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STATE OF MINNESOTA

 

 

SPECIAL SESSION -- 2003

 

_____________________

 

SEVENTH DAY

 

Saint Paul, Minnesota, Wednesday, May 28, 2003

 

 

The House of Representatives convened at 2:00 p.m. and was called to order by Steve Sviggum, Speaker of the House.

 

Prayer was offered by the Reverend Lonnie E. Titus, House Chaplain.

 

The members of the House gave the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

 

The roll was called and the following members were present:

 


Abeler

Abrams

Adolphson

Anderson, I.

Anderson, J.

Atkins

Beard

Bernardy

Biernat

Blaine

Borrell

Boudreau

Bradley

Brod

Buesgens

Carlson

Clark

Cornish

Cox

Davids

Davnie

DeLaForest

Demmer

Dempsey

Dill

Dorman

Dorn

Eastlund

Eken

Ellison

Entenza

Erhardt

Erickson

Finstad

Fuller

Goodwin

Greiling

Gunther

Haas

Hackbarth

Harder

Hausman

Heidgerken

Hilstrom

Hilty

Holberg

Hoppe

Hornstein

Howes

Huntley

Jacobson

Jaros

Johnson, J.

Johnson, S.

Juhnke

Kahn

Kelliher

Kielkucki

Klinzing

Knoblach

Koenen

Kohls

Krinkie

Kuisle

Lanning

Larson

Latz

Lenczewski

Lesch

Lieder

Lindgren

Lindner

Lipman

Magnus

Mahoney

Marquart

McNamara

Meslow

Mullery

Murphy

Nelson, C.

Nelson, M.

Nelson, P.

Nornes

Olsen, S.

Olson, M.

Opatz

Osterman

Otremba

Otto

Ozment

Paulsen

Paymar

Pelowski

Penas

Peterson

Powell

Rhodes

Rukavina

Ruth

Samuelson

Seagren

Seifert

Sertich

Severson

Sieben

Simpson

Slawik

Smith

Soderstrom

Solberg

Stang

Strachan

Swenson

Sykora

Thao

Thissen

Tingelstad

Urdahl

Vandeveer

Walker

Walz

Wardlow

Wasiluk

Westerberg

Westrom

Wilkin

Zellers

Spk. Sviggum


 

A quorum was present.

 

Anderson, B.; Gerlach; Mariani; Pugh and Wagenius were excused.

 

The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding day. Hoppe moved that further reading of the Journal be suspended and that the Journal be approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk. The motion prevailed.


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Paulsen moved that the House recess subject to the call of the Chair. The motion prevailed.

 

RECESS

 

RECONVENED

 

The House reconvened and was called to order by Speaker pro tempore Abrams.

 

 

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

 

 

The following House Files were introduced:

 

 

Tingelstad, Hausman, Heidgerken and Abeler introduced:

 

H. F. No. 64, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Northstar commuter rail line.

 

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

 

 

Olson, M.; Kuisle; Westrom; Abeler; Borrell; Vandeveer; Nelson, P.; Eastlund; Wardlow; Adolphson; Heidgerken; Severson; Westerberg; Johnson, J.; Lindner; Kielkucki; Demmer; Beard; Erickson; Seagren; Sykora; Kelliher; Cox; Lipman; Boudreau; Ruth; Lanning; Holberg; Osterman; Urdahl; Hackbarth; Ozment; Cornish; Knoblach and Meslow introduced:

 

H. F. No. 65, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring a study of personal rapid transit applications to supplement transportation system options.

 

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

 

 

Buesgens introduced:

 

H. F. No. 66, A bill for an act relating to public-policy-oriented entities; providing that public meetings are not required to fill metropolitan council vacancies within 12 months of initial appointment; authorizing the use of energy forward pricing mechanisms; requiring an analysis of the costs of regional improvements included in the long-range policy plans for metropolitan agencies; making changes in the metropolitan council's authority and procedures for requiring a change in a local comprehensive plan; eliminating per diems for the metropolitan parks and open space commission; providing for the direct charging by the metropolitan council of industrial dischargers for certain wastewater treatment user fees; adopting the metropolitan council redistricting plan; repealing authority for service improvement plan; eliminating certain reporting requirements; removing an obsolete requirement for metropolitan school districts to submit capital improvement plans to the metropolitan council for review; making conforming changes; changing the boundaries of certain districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 473.123, subdivision 3; 473.13, subdivision 1; 473.146, subdivision 1; 473.147, subdivision 1; 473.175, subdivision 1; 473.303, subdivision 6; 473.517, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 473.123, subdivision 3c; 473.1295; 473.1623; 473.704, subdivision 19; 473.863.

 

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


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CALENDAR FOR THE DAY

 

 

Paulsen moved that the Calendar for the Day be continued. The motion prevailed.

 

 

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

 

 

Knoblach moved that the name of Severson be added as an author on H. F. No. 28. The motion prevailed.

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Paulsen moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 29, 2003. The motion prevailed.

 

Paulsen moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and Speaker pro tempore Abrams declared the House stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 29, 2003.

 

 

Edward A. Burdick, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives



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