STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTEENTH 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 17, 2008, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Jaros (Chair) Kahn
Peterson Urdahl
Anderson Madore
Bly Nornes
Laine Eken
Sailer
Excused members:
Gardner (Vice-Chair) Johnson
Dean
Chair Jaros moved HF 4063 be held over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.
HF 4063-Jaros
Allowing the Indian Affairs Council to conduct meetings by telephone or by electronic means.
The following people provided testimony on HF 4063:
Anna Marie Hill, Executive Director of the Indian Affairs Council
Chair Jaros renewed his motion that HF 4063 be held over for possible inclusion.
A quorum was present at 4:14 PM.
Chair Jaros moved HF 2706 be passed and re-referred to the Finance Committee.
HF 2706-Doty
Camp Ripley military museum funding provided, and money appropriated.
The following provided testimony on HF 2706:
Representative Doty
Jack Johnson, Camp Ripley Museum
Doug Bekke, Curator of the Camp Ripley Minnesota Museum
Ray Lunde, Chairman of the Board of MN Military Museum
Chair Jaros renewed his motion that HF 2706 be passed and re-referred to the Finance Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Jaros moved HF 2895 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
HF 2895-Loeffler
Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commission funding provided for the celebration of Minnesota's 150th anniversary of statehood and money appropriated.
The following provided testimony on HF 2895:
Representative Loeffler
Jane Leonard, Executive Director of the Sesquicentennial commission.
Chair Jaros renewed his motion that HF 2895 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Representative Sailer moved HF 3356 be held over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
HF 3356-Moe
Explore Minnesota Tourism rental-lodging study required, definitions created, and report required.
The following people provided testimony of HF 3356:
Representative Moe
Joel Carlson, Congress of MN Resorts
Colleen Tolletson, Explore MN Tourism
Representative Sailer renewed her motion that HF 3356 be held over for possible inclusion.
Representative Modore moved that the minutes from February 21, 2008 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Bly moved that the minutes from March 3, 2008 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:13 PM
Representative Mike Jaros, CHAIR
Diogo Reis
Committee Legislative Assistant