STATE OF MINNESOTA NINGTH 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 4:07 PM. On March 19, 2007, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Jaros (Chair) Nornes
Gardner (Vice-Chair) Peterson
Sailer Anderson
Madore Kahn
Bly Johnson
Urdahl Dean
Laine Eken
Chairman Jaros invited the following people to give an informational overview of the Minnesota Science Museum:
Dr. Erik Jolly, President of the Minnesota Science Museum
Kathy Wilson, Vice President External Relations for the Minnesota Science Museum
A quorum was present at 4:13.
Chairman Jaros invited the following people to give an informational overview of the Minnesota Historical Society:
Nina Archabal, Director of the Minnesota Historical Society
David Kelliher, Legislative Liaison for the Minnesota Historical Society
Jack Johnson, Board Member of the Military History Society of Minnesota
Representative Gardner moved HF 289 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
HF 289-Kalin
A bill for an act relating to state historic sites; prohibiting charging certain fees for tours of the State Capitol.
The following people provided testimony on the bill:
Representative Kalin
David Kelliher, Legislative Liaison for the Minnesota Historical Society
HF 289 was laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Representative Kahn moved HF 1653 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
HF 1653-Davnie
A bill for an act relating to state history; appropriating money for signage for the St. Anthony Falls heritage interpretive zone.
The following people provided testimony on the bill:
Representative Davnie
David Kelliher, Legislative Liaison for the Minnesota Historical Society
John Crippen, Director of the Mill City Museum.
Represented Gardner assumed the gavel at 5:13
Representative Jaros re-assumed the gavel at 5:16
HF 1653 was laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Representative Jaros moved HF 1315 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
HF 1315-Representative Hamilton
A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing the Minnesota Commission on New Americans; providing appointments; appropriating money.
The following people provided testimony on the bill:
Representative Hamilton
John Keller, Executive Director of Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
HF 1315 was laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Representative Urdahl moved HF 1860 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
HF 1860-Urdahl
A bill for an act relating to historic preservation; appropriating money.
The following people provided testimony on the bill:
Representative Urdahl
David Kelliher, Legislative Liaison to the Minnesota Historical Society
HF 1860 was laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Representative Urdahl moved HF 1861 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
HF 1861-Urdahl
A bill for an act relating to historic preservation; creating a historical preservation revolving loan fund; appropriating money.
The following people provided testimony on the bill:
Representative Urdahl
David Kelliher, Legislative Liaison for the Minnesota Historical Society
HF 1861 was laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Representative Urdahl moved HF 1862 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
HF 1862-Urdahl
A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota Historical Society; appropriating money for a grant-in-aid program for county and local historical societies
The following people provided testimony on the bill:
Representative Urdahl
Representative Gunther
HF 1862 was laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Representative Bly moved that the minutes from March 12, 2007 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:37 PM
Representative Mike Jaros, CHAIR
Diogo Reis
Committee Legislative Assistant