The following House Files were introduced:

Workman, Kalis, Tunheim, Gunther and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2029, A bill for an act relating to taxation; changing the taxation of solid waste management services; repealing the SCORE tax and the solid waste generator assessment fee; replacing those taxes and fees with a single tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 270B.01, subdivision 8; 297A.01, subdivision 3; 297A.25, subdivisions 11 and 16; and 297A.44, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116.07, subdivision 10; 297A.01, subdivision 21; and 297A.45.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Huntley, Munger and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2030, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the state's share of the cost of the new Poe Lock at Sault Ste. Marie Narrows.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 2031, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring state agencies, educational institutions , And businesses to include a multiracial classification on all forms requesting information on racial identification; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Koppendrayer, Hilty, Hasskamp, Wenzel and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2032, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money to reimburse resort owners for economic hardship due to enforcement of the 1837 Mille Lacs treaty.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Gunther, Solberg and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2033, A bill for an act relating to the state fund mutual insurance company; providing for the board of directors at a certain time; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 176A.02, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Winter, Sviggum, Solberg, Pawlenty and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 2034, A bill for an act relating to legislative committees and commissions; updating statutory references to legislative committees; repealing references to abolished legislative commissions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.30, subdivision 2; 3.754; 3.97, subdivision 2; 3.98, subdivisions 1 and 3; 8.15, subdivisions 3 and 4; 11A.041; 15.065; 15.16, subdivision 5; 15.161; 15.50, subdivision 2; 16A.011, subdivision 13; 16A.152, subdivision 6; 16A.19, subdivision 1; 16B.24, subdivisions 3, 3a , And 6; 16B.31, subdivision 3; 16B.335, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 5; 16B.41, subdivision 2; 16B.87, subdivision 4; 16D.03, subdivision 3; 17B.15, subdivision 1; 18E.06; 43A.191, subdivision 3; 62R.25; 97A.0453; 115A.07, subdivisions 2 and 3; 115A.15, subdivision 5; 115A.158, subdivision 2; 115A.411, subdivision 1; 115A.55, subdivision 4; 115A.5501, subdivision 2; 115A.551, subdivisions 4 and 5; 115A.557, subdivision 4; 115A.965, subdivision 7; 115A.9651, subdivision 2; 115A.981, subdivision 3; 115B.20, subdivisions 1 and 6; 115B.43, subdivision 4; 115C.093; 115D.10; 116.072, subdivision 12; 116.125; 116C.712, subdivision 5; 116J.555, subdivision 2; 116O.071, subdivision 3; 116O.09, subdivision 2; 116P.05, subdivision 1; 116P.08, subdivision 3; 116P.09, subdivision 7; 124.078; 124.2131, subdivision 1; 135A.046, subdivision 3; 136F.60, subdivision 1; 136F.98, subdivision 1; 137.02, subdivision 3a; 144.056; 144.701, subdivision 4; 144A.071, subdivision 5; 169.832, subdivision 13; 174.02, subdivision 6; 192.52; 240.18, subdivision 2; 240A.03, subdivision 15; 241.01, subdivision 5; 241.275, subdivision 5; 245.90; 246.64, subdivision 3; 252.035; 252.50, subdivision 2; 253.015, subdivision 2; 256.014, subdivision 3; 256.016; 256.031, subdivision 3; 256.736, subdivisions 3a and 9; 256.9352, subdivision 3; 256.9657, subdivision 1c; 256B.0629, subdivision 3; 256B.69, subdivision 3a; 268.916; 270.0604, subdivision 4; 270.063; 270.0681, subdivision 2; 270.0682, subdivision 2; 270.71; 270.74; 273.1398, subdivision 2c; 352.04, subdivision 3; 352B.02, subdivision 1c; 354.42, subdivision 5; 354A.12, subdivision 2b; 355.50; 356.88, subdivision 1; 393.07, subdivision 5; 446A.072, subdivision 11; 473.149, subdivision 6; 473.3994, subdivision 9; 473.598, subdivision 3; 473.608, subdivision 12a; 473.845, subdivision 4; 473.846; and 473.848, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.841; 3.842; 3.843; 3.844; 3.845; 3.873; and 3.887.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2035, A bill for an act relating to environment finance; appropriating money for the scientific and natural areas fund and providing for acquisition of Lake Alexander Woods.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Johnson , A.; Carlson; Entenza and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2036, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for telecommunications access grants.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Van Dellen, Stanek and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 2037, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; authorizing cities to establish maximum speed limits below 30 miles per hour on streets; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.04.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2038, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the base budget of the Minnesota state colleges and universities; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2039, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a collaborative urban educator program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Huntley, Munger and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2040, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to assess the health of game fish populations and residue levels in the ten major river basins.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Ozment, Rukavina, Murphy, Smith and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 2041, A bill for an act relating to retirement; revising investment reporting requirements; modifying penalty provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 69.051, subdivisions 1, 1a , And 1b; 356.20, by adding a subdivision; 356.219; and 424A.02, subdivision 10; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 356.218.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Delmont, Goodno, Haas, Vickerman and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 2042, A bill for an act relating to professions and occupations; defining pharmacy technician; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 151.01, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 151.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Pugh; Greiling; Anderson, B.; Farrell and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 2043, A bill for an act relating to state government; setting state policy for regulatory rules and programs of agencies; regulating obsolete, unnecessary, or duplicative rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 14.05, subdivision 5; and 14.131; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 2044, A bill for an act relating to human services; adding services paid by medical assistance under home care services; establishing qualification requirements for case management services under the alternative care program; establishing the statewide maximum rate for Ramsey county's homemaker services; requiring federal waiver for needs-based definition of elderly for the elderly waiver program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256B.0627, subdivision 5; 256B.0913, subdivision 7 , And by adding a subdivision; and 256B.0915, subdivision 1b , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Anderson, B. , And Olson, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 2045, A bill for an act relating to education; making certain changes affecting school district election procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 205A.12, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 2046, A bill for an act relating to early childhood programs; appropriating money for a grant to independent school district No. 544, Fergus Falls.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Winter and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 2047, A bill for an act relating to adult education; appropriating money for a grant for televised GED programming.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rostberg and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2048, A bill for an act relating to the city of Cambridge; modifying a tax increment district to permit expenditures in the development district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Anderson, B.; Tuma and Olson, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 2049, A bill for an act relating to education; making certain changes affecting school district election procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 205A.12; and 205A.13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 205A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 2050, A bill for an act relating to education; making certain changes affecting school district election procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 205A.13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 2051, A bill for an act relating to education; making certain changes affecting school district election procedures; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 205A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rifenberg, Paulsen, Stang, Commers and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 2052, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a nonrefundable personal and dependent credit for the 1996 tax year; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2053, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; ending the state's operation of the Minnesota correctional facility-Sauk Centre; requiring the commissioner of administration to issue a request for proposals and select a vendor to operate the facility; requiring the commissioner of corrections to charge counties for juveniles placed at the Minnesota correctional facility-Red Wing and to develop admissions criteria for the facility; striking the requirement that the Minnesota correctional facility-Red Wing accept all juveniles; requiring a report to the legislature; establishing a state policy discouraging the out-of-state placement of juveniles; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 242.19, subdivision 2; 242.55; and 401.13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 242; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 242.51.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Johnson, R. , And Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2054, A bill for an act relating to education; placing college students in K-12 schools through state work study; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 136A.233, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2055, A bill for an act relating to local government; repealing authority for certain local residency requirements; repealing Laws 1993, chapter 260; and Laws 1994, chapter 570.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2056, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; appropriating money for a joint use police storefront and youth activity center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Skoglund, for the Committee Judiciary, introduced:

H. F. No. 2057, A bill for an act relating to landlords and tenants; recodifying, clarifying , And relocating landlord tenant law; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 504.01; 504.012; 504.015; 504.02; 504.03; 504.04; 504.05; 504.06; 504.07; 504.08; 504.09; 504.18; 504.181; 504.183; 504.185; 504.20; 504.201; 504.21; 504.22; 504.23; 504.24; 504.245; 504.246; 504.25; 504.255; 504.257; 504.26; 504.265; 504.27; 504.28; 504.29; 504.30; 504.31; 504.32; 504.36; 566.01; 566.02; 566.021; 566.03; 566.04; 566.05; 566.051; 566.06; 566.07; 566.08; 566.09; 566.10; 566.11; 566.12; 566.13; 566.14; 566.15; 566.16; 566.17; 566.175; 566.18; 566.19; 566.20; 566.205; 566.21; 566.22; 566.23; 566.24; 566.25; 566.26; 566.27; 566.28; 566.29; 566.291; 566.30; 566.31; 566.32; 566.33; 566.34; and 566.35.

The bill was read for the first time and laid over one day.

Greenfield, Long and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 2058, A bill for an act relating to taxes; exempting premiums received from the federal government for Medicare-related coverage from the premium tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 60A.15, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.