STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SIXTH 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 10:05 a.m. on Monday, February 25, 2008, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building. The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll. A quorum was present.
Members present:
HAUSMAN, Alice, Chair
SCALZE, Bev, Vice-Chair
TINGELSTAD, Kathy, GOP-Lead
BERNS, John
CARLSON, Lyndon
HANSEN, 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
Members excused: Dean
HF 2091 (Huntley) relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better public lands and other improvements for health and human services programs; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money.
Rep. Hausman moved HF 2091 be held over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Rep. Tom Huntley presented the bill (Health Care & Human Services Finance Division bonding recommendations) and responded to questions.
Rep. Juhnke moved approval of the minutes from the meetings of February 19, 2008. MOTION PREVAILED
HF 1392 (Hilty) relating to energy; authorizing sale and issuance of state bonds; authorizing program to provide grants to municipalities for designing and constructing energy-efficient buildings and landscaping; authorizing grants for energy-related projects; modifying provisions for sustainable building guidelines; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.325.
Rep. Scalze moved HF 1392 be held over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Rep. Bill Hilty presented the bill (Energy Finance and Policy Division bonding recommendations) and responded to questions
HF 2561 (Slawik) relating to early childhood education; modifying grants to early childhood learning and child protection facilities; providing for the site acquisition, design, and construction of the Austin Area Success Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 119A.45.
Rep. Scalze moved HF 2561 be held over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Rep. Nora Slawik presented the bill - Early Childhood Learning Finance Division bonding recommendations.
HF 2558 (Murphy, M) relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake, library accessibility and improvement, Anoka prairie restoration, Alden-Conger Community Center, Northwest Hennepin Family Center, United South Central Cooperative Facilities, Rushford-Peterson Cooperative Facilities, Department of Commerce, Minnesota State Academies, and Perpich Center for Arts Education; authorizing the sale of state bonds.
Rep. Scalze moved HF 2558 be held over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Rep. Mindy Greiling presented the bill (K-12 Finance Division bonding recommendations) and responded to questions
HF 2734 (Clark) relating to capital investment; appropriating money for public housing; establishing nonprofit housing bonds; authorizing sale and issuance of state bonds; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462A.21, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.
Rep. Scalze moved HF 2734 be held over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Rep. Karen Clark presented the bill (Housing Finance & Public Health Finance Division bonding recommendations) and responded to questions
HF 2703 (Jaros) relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for grants for digital conversion, asset preservation, improvements to and development of cultural, historical, and other public attractions; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds
Rep. Scalze moved HF 2703 be held over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Rep. Mike Jaros presented the bill (Minnesota Heritage Finance Division bonding recommendations) and responded to questions
HF 1874 (Davnie) relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better public lands and for other improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; appropriating money for state government capital projects; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Rep. Scalze moved HF 1874 be held over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Rep. Phyllis Kahn presented the bill (State Government Finance Division bonding recommendations) and responded to questions.
Nicky Giancola, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Administration, responded to questions
HF 2859 (Paymar) relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for public safety capital projects.
Rep. Scalze moved HF 2859 be held over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Rep. Michael Paymar presented the bill (Public Safety Finance Division bonding recommendations) and responded to questions
Michael Campion, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety, responded to questions.
HF 2791 (Juhnke) relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for veterans homes statewide; appropriating money for the All Veterans Memorial in the city of Richfield; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Rep. Juhnke moved HF 2791 be held over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Rep. Al Juhnke presented the bill (Agriculture, Rural Economies & Veterans Affairs Finance Division bonding recommendations)
The meeting was recessed at 11:52 a.m. The meeting was reconvened at 6:02 p.m.
HF 380 (Hausman) relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money for the state's share of high-speed rail line between St. Paul and Chicago; appropriating money for transit and other transportation-related purposes.
Rep. Lieder moved HF 380 be held over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Rep. Lieder presented the bill (Transportation Finance Division bonding recommendations) and responded to questions
HF 2659 (Rukavina) relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for higher education, economic development, and public facilities capital projects; establishing programs; modifying appropriations; amending Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 20, article 1, section 12, subdivision 3; Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 8; Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, subdivisions 6, 15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.
Rep. Rukavina moved HF 2659 be held over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Rep. Rukavina presented the bill (Higher Education & Workforce Development Policy and Finance Division bonding recommendations) and responded to questions.
HF 2957 (Wagenius) relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire public lands and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature; appropriating money for environmental and natural resources capital projects; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.271, subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 103G.222, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.
Rep. Wagenius moved HF 2957 be held over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Capital Investment Finance bill.
Rep. Wagenius, Rep. Hansen and Rep. Frank Moe presented the bill (Environment & Natural Resources Finance Division bonding recommendations) and responded to questions.
Bob Meier, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources, responded to questions.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:54 p.m.
REP. ALICE HAUSMAN, CHAIR
LAURIE NISTL
Committee Legislative Assistant