STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING
NINETY-THIRD SESSION
CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES
Representative Fue Lee, Chair of the Capital Investment Committee, called the meeting to order at 1:00 pm on April 14, 2023 in Room 120 of the Minnesota State Capitol. The meeting was broadcast via House Public Information Services.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
LEE, Fue, Chair
REYER, Liz, Vice-Chair
URDAHL, Dean, Republican Lead
CARROLL, Ned
FRANSON, Mary
FOGELMAN, Marj
GROSSELL, Matt
HANSEN, Rick
KOZLOWSKI, Alicia
LILLIE, Leon
MYERS, Andrew
PELOWSKI, Gene
WEST, Nolan
WOLGAMOTT, Dan
Members excused:
HUSSEIN, Samakab
SKRABA, Roger
XIONG, Jay
A quorum was present.
HF 2450 (Burkel) Roseau flood hazard mitigation project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Burkel presented HF 2450 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Dan Fabian, Mayor, City of Roseau
HF 1576 (Frazier) Hennepin County; Blue Line light rail extension project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Frazier presented HF 1576 and the H1576A1 amendment on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Jeff Lunde, Commissioner, Hennepin County
HF 1359 (Berg) Burnsville; marked Trunk Highway 13 interchange reconstruction project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Berg presented HF 1359 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Elizabeth Kautz, Mayor, City of Burnsville
HF 2328 (Wolgamott) St. Cloud; youth and family center grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Wolgamott presented HF 2328 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Mohayadin Mohamed, President, St. Cloud Islamic Center
HF 3163 (Hansen) Cottage Grove; new multiuse water, engineering, and utilities facility funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Hansen presented HF 3163 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Myron Bailey, Mayor, City of Cottage Grove
• Tom Johnson, Government Relations Director, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
HF 3225 (Hansen) Inver Grove Heights; water treatment plant funding provided, bonds issued and money appropriated.
Representative Hansen presented HF 3225 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Brian Connolly, Public Works Director, City of Inver Grove Heights
Vice-Chair Reyer assumed the gavel at 9:40 am.
HF 1134 (Lee) Commissioner of management and budget required to submit evaluations of capital improvement project requests relating to jails to the legislature, and study and report of county jails required by commissioner of corrections.
Chair Lee presented HF 1134 and the H1134A2 amendment on an informational only basis.
HF 1133 (Lee) Minnesota Management and Budget funding provided to increase the agency’s capacity to assist groups and organizations with capital budget process and coordinate with state agencies regarding the administration of capital project appropriations and programs, and money appropriated.
Chair Lee presented HF 1133 and the H1133DE1 amendment on an informational only basis.
HF 1135 (Lee) Research funding provided to integrate weather trends in designing and operating public buildings to reduce operational costs and prevent damage from extreme weather events, and report required, and money appropriated.
Chair Lee presented HF 1135 on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Dr. Richard Graves, Center for Sustainable Building Research Director, University of Minnesota
HF 2989 (Lee) New green infrastructure grant program created, criteria for projects funded through clean water and drinking water revolving funds amended, rules and prioritization of projects in project priority lists required to factor in new criteria, and money appropriated.
Chair Lee presented HF 2989 and the H2989DE3 amendment on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Jeff Freeman, Executive Director, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority
• Bradley Peterson, Lobbyist, Flaherty & Hood/Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities
HF 1132 (Lee) Withholding of grant funds required for capital projects before receipt of approval of compliance with sustainable building guidelines, adjustment of capital project construction cost thresholds by commissioner of administration required, sustainable building guideline education funding provided, and money appropriated.
Chair Lee presented HF 1132 and the H1132DE1 amendment on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Jeff Freeman, Executive Director, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority
• Bradley Peterson, Lobbyist, Flaherty & Hood/Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities
• Judy Randall, Legislative Auditor, Office of the Legislative Auditor
• Dr. Richard Graves, Center for Sustainable Building Research Director, University of Minnesota
Chair Lee assumed the gavel at 10:42 am.
HF 749 (Reyer) Energy guidelines required for state buildings to incorporate provisions that address resiliency with respect to climate change.
Vice-Chair Reyer presented HF 749 and the H0749DE5 amendment on an informational only basis.
Testifying:
• Dr. Richard Graves, Center for Sustainable Building Research Director, University of Minnesota
• Wayne Wazlowski, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Administration
Representative Kozlowski moved that the minutes from the April 3, 2023 meeting be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Lee adjourned the meeting at 11:08 am.
Representative Fue Lee, Chair
Abdulaziz Mohamed, Committee Legislative Assistant