The following House Files were introduced:

McCollum and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2059, A bill for an act relating to health; permitting sale of health promotion and education material; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.394.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2060, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a rural school pilot program; appropriating money.

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

Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2061, A bill for an act relating to education; amending eligibility requirements for individuals participating in youth programs; establishing a Minnesota career information system; modifying the name of secondary-vocational programs; requiring lifework development plan; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.0887, subdivision 2; and 124.574, subdivisions 1, 2d, 5, 6 , And 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 121; and 126.

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

Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 2062, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; extending the lower class rate to certain business property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 24.

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

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 2063, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the tax brackets and the alternative minimum tax exemption amount to reduce marriage penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290.06, subdivisions 2c and 2d; 290.091, subdivision 3.

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

Winter, Weaver and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2064, A bill for an act relating to economic development; removing the prohibition on use of state money for the board of invention; appropriating money; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116J.990, subdivision 7.

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

Winter; Swenson, D. , And Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 2065, A bill for an act relating to animals; allowing veterinarians to dock horses; repealing requirements for the care of equine animals; repealing restrictions on clipped animals; changing dog house specifications; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 343.25; and 343.40, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 343.26; and 346.38.

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

Rest; Macklin; Johnson , A. , And Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 2066, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales; adopting recommendations of the sales tax advisory council; changing the base, payment , And administration of the sales tax; providing uniform rules for local sales taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 289A.11, subdivision 1; 289A.18, subdivision 4; 289A.20, subdivision 4; 289A.40, subdivision 2; 289A.56, subdivision 4; 297A.01, subdivisions 3, 7, 15 , And 16; 297A.02, subdivision 2; 297A.023; 297A.14, subdivision 4; 297A.211, subdivision 1; and 297A.25, subdivisions 2, 3, 12, 59 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 289A.60, subdivision 15; 297A.01, subdivision 20; 297A.02, subdivision 5; 297A.15, subdivision 5; and 297A.25, subdivision 29.

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

Bakk, Macklin and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 2067, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an exemption for construction materials used in correctional facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297A.15, subdivision 7; and 297A.25, subdivision 11, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Tunheim, Greiling, Tomassoni, Koppendrayer and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 2068, A bill for an act relating to technology; appropriating money for grants to regional management information centers.

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

Solberg, Tomassoni and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2069, A bill for an act relating to public employment; making it an unfair labor practice to unilaterally modify benefits received by retired employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 179A.13, subdivision 2.

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

Lindner, Nornes, Juhnke, Tunheim and Krinkie introduced:

H. F. No. 2070, A bill for an act relating to education; offering an alternative of a locally controlled graduation rule; providing locally controlled graduation rule aid and district assistance and academic enhancement aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.101, subdivision 8 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124.

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

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2071, A bill for an act relating to taxation; imposing a sales and use tax within the tax relief area; providing for deposit of the proceeds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 298.293; 298.294; and 298.296, subdivision 2.

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

Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 2072, A bill for an act relating to highways; requiring notice to landowners and assessor before certain roads or highways may be dedicated to public use; allowing adjacent landowners to petition road authority to establish , Alter, or vacate a public road; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 103E.615, subdivision 4; 160.05, subdivision 1; 163.12, subdivision 1; 163.13, subdivision 1; 164.06, subdivision 1; 164.08, subdivisions 1 and 2; 164.12, subdivisions 1 and 3; 164.14, subdivisions 1 and 3; 164.35, subdivision 4; and 282.04, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 164.07.

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

Hausman and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 2073, A bill for an act relating to transportation; prohibiting expenditure of funds for Stillwater bridge without legislative approval.

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

Jaros, Huntley and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 2074, A bill for an act relating to public improvements; appropriating bond proceeds for improvements to the Hartley Nature Center in Duluth.

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

Munger, Huntley and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2075, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Lake Superior Zoological Garden; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

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