STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION
TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Tim Kelly, Co-Chair of the Joint Transportation Policy and Finance Committee, began the twenty-eighth meeting at 10:09 AM on February 15, 2016 in Room 200 of the State Office Building. A quorum was present
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
KELLY, Tim, Chair KOZNICK, Jon
PETERSBURG, John, VC LUCERO, Eric
ATKINS, Joe MASIN, Sandra
BERNARDY, Connie NORTON, Kim
ERHARDT, Ron RUNBECK, Linda
HAUSMAN, Alice SANDERS, Tim
HORNSTEIN, Frank SUNDIN, Mike
JOHNSON, Clark UGLEM, Mark
WHELAN, Abigail
Members excused:
ANDERSON, Mark
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
HOWE, Jeff
MCNAMARA, Denny
NASH, Jim
WHELAN, Abigail
Chair Kelly began the meeting at 10:09 AM
Andrew Lee, House Fiscal Analyst, testified on HF4.
Matt Buress, House Research Analyst, testified on HF4.
Mark Gieseke, MnDOT Office of Transportation System Management, testified on status of recently passes federal transportation FAST Act legislation and its impacts on Minnesota.
Tim Spencer, MnDOT Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations, testified on FAST Act provisions related to rail safety.
Phillip Qualy, United Transportation Union, testified on FAST Act provisions related to rail safety.
Brian Sweeny, BNSF, and John Apitz, MN Regional Railroads Association, testified on railroad safety improvements.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:58 PM
Representative Tim Kelly, Chair
Josh Anderson, Committee Legislative Assistant