STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-NINTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE
MINUTES
Representative Bud Nornes, Chair of the Committee on Higher Education, called the twenty-ninth meeting to order at 12:44 PM on Wednesday, March 15, 2006, in Room 300S of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
NORNES, Bud, Chair
URDAHL, Dean, Vice Chair
ABELER, Jim
ABRAMS, Ron
CARLSON , Lyndon
COX, Ray
DEMPSEY, Jerry
EASTLUND, Rob
HAWS, Larry
LATZ, Ron
MARIANI, Carlos
PELOWSKI, Gene, Jr.
No members were excused.
No members were unexcused.
12:44:33 PM Chair Nornes unofficially called the meeting to order.
12:45:04 PM HF2625 (Gunther) Fairmont; Southern Minnesota Educational Campus funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
12:46:32 PM A quorum was present. Chair Nornes officially called the meeting to order.
12:46:42 PM Rep. Gunther continued his presentation.
12:46:51 PM Mike Humpal, Director, City of Fairmont Economic Development, supported the bill.
12:54:50 PM THE BILL WAS LAID OVER FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE.
12:54:59 PM HF2910 (Seifert) Southwest Minnesota State University bonds issued and money appropriated.
12:59:08 PM President David Danahar, Southwest MN State University, supported the bill.
1:04:50 PM Bill McCormick, Executive Director, Schwans Co., supported the bill.
1:10:04 PM Vice Chancellor, Alan Johnson, MnSCU, responded to a question from the committee.
1:26:16 PM THE BILL WAS LAID OVER FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE.
1:26:22 PM HF2781 (Davids) National Center for Biofuels Research at the University of Minnesota design funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
1:28:13 PM Dick Hemmingson, U of M, supported the bill.
1:42:13 PM Todd Iverson, U of M, responded to a question from the committee.
1:46:40 PM THE BILL WAS LAID OVER FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE.
1:46:45 PM Rep. Eastlund moved approval of the minutes: March 13, 2006. THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE MINUTES WERE ADOPTED.
1:47:32 PM HF2686 (Westrom) University of Minnesota - Morris, West Central Research and Outreach Center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
1:50:08 PM Greg Cuomo, West Central Research and Outreach Center in Morris, supported the bill.
1:55:11 PM Mike Reese, U of M, Coordinator of the West Central Research and Outreach Center, supported the bill.
2:06:57 PM THE BILL WAS LAID OVER FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE.
2:07:03 PM HF2793 (Thissen) Biomass energy facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
2:09:14 PM Roger Ruan, U of M, supported the bill.
2:13:21 PM Arthur Peplow, concerned citizen, supported the bill.
2:15:49 PM Chairman Leonard Frame, Phoenix Solutions, supported the bill.
2:22:18 PM THE BILL WAS LAID OVER FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE.
2:22:21 PM HF3443 (Pelowski) Winona State University Memorial Hall renovation bonds issued and money appropriated.
2:23:06 PM President Judith Ramaley, Winona State University, supported the bill.
2:32:31 PM THE BILL WAS LAID OVER FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE.
2:32:39 PM Chair Nornes adjourned the meeting.
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REP. BUD NORNES, CHAIR
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Brooke Peterson
Committee Legislative Assistant