STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION
TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Tim Kelly, Chair of the Transportation Policy and Finance Committee, began the sixteenth meeting at 12:49 p.m. on March 9, 2015, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
KELLY, Tim, Chair
PETERSBURG, John, VC
ANDERSON, Mark
ATKINS, Joe
BERNARDY, Connie
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
ERHARDT, Ron
HAUSMAN, Alice
HORNSTEIN, Frank
HOWE, Jeff
JOHNSON, Clark
KOZNICK, Jon
MASIN, Sandra
MCNAMARA, Denny
NASH, Jim
NORTON, Kim
SANDERS, Tim
SUNDIN, Mike
UGLEM, Mark
WHELAN, Abigail
Members excused:
RUNBECK, Linda
LUCERO, Eric
Chair Kelly began the meeting at 12:49 p.m. A quorum was NOT Present.
Chair Kelly called the meeting to order at 12:50 p.m. A quorum was present.
Representative Anderson moved to approve the minutes of March 4, 2015. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Mike Schadauer, Director of the Minnesota Department of Transportation Office of Transit, gave an overview of transit.
Tim Mitchell, Director of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Program at the Minnesota Department of Transportation, gave an overview of bicycle and pedestrian planning.
Tim Henkel, Director of the Modal Planning and Program Management Division of the Minnesota Department of Transportation, gave an overview of passenger rail.
HF558 (Howe): Safe routes to school grant eligibility modified.
Chair Kelly moved to bring HF558 before the committee.
Representative Howe testified on HF558.
Chair Kelly laid HF558 over for possible inclusion in the Transportation Policy and Finance Omnibus Bill.
HF797 (Sundin): Used goods and used motor vehicles sales tax exemption provided.
Representative Sundin moved to bring HF797 before the committee.
Representative Sundin testified on HF797.
Chair Kelly laid HF797 over for possible inclusion in the Transportation Policy and Finance Omnibus Bill.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:32 p.m.
Representative Tim Kelly, Chair
Natalie Cecchini, Committee Legislative Assistant