26, 2014

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION FINANCE
Chair, Representative Frank Hornstein

MINUTES

Representative Hornstein, Chair of Committee on Transportation Finance, called the meeting to order at 10:09AM Wednesday March 26, 2014 in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
Hornstein, Chair
Bernardy, Vice Chair
Beard, Lead
Benson, M.
Dehn
Erhardt
Hausman
Holberg
Howe
Johnson, C
Mahoney
Masin
Metsa
O'Neill
Petersburg
Sundin

Members excused:
Hamilton


A quorum was present

Vice Chair Bernardy assumed the gavel at 10:10AM

Representative Hornstein moved HF3260 be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Representative Hornstein explained HF3260 (Hornstein) Transportation finance appropriations and transfers modified.

Representative Hornstein moved to amend HF3260. (Please see attached H3260DE2)

Representative Hornstein presented the H3260DE2.

Testimony regarding the HF3260DE2:
Ann Finn, League of Minnesota Cities
Abby Bryduck, League of Minnesota Cities
Scott Peterson, Minnesota Department of Transportation
Bill Gardner, Minnesota Department of Transportation

Representative Sundin moved the minutes from Thursday March 20, 2014 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES FROM THURSDAY MARCH 20, 2014 WERE ADOPTED.

Committee recessed at 11:37AM

Committee Reconvened at 7:04PM

Continued Testimony regarding the HF3260DE2:
John Apitiz, Messerli and Kramer
Phillip Qualey, United Transportation Workers Union
Steve Lee, Pollution Control Agency
Erin Roth, American Petroleum Institute
Peter Lidiak, American Petroleum Institute
Adam Wojahowski, Enbridge

Representative Hornstein moved to amend the HF3260DE2 (Please see attached HF3260A8 amendment.)
Matt Burress of House Research explained the amendment.
Representative Hornstien renewed the motion to amend the HF3260DE2. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Hornstein moved to amend the HF3260DE2 amendment, as amended (Please see attached HF3260A6 amendment.)

Testimony regarding the HF3260A6 amendment:
John Wolfgram, Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Steve Lee, Minnesota Department of Pollution Control

Representative Hornstein renewed the motion to amend the HF3260DE2 amendment, as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Hornstien moved to amend the HF3260DE2 amendment, as amended. (Please see attached HF3260A9 amendment.)
Representative Murphy presented the HF3260A9 amendment.

Testimony regarding the HF3260A9 amendment:
Scott Peterson, Minnesota Department of Transportation

Representative Hornstein renewed the motion to amend the HF3260DE2, as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Hornstein moved to amend the HF3260DE2 amendment, as amended (Please see attached HF3260A11 amendment.)
Representative Hornstein explained the amendment.
Mat Burress of House research explained the amendment.

Testimony regarding the HF3260A11:
Judd Schetnan, Metropolitan Council

Representative Hornstein renewed his motion to amend the HF3260DE2, as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Hornstein moved to amend the HF3260DE2 amendment, as amended (Please see attached HF3260A10 amendment.)
Representative Hornstein explained the HF3260A10 amendment.
Matt Burress of House Research explained the HF3260A10 amendment.
Representative Hornstein renewed the motion to amend HF3260DE2 amendment, as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Erhardt moved to amend the HF3260DE2, as amended. (Please see attached HF3260A2 amendment.)
Representative Erhardt explained the HF3260A2.

Testimony regarding the HF3260A2 amendment, as amended:
Scott Peterson, Minnesota Department of Transportation

Andy Lee of House Fiscal Staff explained the HF3260A2 amendment.
Representative Erhardt moved to adopt the HF3260A2 amendment. THE MOTION FAILED. THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Petersburg moved to amend the HF3260DE2, as amended (Please see attached HF3260A7 amendment)
Representative Petersburg explained the HF3260A7 amendment.
Representative Petersburg withdrew the HF3260A7 amendment.

Representative Metsa moved to amend the HF3260DE2, as amended (Please see attached HF3260A3 amendment.)
Representative Metsa explained the HF3260A3 amendment.
Representative Metsa withdrew the HF3260A3 amendment.

Representative Metsa moved to amend the HF3260DE2, as amended (Please attached HF3260A4 amendment.)
Representative Metsa explained the HF3260A4 amendment.
Representative Metsa withdrew the HF3260A4 amendment.

Representative Hornstein renewed the motion to adopt the HF3260DE2 amendment, as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Hornstein moved to re-refer HF3260, as amended, to the Committee on Ways and Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED. HF3260, AS AMENDED, WAS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.

Representative Hornstein moved to re-refer HF3261 to the Committee on Ways and Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED. HF3261 WAS RE-REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.

Committee adjourned at 9:33PM.





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Representative Frank Hornstein, Chair



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Isaiah Ellison, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF3260 (Hornstein) - Omnibus transportation finance supplemental appropriations bill.
  • HF3261 (Hornstein) - Transportation finance appropriations and transfers modified.
Documents:
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House TV Video:
View Archive

00:18 - Start of committee room audio, and consideration of HF3260 (Hornstein) Transportation finance appropriations and transfers modified, followed by discussion of HF3267 (Yarusso) County state-aid highway winter season repair money appropriated.
20:08 - Continued consideration of HF3260 (Hornstein) Transportation finance appropriations and transfers modified.
Runs 1 hour, 27 minutes.


An amendment deadline of 6 p.m. March 26 is in effect for amendments to HF3260 DE2. Please forward any amendments to Matt Scherer, Committee Administrator by e-mail to matt.scherer@house.mn or to his office in room 470 of the State Office Building.