STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-NINTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
TRANSPORTATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Holberg, Chair of the Transportation Finance Committee, called the Twenty-ninth meeting to order at 12:33 P.M. on Thursday March 23, 2006, in the basement hearing room of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
HOLBERG, Mary Liz, Chair
RUTH, Connie, Vice Chair
ABRAMS, Ron
ANDERSON, Bruce
ERHARDT, Ron
HAUSMAN, Alice
HORNSTEIN, Frank
LARSON, Dan
LIEDER, Bernie
MAGNUS, Doug
Excused from the meeting:
A quorum was present.
Representative Holberg moved approval of the March 21, 2006 Transportation Finance Committee Meeting Minutes. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
HF3094 (Powell) State Patrol vehicles provided with automatic external defibrillators, and money appropriated.
Representative Holberg moved HF3094 be heard and re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Finance.
Representative Powell presented HF3094.
Representative Holberg, on behalf of Representative Powell, moved verbal amendment to HF3094 (see attached). THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Holberg moved the A06-1202 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Holberg renewed her motion that HF3094 be passed and re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF3287 (Beard) State airports fund reimbursement accelerated.
Representative Holberg moved HF3287 be heard by the committee and laid over
for possible inclusion in the Transportation Finance Omnibus bill.
Testifying on behalf of HF3287:
Ray Strege (12:40 – 12:44) Engineer, Short, Elliott, Hendrickson, Inc.
Glenn Burke (12:44 – 12:45) Minnesota Council of Airports
Dave Kleis (12:45 – 12:46) Mayor, City of St. Paul
David Clark (12:46 – 12:48) VP Minnesota Business Aviation Assn.
Representative Holberg renewed her motion that HF3287 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Transportation Finance Omnibus bill. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF2846 (Johnson, J.) Eminent domain public use or purpose defined and modified, evidence for certain takings required, attorney fees provided, and other changes provided.
Representative Holberg moved HF2846 be heard by the committee and re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee.
Representative Johnson presented HF2846.
Testifying on behalf of HF2846:
Art Rolnick (12:56 – 1:08) Director of Research, MPLS Federal Reserve
John Zander (1:08 – 1:16) Resident of Janesville, MN
Lori Parsons (1:16 – 1:20) Business Owner, St. Joseph, MN
Testifying in opposition to HF2846:
Mark Manderscheid (1:22 – 1:28) Attorney, Briggs & Morgan
Nancy Schouweiler (1:28 – 1:37) Association of Minnesota Counties
Nathan Richmond (1:38 – 1:40) Engineer, Sibley County
Margaret Donahoe (1:41 – 1:43) Minnesota Transportation Alliance
Testifying about the fiscal note:
Betsy Parker (1:45 – 1:55) MNDOT
Representative Erhardt moved amendment H2846A65 be adopted.
Representative Erhardt moved verbal amendment (see attached) to the H2846A65 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE VERBAL AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Testifying on behalf of amendment H2846A65:
Doug Carlson (2:01 – 2:03) UofM Non-profit Student Housing
Lynn Swon (2:03 – 2:04) Chair, Coalition for Non-Profit Student Housing
Representative Erhardt renewed his motion that amendment H2846A65, as amended, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT AS AMENDED WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Magnus moved amendment H2846A58 be adopted. THE MOTION
PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Johnson moved amendment H2846A60 (see attached) be adopted.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Hornstein moved amendment A06-1271 (see attached) be adopted.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Erhardt moved amendment A06-1309 (see attached) be adopted.
Testifying on behalf of amendment A06-1309:
Douglas Carlson (2:10 – 2:12) UofM Non-profit Student Housing
Representative Erhardt renewed his motion that amendment A06-1309 be adopted.
THE MOTION FAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Hausman moved amendment A06-1302 be adopted.
Testifying on behalf of amendment A06-1302:
Mark Manderscheid (2:16 – 2:17) Attorney, Briggs & Morgan
Representative Hausman renewed her motion that amendment A06-1302 be adopted.
THE MOTION FAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Holberg moved amendment H2846A57 amendment.
Representative Emmer presented the H2846A57 amendment.
Representative Holberg renewed her motion that the H2846A57 amendment be
adopted. THE MOTION FAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Hausman moved amendment A06-1308 be adopted.
Testifying on behalf of amendment A06-1308:
Douglas Carlson (2:23 – 2:24) UofM Non-profit Student Housing
Representative Hausman withdrew amendment A06-1308.
Representative Hausman moved amendment A06-1344 be adopted.
Testifying on behalf of amendment A06-1344:
Mark Manderscheid (2:26 – 2:27) Attorney, Briggs & Morgan
Representative Hausman renewed her motion that amendment A06-1344 be adopted. THE MOTION FAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Holberg renewed her motion that HF2846, as amended, be passed and re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Holberg adjourned the meeting at 2:39 P.M.
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REP. MARY LIZ HOLBERG, CHAIR
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Joyce A. Vogt
Committee Legislative Assistant