STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FINANCE DIVISION COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Alice Hausman, Chair of the Capital Investment Committee, called the meeting to order at 2:17 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13, 2007, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building. The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll. A quorum was not present.
Members present:
HAUSMAN, Alice, Chair
SCALZE, Bev, Vice-Chair
TINGELSTAD, Kathy, GOP-Lead
BERNS, John
CARLSON, Lyndon
DEAN, Matt
HANSON, Rick
HOWES, Larry
JUHNKE, Al
LANNING, Morrie
LIEDER, Bernie
MAHONEY, Tim
MURPHY, Mary
PELOWSKI, Gene
PETERSON, Neil
RUKAVINA, Tom
SOLBERG, Loren
URDAHL, Dean
WAGENIUS, Jean
A quorum was present at 2:18 p.m.
HF 865 (Urdahl) relating to capital investment; appropriating money for land acquisition in Greenleaf Lake State Park; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds.
Rep. Urdahl moved that HF 865 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
Representative Dean Urdahl
Amy Wilde, Meeker County Commissioner, Dassel, MN
Donn Winckler, Executive Director, Mid Minnesota Regional Development Commission
HF 858 (Sailer) relating to capital improvements; natural resources; appropriating money for the Big Bog State Recreation Area; authorizing the issuance and sale of state bonds.
Rep. Hausman moved that HF 858 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
Representative Britta Sailer
Jerry Stensing, Vice Chair, Friends of Big Bog
HF 1646 (Hamilton) relating to capital improvements; clarifying requirements of a grant to the city of Worthington; amending Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, subdivision 6.
Rep. Tingelstad moved that HF 1646 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
Representative Rod Hamilton
2. Lyle Ten Haken, Worthington City Council
3. Mike Woll, Worthington City Council
HF 25 (Anzelc) relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for Itasca County infrastructure; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Rep. Solberg moved that HF 25 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
Representative Tom Anzelc
Ron Dicklich, Project Coordinator, Itasca County
John Elmore, President and CEO, Minnesota Steel
HF 28 (Scalze) relating to transportation; authorizing sale of state transportation bonds; appropriating money for Rice Street bridge in Ramsey County.
Rep. Scalze moved that HF 28 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
Representative Bev Scalze
Jeff Drews, Senior Facilities Manager, St. Jude Medical
3. Joel Hanson, Little Canada City Administrator
HF 1257 (Urdahl) relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds.
Rep. Urdahl moved that HF 1257 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
Representative Dean Urdahl
Dan Taylor, Manager of Greater MN Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant Program, MN Department of Employment and Economic Development
HF 274 (Juhnke) relating to the Rural Finance Authority; providing for sale of bonds; appropriating money.
Rep. Juhnke moved and explained the bill.
Rep. Juhnke moved to amend HF 274 as follows:
Line 1.6, delete "15,000,000" and insert "30,000,000"
Line 1.22, delete "15,000,000" and insert “30,000,000"
MOTION PREVAILED - THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED
Rep. Juhnke moved that HF 274, as amended, be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance. MOTION PREVAILED
Rep. Juhnke moved approval of the minutes from the meeting of March 8, 2007. MOTION PREVAILED - THE MINUTES WERE ADOPTED
The meeting was adjourned at 3:24 p.m.
REP. ALICE HAUSMAN, CHAIR
LAURIE NISTL
Committee Legislative Assistant