STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTEENTH 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 2:18 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, 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
H.F. 1545 (Olin) - relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a flood hazard
mitigation project for the city of Roseau; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Rep. Lieder moved that HF 1545 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
Representative Dave Olin
2. Jeff Pelowski, Mayor of Roseau
A quorum was present at 2:27 p.m.
Rep. Juhnke moved approval of the minutes from the meeting of March 1, 2007. MOTION PREVAILED - MINUTES WERE ADOPTED
H.F. 248 (Solberg) - relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Canisteo Mine Outflow Project; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Rep. Solberg moved that HF 248 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
Representative Loren Solberg.
Representative Tom Alzelc
Mark Mandach, Itasca County Commissioner
Kent Lokkesmoe, Department of Natural Resources, Director, Waters Division
H.F. 1099 (Peterson, A.) - relating to capital improvements; converting appropriations for grants for the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System from the bond proceeds fund to the general fund; amending Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 8; Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, subdivision 15.
Rep. Juhnke moved that HF 1099 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Rep. Juhnke moved to amend HF 1099, with the attached Delete Everything amendment -
H1099DEI. MOTION PREVAILED - THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED
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Testifying in support of the bill:
Representative Aaron Peterson
Lennis "Red" Arndt, former Director of Luverne Public Utilities, Lewis & Clark, Chairman
Andy Steensma, Mayor, City of Luverne
H.F. 1039 (Brown) - relating to capital improvement; authorizing the issuance of state bonds;
appropriating money to construct remedial systems in the city of Albert Lea.
Rep. Pelowski moved that HF 1039 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Testifying in support of the bill and responding to questions:
1. Representative Robin Brown.
Randall Erdman, Mayor of Albert Lea
Cathy Rofshus, Outreach Director, City of Albert Lea
Douglas Day, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Supervisor of Closed Landfills
H.F. 1370 (Murphy, M.) - relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for sewer reconstruction in Midway Township.
Rep. Murphy moved that HF 1370 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
Representative Mary Murphy
Jim Aird, Chair, Township Board, Midway Township
Earl Elde, Vice Chair, Township Board, Midway Township
Deb Dyson, House Research Department, responded to questions
H.F. 344 (Demmer) - relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale of state bonds;
appropriating money to Olmsted County for a grant to upgrade and expand capacity with a third combustion unit at the municipal solid waste combustor serving Dodge and Olmsted Counties.
Rep. Solberg moved that HF 344 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Testifying in support of the bill:
Representative Randy Demmer.
Mike Cousino, Public Works Director, Olmsted County
The meeting was adjourned at 3:38 p.m.
REP. ALICE HAUSMAN, CHAIR
LAURIE NISTL
Committee Legislative Assistant