STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
WAYS AND MEANS
MINUTES
Representative Holberg, Chair of the Ways and Means Committee, called the meeting to order at 6:20 P.M. on May 9, 2011, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
HOLBERG, Mary Liz, Chair
DOWNEY, Keith, Vice Chair
ANDERSON, Bruce
ANDERSON, Sarah
BEARD, Mike
BRYNAERT, Kathy
BUESGENS, Mark
CARLSON, Lyndon
CHAMPION, Bobby Joe
DAVIDS, Greg
EKEN, Kent
GREILING, Mindy
GUNTHER, Bob
HACKBARTH, Tom
HAMILTON, Rod
HOWES, Larry
KAHN, Phyllis
KIFFMEYER, Mary
LANNING, Morrie
LENCZEWSKI, Ann
MCNAMARA, Denny
NORNES, Bud
PELOWSKI, Gene
RUKAVINA, Tom
SLAWIK, Nora
SMITH, Steve
WAGENIUS, Jean
WESTROM, Torrey
Excused:
ABELER, Jim
GAROFALO, Pat
HORNSTEIN, Frank
HUNTLEY, Thomas
A quorum was not present.
Representative Holberg officially called the meeting to order at 6:26 P.M. A quorum was present.
HF984 (Hackbarth): Game and fish; aquaculture provisions modified; compensation and assistance provisions for crop damage by elk modified; fish and wildlife management plan requirements modified; taking, possessing, and transporting wild animal provisions modified; acquisition procedures modified; penalty and license provisions modified; Board of Water and Soil Resources duties modified; and landowner liability for state walk-in access program limited.
Representative Hackbarth moved HF 984 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register.
Testifying on HF 984:
Mike Don Carlos, Department of Natural Resources
Representative Hackbarth renewed his motion that HF 984 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF650 (Kieffer): Driver education and examination provisions regulated relating to carbon monoxide poisoning, and technical changes made.
Representative McNamara moved HF 650 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
Testifying on HF 650:
Representative Andrea Kieffer
Kelly Lavers
Representative McNamara renewed his motion that HF 650 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF1362 (Kieffer): Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted, and duties, benefits, and requirements changed, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.
Representative Gunther moved HF 1362 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register.
Testifying on HF 1362:
Representative Andrea Kieffer
Representative Gunther moved the
H1362A5 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Gunther moved HF 1362, as amended, be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
SF67 (Nornes): Waterfront structures transport on trunk highways department of transportation special permit fees authorization.
Representative Nornes moved SF 67 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF174 (Peppin): Department of Revenue required to issue a request for proposals for a tax analytics and business intelligence contract.
Representative Downey moved HF 174 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register.
Representative Downey moved the
H0174A4 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Downey moved the
H0174A3 Amendment.
Representative Downey moved to orally amend the H0174A3 Amendment as follows:
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THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE ORAL AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Downey moved the H0174A3 Amendment, as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Downey moved HF 174, as amended, be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Davids moved to approve the minutes from the committee meeting on May 4, 2011. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 P.M.
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REP. MARY LIZ HOLBERG, CHAIR
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Alex Smith
Committee Legislative Assistant