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Transportation Finance and Policy

FORTY-FOURTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Tuesday, April 16, 2024

STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY-FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION



TRANSPORTATION FINANCE AND POLICY MINUTES

Representative Brad Tabke, Vice Chair of the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 8:31 AM on April 16, 2024, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
HORNSTEIN, Frank, Chair
TABKE, Brad, Vice Chair
PETERSBURG, John, Republican Lead
BRAND, Jeff
ELKINS, Steve
FOGELMAN, Marj
HUDELLA, Shane
KOEGEL, Erin
KRAFT, Larry
MURPHY, Tom
NELSON, Michael
NORRIS, Matt
OLSON, Bjorn
SENCER-MURA, Samantha
WEST, Nolan

A quorum was present.

Representative Petersburg moved that the minutes of April 9, 2024, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 5242 (Hornstein) Tribal worksite training program authorized, transportation facilities capital program established, collection of passenger rail user fees and revenue authorized, previous appropriations modified, driver's license testing funding provided, and money appropriated.

Chair Hornstein moved HF 5242 before the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Chair Hornstein presented HF 5242.

Testifying on HF 5242
• Josh Knatterud-Hubinger, Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Pong Xiong, Director of the Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services Division, Driver and Vehicle Services

Vice Chair Tabke laid over HF 5242

HF 5057 (Tabke) Lights On grant program established, and money appropriated.

Vice Chair Tabke moved HF 5057 before the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Vice Chair Tabke presented HF 5057.

Vice Chair Tabke moved the H5057A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Testifying on HF 5057 as amended:
• Booker Hodges, Chief of Police, Bloomington Police Department
• John Herrington, Chief Executive Officer, Microgrants

Chair Hornstein laid over HF 5057 as amended.

HF 5182 (F. Lee) Annual transportation financial review by Metropolitan Council required.

Chair Hornstein moved HF 5182 before the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Representative F. Lee presented HF 5182

Testifying on HF 5182:
• Charlie Zelle, Chair, Metropolitan Council

Chair Hornstein laid over HF 5182.

HF 5220 (F. Lee) Spending authorized to acquire and better public land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature, new programs established and existing programs modified, prior appropriations modified, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Representative F. Lee presented HF 5220 on an informational basis.

Testifying on HF 5220:
• Josh Knatterud-Hubinger, Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Judd Schetnan, Director of Government Affairs, Metropolitan Council

HF 3588 (F. Lee) Zero-emission transit bus transition provided, and money appropriated.

Chair Hornstein moved HF 3588 before the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Chair Hornstein moved the H3588A4 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative F. Lee presented HF 3588 as amended.

Testifying on HF 3588 as amended:
• Anjali Bains, Transportation Policy Lead, Fresh Energy
• Joshua Houdek, Senior Program Manager, Sierra Club
• Kathleen Schuler, Policy Director, Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate
• Judd Schetnan, Director of Government Affairs, Metropolitan Council
• Sherry Munyon, Minnesota Public Transit Association

Chair Hornstein laid over HF 3588 as amended.

Meeting adjourned 10:02 AM




__________________________________________
Representative Frank Hornstein, Chair


__________________________________________
Tenzin Tsangyang, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF5242 (Hornstein) - Transportation supplemental budget bill.
  • HF3588 (Lee) - Zero-emission transit bus transition provided, and money appropriated.
  • HF5057 (Tabke) - Lights On grant program established, and money appropriated.
  • HF5182 (Lee) - Annual transportation financial review by Metropolitan Council required.
  • HF5220 (Lee) - Capital investment; spending authorized to acquire and better public land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature, new programs established and existing programs modified, prior appropriations modified and canceled, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Documents:
Audio:
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00:50 - HF5242 (Hornstein) Tribal worksite training program authorized, transportation facilities capital program established, collection of passenger rail user fees and revenue authorized, previous appropriations modified, driver's license testing funding provided, and money appropriated.
17:13 - HF5057 (Tabke) Lights On grant program established, and money appropriated.
38:01 - HF5182 (Lee, F.) Annual transportation financial review by Metropolitan Council required.
43:19 - HF5220 (Lee, F.) Spending authorized to acquire and better public land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature, new programs established and existing programs modified, prior appropriations modified, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
51:24 - HF3588 (Lee, F.) Zero-emission transit bus transition provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 31 minutes.

April 9, 2024 hearing minutes

HF5242 (Hornstein) Tribal worksite training program authorized, transportation facilities capital program established, collection of passenger rail user fees and revenue authorized, previous appropriations modified, driver's license testing funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF5057 (Tabke) Lights On grant program established, and money appropriated.

HF5182 (F. Lee) Annual transportation financial review by Metropolitan Council required.

HF5220 (F. Lee) Spending authorized to acquire and better public land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature, new programs established and existing programs modified, prior appropriations modified, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (Informational, no official action.)

HF3588 (F. Lee) Zero-emission transit bus transition provided, and money appropriated.




Agenda is subject to change


Notes:
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Public Testimony:
Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator matt.baumann@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM the day before each hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions

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Agenda items may be added or changed.

Notes:
• To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
• For questions about the agenda or the committee, please contact the Committee Administrator, Matt Baumann, at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov or 651-296-3208.

Public Testimony:
Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator matt.baumann@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM the day before each hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions


For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov
If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.
More Info On This Meeting..
Audio:
Listen Now
House TV Video:
View Archive

00:50 - HF5242 (Hornstein) Tribal worksite training program authorized, transportation facilities capital program established, collection of passenger rail user fees and revenue authorized, previous appropriations modified, driver's license testing funding provided, and money appropriated.
17:13 - HF5057 (Tabke) Lights On grant program established, and money appropriated.
38:01 - HF5182 (Lee, F.) Annual transportation financial review by Metropolitan Council required.
43:19 - HF5220 (Lee, F.) Spending authorized to acquire and better public land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature, new programs established and existing programs modified, prior appropriations modified, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
51:24 - HF3588 (Lee, F.) Zero-emission transit bus transition provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 31 minutes.

Finish morning agenda, if necessary


Agenda may be modified.


For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov
If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.