STATE OF MINNESOTA EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
Minnesota Heritage Finance Committee
MINUTES
Representative Mike Jaros, Chair of the Minnesota Heritage Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 4:01 PM. On March 12, 2007, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Jaros (Chair) Peterson
Gardner (Vice-Chair) Sailer
Urdahl Eken
Anderson Dean
Bly Nornes
Laine Madore
Kahn Johnson
A quorum was present at 4:03 PM.
Chair Jaros invited the following people to provide an informational overview of Public TV:
Bill Sanford, General Manager of Bemidji/Brainerd Public TV.
Al Harmon, General Manager of Minnesota Public Television Assocition.
Jon Panzer, Station Manager of Appleton Public TV.
Representative Kahn moved HF 1181 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
HF 1181-Kahn
A bill for an act relating to communications; appropriating money for grants to noncommercial television.
The following people provided testimony in favor of the bill:
Representative Kahn
Bill Strusinski, Executive Director of Minnesota Television Association
Jim Pagliarini, President of Twin Cities Public TV.
HF 1181 was laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Correction to minutes of February 26, 2007. Representative Dean moved the minutes from February 26 as corrected. THE MOTION PREVAILED
Chair Jaros invited the following people to provide informational overview of Public Radio:
Vern Goodn, Minnesota Public Radio.
Chair Jaros invited the following people to provide an informational overview of AMPERS:
Kevin Barnes, President of AMPERS
Chair Udahl moved HF 1154 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
HF 1154-Olin
A bill for an act relating to public radio; appropriating money for Minnesota Public Radio, Inc., and for public educational radio stations.
The following people provided testimony in favor of the bill:
Representative Olin
Vern Goodn, Minnesota Public Radio
HF 1154 was laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Chair Jaros invited the following people to provide an informational overview of Explore Minnesota Tourism:
John Edman, Director of Explore Minnesota Tourism
Representative Gardner moved HF 1344 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
HF 1344-Kranz
A bill for an act relating to state government finance; appropriating money for the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission.
The following people provided testimony in favor of the bill:
Representative Kranz
Paul Erickson, Executive Director of the Amateur Sports Commission.
HF 1344 was laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Representative Kahn moved that the minutes from March 5, 2007 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:36 PM
Representative Mike Jaros, CHAIR
Diogo Reis
Committee Legislative Assistant