The following House Files were introduced:

Jennings and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 1, A bill for an act relating to baseball; providing for a process to construct, fund, maintain , And govern a major league baseball park; providing for powers and duties of the metropolitan sports facilities commission; authorizing certain taxes, revenue distributions, bonds and other debt obligations , And allocations; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297A.135, subdivisions 2, 3, 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 349A.10, by adding a subdivision; 473.551, subdivision 8 , And by adding subdivisions; 473.552; 473.553, subdivision 1; and 473.556, subdivisions 3, 4, 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 473F.08, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473I.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Rest and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; providing for a process to construct, fund, maintain , And govern a major league baseball park; providing for powers and duties of the metropolitan sports facilities commission; authorizing certain taxes, revenue distributions, bonds and other debt obligations , And allocations; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution , Article XI, section 14 extending until the year 2011 the period during which at least 40 percent of the net proceeds from the state lottery must be credited to the environment and natural resources trust fund; appropriating money for the baseball park , A professional hockey arena in the city of St. Paul , And the Minneapolis convention center; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297A.135, subdivisions 2, 3, 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 349A.10, subdivision 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 473.551, subdivision 8 , And by adding subdivisions; 473.552; 473.553, subdivision 1; 473.556, subdivisions 3, 4, 5 , And by adding subdivisions; and 473F.08, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision; Laws 1986, chapter 396, section 2, subdivision 1 , As amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 473I; and 473J; repealing Laws 1986, chapter 396, section 2, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Jennings, Milbert and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3, A bill for an act relating to baseball; providing for a process to construct, fund, maintain , And govern a major league baseball park; providing for powers and duties of the metropolitan sports facilities commission; authorizing certain taxes, revenue distributions, bonds and other debt obligations , And allocations; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297E.02, by adding a subdivision; 349.15, subdivision 3; 349A.10, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision; 473.551, subdivision 8 , And by adding subdivisions; 473.552; 473.553, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4 , And 5; and 473.556, subdivisions 3, 4, 5 , And by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 297A.259; 349.154, subdivision 2; and 349.19, subdivision 2a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 349A; and 473; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473I; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 473.553, subdivision 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Jennings and Rest, by request, introduced:

H. F. No. 4, A bill for an act relating to sports; providing for a process to construct, fund, maintain , And govern a major league baseball-only facility; providing for powers and duties of the governing entity; authorizing certain taxes, revenue distributions, bonds and other debt obligations , And allocations; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 11A.24, by adding a subdivision; and 80A.15, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 297F.05, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4; 297F.08, subdivision 7; 297F.09, subdivision 2; and 297F.10, subdivisions 1 and 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 79; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473I.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.p>

Jennings, Carruthers and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 5, A bill for an act relating to a baseball stadium; authorizing the metropolitan council to finance, construct, own and operate a baseball stadium in the metropolitan area; providing for members of the metropolitan council to serve four-year terms; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349A.10, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision; 473.123, subdivision 2a; and 473F.08, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473I.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Rest, Winter, McElroy, Hausman and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 6, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution to dedicate 60 percent of the net proceeds of the state lottery to a sports, recreation , And arts fund; authorizing the imposition of taxes and fees to finance a baseball stadium; authorizing the metropolitan stadium commission to enter into agreements for the financing of a baseball stadium; establishing a baseball stadium account in the state treasury; authorizing the commission to issue revenue bonds for the stadium; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349A.10, subdivision 5; and 473.556, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

McCollum and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 7, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution to dedicate 60 percent of the net proceeds of the state lottery to a sports, recreation , And arts fund; authorizing the imposition of taxes and fees to finance a baseball stadium; authorizing the metropolitan stadium commission to enter into agreements for the financing of a baseball stadium; establishing a baseball stadium account in the state treasury; authorizing the commission to issue revenue bonds for the stadium; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349A.10, subdivision 5; and 473.556, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Wenzel and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 8, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution to dedicate 60 percent of the net proceeds of the state lottery to a sports, recreation , And arts fund; authorizing the imposition of taxes and fees to finance a baseball stadium; authorizing the metropolitan stadium commission to enter into agreements for the financing of a baseball stadium; establishing a baseball stadium account in the state treasury; authorizing the commission to issue revenue bonds for the stadium; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349A.10, subdivision 5; and 473.556, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Kahn, Sviggum, Carruthers, Winter and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 9, A resolution memorializing Congress to support legislative initiatives to discourage use of public resources for movement of professional sports franchises and to repeal antitrust exemptions for professional sports.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Dawkins; Tunheim; Johnson , A.; Jefferson and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 10, A bill for an act relating to public administration; permitting the state to purchase the Minnesota Twins; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 11, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution to dedicate 60 percent of the net proceeds of the state lottery to a sports, recreation , And arts fund; authorizing the imposition of taxes and fees to finance a baseball stadium; authorizing the metropolitan stadium commission to enter into agreements for the financing of a baseball stadium; establishing a baseball stadium account in the state treasury; authorizing the commission to issue revenue bonds for the stadium; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349A.10, subdivision 5; and 473.556, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Kahn, Winter, Tomassoni, Trimble and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 12, A bill for an act relating to public administration; permitting the state to purchase the Minnesota Twins; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 13, A bill for an act relating to taxation; imposing a capital gains tax on sales of interests in professional sports franchises; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 14, A bill for an act relating to legislative enactments; providing for the correction of miscellaneous oversights, inconsistencies , Ambiguities, unintended results , And technical errors of a noncontroversial nature; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0627, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 80A.04, subdivision 5; 115.55, subdivision 6; 144D.01, subdivision 4; 245B.07, subdivisions 5 and 9; 403.02, subdivision 2; 524.3-1201; and 626.556, subdivision 10f; Laws 1997, chapter 143, section 21; chapter 200 , Article 1, section 1; chapter 200, article 1, section 5, subdivision 1; chapter 200, section 5, subdivision 4 , As amended; chapter 203, article 3, section 18; chapter 203 , Article 3, section 19; chapter 231 , Article 1, section 16 , As amended; and chapter 250, section 18; Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Article 1, section 64.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 15, A bill for an act relating to highways; prohibiting commissioner of transportation from establishing or maintaining high-occupancy vehicle lanes on freeways and expressways; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.305, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 473.168.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 16, A bill for an act relating to public administration; providing for a negotiated agreement for a major league baseball park; providing some terms; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 17, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing release of investigative data relating to crimes perpetrated by a juvenile; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 260.161, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 18, A bill for an act relating to crime; requiring sex offenders who are on conditional release to be required to successfully complete sex offender treatment and aftercare; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.346, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 19, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan sports facilities; requiring the metropolitan sports facilities commission to sell the met center; requiring the commission to escrow funds for retirement of all outstanding debt on the metrodome; transferring ownership and operation of the metrodome from the commission to the major league professional football team and baseball club; abolishing the metropolitan sports facilities commission; transferring other commission assets to the general fund; providing for amateur sports commission funding for youth sports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 240A.08; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 473.553; 473.556; 473.561; 473.564; 473.565; 473.572; 473.581; 473.592; 473.595; 473.596; 473.598, subdivisions 1, 2, 4 , And 5; and 473.599; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 473.598, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Tingelstad, Evans, Luther, Haas and Koppendrayer introduced:

H. F. No. 20, A bill for an act relating to education; expanding health and safety revenue for indoor air quality projects; expanding the state aid portion of the alternative facilities program; authorizing additional school days and funding for students formerly attending the Crooked Lake elementary school; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.239, subdivisions 5a and 5b; and Laws 1997, chapter 231, article 1, section 20.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Wejcman, Clark, Greenfield and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 21, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the calculation of food stamp benefits for certain noncitizen families; amending Laws 1997, chapter 85 , Article 1, section 7, subdivision 2 , As amended; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256D.057.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Juhnke and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 22, A bill for an act relating to baseball; requiring a condition and certain considerations for a new stadium.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Rest, Long, Koppendrayer and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 23, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; modifying the education credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.0674, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 24, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution to dedicate 60 percent of the net proceeds of the state lottery to a sports, recreation , And arts fund; authorizing the imposition of taxes and fees to finance a baseball stadium; authorizing the metropolitan stadium commission to enter into agreements for the financing of a baseball stadium; establishing a baseball stadium account in the state treasury; authorizing the commission to issue revenue bonds for the stadium; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349A.10, subdivision 5; and 473.556, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Rest and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 25, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting sales of cigarettes packed in units smaller than ten packages in accessible displays; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 461.18, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 26, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing an effective date for a requirement that contracts relating to construction or improvement of educational facilities are subject to prevailing wage requirements; amending Laws 1997, chapter 231, Article 16, section 31.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.