Boudreau, Krinkie, Pawlenty and Smith were excused.

The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding day. Knight moved that further reading of the Journal be suspended and that the Journal be approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk. The motion prevailed.

Jennings from the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections to which was referred:

H. F. No. 220, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring certain special primaries and elections to be conducted by mail; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 204D.19,

subdivisions 2 and 3; 204D.20, subdivision 1; 204D.21, subdivisions 2 and 3; 204D.22, subdivision 3; and 204D.23, subdivision 2.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Jennings from the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections to which was referred:

H. F. No. 318, A bill for an act relating to elections; fair campaign practices; requiring campaign material to contain specified identifying information about a candidate in certain cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 211B.04.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Jennings from the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections to which was referred:

H. F. No. 667, A bill for an act relating to elections; campaign finance; changing the treatment of spending limits and public subsidy in certain cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 10A.25, subdivision 10.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Sarna from the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1998, A bill for an act relating to trusts; enacting the uniform prudent investor act proposed by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 501B.10, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 501B.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 48.38, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6. It may invest all moneys received by it in trust, in authorized securities, and shall be responsible to the owner or cestui que trust for the validity, regularity, quality, value, and genuineness of these investments and securities at the time made and for the safekeeping of these securities and the evidences thereof. When special directions are given in any order, judgment, decree, will, or other written instrument as to the particular manner or the particular class or kind of securities or property in which any investment shall be made, it shall follow this direction and, in such case, it shall not be further responsible by reason of the performance of the trust.

It may, in its discretion, retain and continue any investment and security or securities coming into its possession in any fiduciary capacity. For the faithful discharge of its duties and the discharge of its trust, it shall be entitled to reasonable compensation or such amount as has been or may be agreed upon by the parties and all necessary expenses, with legal interest thereon.

In the absence of an express prohibition in the trust instrument, the trustee may acquire and retain securities of any open-end or closed-end management type investment company or investment trust registered under the Federal Investment Company Act of 1940. The fact that the banking institution, or any affiliate of the banking institution, is providing services to the investment company or trust as investment advisor, sponsor, broker, distributor, custodian, transfer agent, registrar, or otherwise, and receiving compensation for the services shall not preclude the

trustee from investing in the securities of that investment company or trust. The banking institution shall disclose to all current income beneficiaries of the trust the rate, formula, and method of the compensation. This paragraph does not alter the degree of care and judgment required of trustees by section 501B.10, subdivision 1 501B.151.

No compensation or commission paid or agreed to be paid to it for the negotiation of any loan or the execution of any trust shall be deemed interest within the meaning of the law, nor shall any excess thereof over the legal rate be deemed usury.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 48.84, is amended to read:

48.84 [CORPORATE TRUSTEE; TRUST FUNDS, INVESTMENT, COMMINGLING.]

Any trust company or state bank which is permitted to exercise trust powers under the provisions of sections 48.37 to 48.47 inclusive may invest all moneys received by it in trust in authorized securities, and shall be responsible to the owner or cestui que trust for the validity, regularity, quality, value, and genuineness of these investments and securities so made, and for the safekeeping of the securities and evidences thereof. In the absence of an express prohibition in the trust instrument, the trustee may acquire and retain securities of any open-end or closed-end management type investment company or investment trust registered under the Federal Investment Company Act of 1940. The fact that the banking institution, or any affiliate of the banking institution, is providing services to the investment company or trust as investment advisor, sponsor, broker, distributor, custodian, transfer agent, registrar, or otherwise, and receiving compensation for the services shall not preclude the trustee from investing in the securities of that investment company or trust. The banking institution shall disclose to all current income beneficiaries of the trust the rate, formula, and method of the compensation. This paragraph does not alter the degree of care and judgment required of trustees by section 501B.10, subdivision 1 501B.151. When special directions are given in any order, judgment, decree, will, or other written instrument as to the particular manner or the particular class or kind of securities or property in which any investment shall be made, it shall follow such directions, and in such case it shall not be further responsible by reason of the performance of such trust. In all other cases it may invest funds held in any trust capacity in authorized securities using its best judgment in the selection thereof, and shall be responsible for the validity, regularity, quality, and value thereof at the time made, and for their safekeeping. Whether it be the sole trustee or one of two or more cotrustees, it may invest in fractional parts of, as well as in whole, securities, or may commingle funds for investment. If it invests in fractional parts of securities or commingles funds for investment, all of the fractional parts of such securities, or the whole of the funds so commingled shall be owned and held by the trust company or state bank in its several trust capacities, and it shall be liable for the administration thereof in all respects as though separately invested; provided, that not more than $100,000, at the cost price of such investments, shall be so invested for any one trust at any one time in fractional parts or as commingled funds for investment by a trust company or state bank having capital and surplus of less than $500,000, unless the authority to invest in fractional parts or as commingled funds be given in the order, judgment, decree, will, or other written instrument governing such trust. Funds so commingled for investment shall be designated collectively as a common trust fund. Such trust company or state bank shall maintain such common trust fund in conformity with the rules and regulations prevailing from time to time of that federal governmental agency which regulates the collective investment of trust funds by national banks. It may, in its discretion, retain and continue any investment and security or securities coming into its possession in any fiduciary capacity. The foregoing shall apply as well whether a corporate trustee is acting alone or with an individual cotrustee.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 317A.161, subdivision 24, is amended to read:

Subd. 24. [MAY INVEST TRUST PROPERTY.] Except where the trust instrument prescribes otherwise, a corporation may invest trust property or its proceeds in accordance with section 501B.10 501B.151.

Sec. 4. [501B.151] [INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF TRUST ASSETS.]

Subdivision 1. [PRUDENT INVESTOR RULE.] (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a trustee who invests and manages trust assets shall comply with the prudent investor rule set forth in this section.

(b) The prudent investor rule, a default rule, may be expanded, restricted, eliminated, or otherwise altered by the provisions of a trust. A trustee is not liable to a beneficiary to the extent that the trustee acted in reasonable reliance on the provisions of the trust.

Subd. 2. [STANDARD OF CARE; PORTFOLIO STRATEGY; RISK AND RETURN OBJECTIVES.] (a) A trustee shall invest and manage trust assets as a prudent investor would, by considering the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the trust. In satisfying this standard, the trustee shall exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution.

(b) A trustee's investment and management decisions respecting individual assets must be evaluated not in isolation but in the context of the trust portfolio as a whole and as a part of an overall investment strategy having risk and return objectives reasonably suited to the trust.

(c) The circumstances that a trustee may consider in making investment decisions include, without limitation, the following:

(1) general economic conditions;

(2) the possible effect of inflation;

(3) the expected tax consequences of investment decisions or strategies;

(4) the role that each investment or course of action plays within the overall trust portfolio;

(5) the expected total return from income and the appreciation of capital;

(6) other resources of the beneficiaries known to the trustee, including earning capacity;

(7) needs for liquidity, regularity of income, and preservation or appreciation of capital; and

(8) an asset's special relationship or special value, if any, to the purposes of the trust or to one or more of the beneficiaries if consistent with the trustee's duty of impartiality.

(d) A trustee may invest in any kind of property or type of investment consistent with the standards of this section.

(e) A trustee who has special skills or expertise, or is named trustee in reliance upon the trustee's representation that the trustee has special skills or expertise, has a duty to use those special skills or expertise.

Subd. 3. [DIVERSIFICATION.] A trustee shall diversify the investments of the trust unless the trustee reasonably determines that, because of special circumstances, the purposes of the trust are better served without diversifying.

Subd. 4. [DUTIES AT INCEPTION OF TRUSTEESHIP.] Within a reasonable time after accepting a trusteeship or receiving trust assets, a trustee shall review the trust assets and make and implement decisions concerning the retention and disposition of assets, in order to bring the trust portfolio into compliance with the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the trust, and with the requirements of this section.

Subd. 5. [INVESTMENT COSTS.] In investing and managing trust assets, a trustee may only incur costs that are appropriate and reasonable in relation to the assets, the purposes of the trust, and the skills of the trustee.

Subd. 6. [REVIEWING COMPLIANCE.] Compliance with the prudent investor rule is determined in light of the facts and circumstances existing at the time of a trustee's decision or action and not by hindsight. The prudent investor rule is a test of conduct and not of resulting performance.

Subd. 7. [LANGUAGE INVOKING STANDARD.] The following terms or comparable language in the provisions of a trust, unless otherwise limited or modified, authorizes any investment or strategy permitted under this section: "investments permissible by law for investment of trust funds," "legal investments," "authorized investments," "using the judgment and care under the circumstances then prevailing that persons of prudence, discretion, and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs, not in regard to speculation but in regard to the permanent disposition of their funds, considering the probable income as well as the probable safety of their capital," "prudent man rule," "prudent trustee rule," "prudent person rule," and "prudent investor rule."

Subd. 8. [DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY.] Unless the trust instrument or a court order specifically directs otherwise, a trustee need not dispose of any property, real, personal, or mixed, or any kind of investment, in the trust, however acquired, until the trustee determines in the exercise of a sound discretion that it is advisable to dispose of the property. Nothing in this subdivision excuses the trustee from the duty to exercise discretion at reasonable intervals and to determine

at those intervals the advisability of retaining or disposing of property.

Subd. 9. [NO LIMITATION ON POWERS OF COURT.] This section does not restrict the power of a court of proper jurisdiction to permit a trustee to deviate from the terms of a will, agreement, court order, or other instrument relating to the acquisition, investment, reinvestment, exchange, retention, sale, or management of trust property.

Subd. 10. [TRUSTEES DEFINED.] As used in this section, "trustee" means individual trustees and corporations having trust powers acting under wills, agreements, court orders, and other instruments, whether existing on the effective date of this section or made at a later time.

Subd. 11. [INVESTMENT COMPANIES.] (a) In the absence of an express prohibition in the trust instrument, the trustee may acquire and retain securities of any open-end or closed-end management type investment company or investment trust registered under the Federal Investment Company Act of 1940. The fact that a trustee which is a banking institution, as defined in section 48.01, subdivision 2, or any affiliate of a trustee which is a banking institution, is providing services to the investment company or trust as investment advisor, sponsor, broker, distributor, custodian, transfer agent, registrar, or otherwise, and receiving compensation for the services shall not preclude the trustee from investing in the securities of that investment company or trust. A trustee which is a banking institution shall disclose to all current income beneficiaries of the trust the rate, formula, and method of the compensation.

(b) This subdivision does not alter the degree of care and judgment required of trustees under this section.

Subd. 12. [APPLICATION TO EXISTING TRUSTS.] This section applies to trusts existing on and created after its effective date. As applied to trusts existing on its effective date, this section governs only decisions or actions occurring after that date.

Subd. 13. [SHORT TITLE.] This section may be cited as the "Minnesota prudent investor act."

Sec. 5. [501B.152] [AGENTS OF TRUSTEE.]

(a) Unless prohibited or otherwise restricted by the terms of the trust instrument, a trustee may delegate to any person, even if the person is associated with the trustee, any trust function that a prudent person of comparable skills could properly delegate under the circumstances. The trustee shall exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution in:

(1) selecting an agent;

(2) establishing the scope and terms of the delegation, consistent with the purposes and terms of the trust; and

(3) periodically reviewing the agent's actions in order to monitor the agent's performance and compliance with the terms of the delegation.

(b) In performing a delegated trust function, an agent owes a duty to the trust to comply with the terms of the delegation and to act in a manner consistent with the purposes and terms of the trust. This duty shall be enforced by the trustee.

(c) A trustee who complies with the requirements of paragraph (a) is not liable to the beneficiaries or to the trust for the decisions or actions of the agent to whom the trust function was delegated.

(d) By accepting the delegation of a trust function from the trustee of a trust that is subject to the laws of this state, an agent submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state.

Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 525.56, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. [DUTIES OF GUARDIAN OR CONSERVATOR OF THE ESTATE.] The court may appoint a guardian of the estate if it determines that all the powers and duties listed in this subdivision are needed to provide for the needs of the incapacitated person. The court may appoint a conservator of the estate if it determines that a conservator is necessary to provide for the needs of the incapacitated person through the exercise of some, but not all, of the powers and duties listed in this subdivision. The duties and powers of a guardian or those which the court may grant to a conservator include, but are not limited to:

(1) The duty to pay the reasonable charges for the support, maintenance, and education of the ward or conservatee in a manner suitable to the ward's or conservatee's station in life and the

value of the estate. Nothing herein contained shall release parents from obligations imposed by law for the support, maintenance, and education of their children. The guardian or conservator has no duty to pay for these requirements out of personal funds. Wherever possible and appropriate, the guardian or conservator should meet these requirements through governmental benefits or services to which the ward or conservatee is entitled, rather than from the ward's or conservatee's estate. Failure to satisfy the needs and requirements of this clause shall be grounds for removal, but the guardian or conservator shall have no personal or monetary liability;

(2) The duty to pay out of the ward's or conservatee's estate all just and lawful debts of the ward or conservatee and the reasonable charges incurred for the support, maintenance, and education of the ward's or conservatee's spouse and dependent children and, upon order of the court, pay such sum as the court may fix as reasonable for the support of any person unable to earn a livelihood who is legally entitled to support from the ward or conservatee;

(3) The duty to possess and manage the estate, collect all debts and claims in favor of the ward or conservatee, or, with the approval of the court, compromise them, institute suit on behalf of the ward or conservatee and represent the ward or conservatee in any court proceedings, and invest all funds not currently needed for the debts and charges named in clauses (1) and (2) and the management of the estate, in accordance with the provisions of sections 48.84 and 501B.10, subdivision 1 501B.151, or as otherwise ordered by the court. The standard of a fiduciary shall be applicable to all investments by a guardian or conservator. A guardian or conservator shall also have the power to purchase certain contracts of insurance as provided in section 50.14, subdivision 14, clause (b);

(4) Where a ward or conservatee has inherited an undivided interest in real estate, the court, on a showing that it is for the best interest of the ward or conservatee, may authorize an exchange or sale of the ward's or conservatee's interest or a purchase by the ward or conservatee of any interest other heirs may have in the real estate.

Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 529.06, is amended to read:

529.06 [GENERAL DUTIES OF CUSTODIAL TRUSTEE.]

(a) If appropriate, a custodial trustee shall register or record the instrument vesting title to custodial trust property.

(b) If the beneficiary is not incapacitated, a custodial trustee shall follow the directions of the beneficiary in the management, control, investment, or retention of the custodial trust property. In the absence of effective contrary direction by the beneficiary while not incapacitated, the custodial trustee shall observe the standard of care set forth in section 501B.10 501B.151. However, a custodial trustee, in the custodial trustee's discretion, may retain any custodial trust property received from the transferor.

(c) Subject to subsection (b), a custodial trustee shall take control of and collect, hold, manage, invest, and reinvest custodial trust property.

(d) A custodial trustee at all times shall keep custodial trust property of which the custodial trustee has control, separate from all other property in a manner sufficient to identify it clearly as custodial trust property of the beneficiary. Custodial trust property, the title to which is subject to recordation, is so identified if an appropriate instrument so identifying the property is recorded, and custodial trust property subject to registration is so identified if it is registered, or held in an account in the name of the custodial trustee, designated in substance: "as custodial trustee for ........ (name of beneficiary) under the Minnesota uniform custodial trust act."

(e) A custodial trustee shall keep records of all transactions with respect to custodial trust property, including information necessary for the preparation of tax returns, and shall make the records and information available at reasonable times to the beneficiary or legal representative of the beneficiary.

Sec. 8. [REPEALER.]

Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 501B.10; and 501B.11, are repealed.

Sec. 9. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]

Sections 1 to 8 are effective January 1, 1997."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act to trusts; regulating the investment and management of trust assets; providing standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 48.38, subdivision 6; 48.84; 317A.161, subdivision 24; 525.56, subdivision 4; and 529.06; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 501B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 501B.10; and 501B.11."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

The report was adopted.

Anderson, R., from the Committee on Health and Human Services to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2007, A bill for an act relating to human services; removing a restriction on the distribution of detoxification transportation funding grants to counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 254A.17, subdivision 3.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Kahn from the Committee on Governmental Operations to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2036, A bill for an act relating to gambling; requiring certain public assistance to be diminished by amounts obtained by cashing checks or using electronic benefits transfer cards at gambling establishments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 256D.06, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 15, after "racetrack," insert "licensed bingo hall,"

Page 2, line 2, after "racetrack," insert "licensed bingo hall,"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

The report was adopted.

Jennings from the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2059, A bill for an act relating to veterinarians; changing the veterinary practice act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 156.001, subdivisions 3 and 6; 156.01, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, and by adding a subdivision; 156.02; 156.04; 156.05; 156.06; 156.07; 156.071; 156.072; 156.081; 156.10; 156.12, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 156.16, subdivisions 3 and 14; 156.17; and 156.18, subdivisions 1 and 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 156; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 156.12, subdivision 5.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

The report was adopted.

Long from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2085, A bill for an act relating to local government; excluding certain fire and police department employees from civil service in the city of St. Louis Park.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar.

The report was adopted.

Munger from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2112, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying regulation of individual sewage treatment system licenses; authorizing establishment of municipal individual sewage treatment system loan programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 115.56,

subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. [115.57] [INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM LOAN PROGRAM.]

Subdivision 1. [PURPOSE.] The legislature finds that a need exists to provide for the creation of a public loan program that assists property owners to finance the site evaluation, design, installation, repair, and replacement of individual sewage treatment systems on privately owned property. Such a public loan program promotes the public health and welfare by furthering the policy of the state of Minnesota to prevent, reduce, and eliminate water pollution. The legislature declares that the actions required to establish and implement a public loan program for the purposes stated in this section are a public purpose and that the execution and financing of such a program is a public purpose.

Subd. 2. [DEFINITIONS.] (a) The terms defined in this subdivision and section 115.55, subdivision 1, apply to this section.

(b) "Municipality" means a township, city, county, or any other governmental subdivision of the state responsible by law for the prevention, control, and abatement of water pollution in any area of the state.

(c) "Property owner" means the owner or owners as recorded on the tax roll of the county where the real property on which the individual sewage treatment system is installed, repaired, or replaced.

(d) "Improvement" means the site evaluation, design, installation, repair, or replacement of an individual sewage treatment system.

Subd. 3. [AUTHORITY.] A municipality may, individually or cooperatively with other municipalities, establish an individual sewage treatment system loan program for the purpose of providing loans to property owners for the site evaluation, design, installation, repair, or replacement of individual sewage treatment systems on privately owned property. The governing body of a municipality shall provide for the operation and administration of the program by ordinance. A municipality may appoint an administrator to operate the program.

Subd. 4. [LIMITATIONS.] Loans may not be used to facilitate new construction.

Subd. 5. [FINANCING.] A municipality may issue bonds in accordance with chapter 475 to finance the program, except that an election is not required and the obligations are not subject to the general limit on net debt for the municipality. Financing may also be provided by issuing certificates of indebtedness, securing loans, or transferring available funds that the municipality is not obligated by law to use for some other purpose. Funds procured for the individual sewage treatment system loan program shall be dedicated to the program.

Subd. 6. [ASSESSMENTS.] (a) Amounts loaned under the program, including accruing interest, shall be a lien against the real property on which the improvement was made and shall be assessed against the property unless the property owner prepays the entire assessment. Amounts loaned under the program and assessed against the property shall have the same priority as a special assessment.

(b) Upon issuing a loan, the municipality shall provide the property owner a notice that states the following information:

(1) the amount to be specially assessed against the property;

(2) the right of the property owner to prepay the entire assessment;

(3) the person to whom prepayment must be made;

(4) the time within which prepayment must be made without the assessment of interest;

(5) the rate of interest to be accrued if the assessment is not prepaid within the required time period; and

(6) the period of the assessment.

(c) The municipality shall, by ordinance, provide for a right of property owners to prepay the assessment and may establish such other assessment procedures as determined necessary and consistent with the provisions of this section.

Subd. 7. [ORDINANCES; CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.] A municipality may not establish an individual sewage treatment system loan program unless ordinances pursuant to rules adopted under section 115.55, subdivision 3, are in full force and effect. All repairs and improvements made to individual sewage treatment systems under this section shall be performed by a licensed individual sewage treatment system professional and shall comply with agency rules adopted pursuant to section 115.55, subdivision 3, and other applicable requirements.

Subd. 8. [DISSOLUTION.] The governing body of a municipality may dissolve the program by ordinance. The ordinance shall provide for the collection of all outstanding assessments, repayment of any remaining indebtedness incurred to finance the program, and the final distribution of any money remaining in the loan fund."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to the environment; authorizing establishment of municipal individual sewage treatment system loan programs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

The report was adopted.

Munger from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2149, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for a representative of organized labor on the pollution control agency board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 116.02, subdivision 1.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Sarna from the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2150, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the city of Stillwater to issue one additional on-sale license.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar.

The report was adopted.

Munger from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2260, A bill for an act relating to the environment; prohibiting the discharge of human wastes into surface waters; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 8, before "No" insert "Subdivision 1. [PROHIBITION.]"

Page 1, after line 14, insert:

"Subd. 2. [EMERGENCY EXEMPTION.] Subdivision 1 does not apply to an emergency situation as declared by the commissioner of the pollution control agency."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

The report was adopted.

Trimble from the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2281, A bill for an act relating to energy; extending due date for task force report related to electric energy policy; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 216C.051, subdivision 5.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar.

The report was adopted.

Jaros from the Committee on International Trade and Economic Development to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2283, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying local economic development authority powers; clarifying local conflict of interest provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 13.99, subdivision 97a; 469.102, subdivision 2; 469.106; 469.107, by adding a subdivision; 469.174, subdivision 2; 469.191; and 471.88, subdivision 14; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 216B.161, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 13.99, subdivision 97; and 469.150.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.

The report was adopted.

Long from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2330, A bill for an act relating to land use planning; requesting the St. Cloud area planning organization to assess and report on the land use planning and coordinating issues of the region.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 8, delete "REQUIRED" and insert "REQUESTED"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Long from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2401, A bill for an act relating to counties; Itasca; exempting the county from certain bidding requirements on the sale of the Itasca County Medical Center.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 7, after the second comma, insert "or any other law to the contrary,"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Jaros from the Committee on International Trade and Economic Development to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2513, A bill for an act relating to economic development; authorizing port authorities

to use certain provisions of the uniform municipal contracting law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 469.068, by adding a subdivision.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Long from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2522, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing for the use of proceeds from a sale for certain pension plan payments; amending Laws 1995, chapter 262, article 7, section 1.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

The report was adopted.

Wagenius from the Committee on Labor-Management Relations to which was referred:

S. F. No. 302, A bill for an act relating to employment; increasing the minimum wage; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 177.24, subdivision 1.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 177.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. [AMOUNT.] (a) For purposes of this subdivision, the terms defined in this paragraph have the meanings given them.

(1) "Large employer" means an enterprise whose annual gross volume of sales made or business done is not less than $362,500 $500,000 (exclusive of excise taxes at the retail level that are separately stated) and covered by the Minnesota fair labor standards act, sections 177.21 to 177.35.

(2) "Small employer" means an enterprise whose annual gross volume of sales made or business done is less than $362,500 $500,000 (exclusive of excise taxes at the retail level that are separately stated) and covered by the Minnesota fair labor standards act, sections 177.21 to 177.35.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in sections 177.21 to 177.35, every large employer must pay each employee wages at a rate of at least $4.25 an hour beginning January 1, 1991 $6 an hour beginning July 1, 1996, and at least $7 an hour beginning July 1, 1997. Every small employer must pay each employee at a rate of at least $4 an hour beginning January 1, 1991 $5.75 an hour beginning July 1, 1996, and at least $6.75 an hour beginning July 1, 1997. On July 1, 1998, and each succeeding July 1, the minimum wage paid by large and small employers must be adjusted by the same percentage as the annual change in per capita Minnesota personal income as measured by the department of finance under sections 16A.102 and 16A.103.

(c) A large employer must pay each employee at a rate of at least the minimum wage set by this section or federal law without the reduction for training wage or full-time student status allowed under federal law. An employer may take a credit of $1 per hour towards payment of the minimum wage required by this section for an employee who receives employer paid benefits for health coverage, dental insurance, retirement, pension or day care assistance. For purposes of this paragraph, health coverage does not include fixed indemnity policies or certificates regulated under section 62A.135. To be eligible for the credit, the employer must pay an average of at least $1 per hour for the benefits provided to the persons employed at the minimum wage. Beginning July 1, 1997, the credit is increased to $1.50 per hour and the employer paid cost must equal at least $1.50 per hour. In no event will the credit granted under this paragraph exceed $1 per hour beginning July 1, 1996, or $1.50 per hour beginning July 1, 1997.

Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]

Section 1 is effective July 1, 1996."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 2, after the second semicolon, insert "providing for a credit towards payment of the minimum wage;"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Jennings from the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections to which was referred:

S. F. No. 315, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing and clarifying provisions of the Minnesota election law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 201.071, subdivision 1; 203B.01, by adding a subdivision; 203B.11, subdivision 1; 204B.06, by adding a subdivision; 204B.09, by adding a subdivision; 204B.15; 204B.27, by adding a subdivision; 204B.31; 204B.32, subdivision 1; 204B.36, subdivision 2; 204B.45, subdivision 1; 204B.46; 204C.08, by adding a subdivision; 204C.31, subdivision 2; 206.62; 206.90, subdivisions 4 and 6; 207A.03, subdivision 2; and 211A.02, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 204D.15, subdivision 2.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Jennings from the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections to which was referred:

S. F. No. 1086, A bill for an act relating to elections; campaign finance; prohibiting lobbying by a principal campaign committee or political party committee that issues refund receipt forms; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 10A.322, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, and by adding a subdivision; and 290.06, subdivision 23; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

H. F. Nos. 220, 318, 667, 2007, 2085, 2149, 2150, 2281, 2330, 2401 and 2513 were read for the second time.

S. F. Nos. 302, 315 and 1086 were read for the second time.

The following House Files were introduced:

Entenza and Orenstein introduced:

H. F. No. 2534, A bill for an act relating to animals impounded or seized by public authority; prohibiting transfer of impounded animals to certain institutions engaged in research; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 35.71.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Greiling, Kahn and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2535, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for legislative review of administrative rules; repealing laws governing the legislative commission to review

administrative rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 14.47, subdivisions 3, 6, and 8; and 244.09, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 14.05, subdivision 5; 14.131; 14.14, subdivision 1a; 14.15, subdivision 4; 14.18, subdivision 1; 14.19; 14.22, subdivision 1; 14.23; 14.26, subdivisions 1 and 3; 84.027, subdivision 13; and 97A.0455, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 3.841; 3.842, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7; 3.844; and 3.845; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 3.842, subdivisions 2, 4, and 4a; and 3.843.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Tunheim, Lieder, Tomassoni, Jefferson and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 2536, A bill for an act relating to health; eliminating certain provisions reducing nursing facility reimbursement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 256B.431, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 256B.431, subdivision 25.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Johnson, V.; Long and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2537, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for cooperative planning and zoning among local government units; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Macklin and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 2538, A bill for an act relating to crime; expanding the definition of sexual contact under criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 609.3451, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rostberg, Jennings and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2539, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing the state or county to require an AFDC recipient to pick up their checks; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 256.81.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Orfield, Wagenius, Greiling and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 2540, A bill for an act relating to child care; appropriating $5,000,000 for the basic sliding fee child care assistance program; requiring certain employers to offer dependent care pre-tax accounts; expanding the dependent care credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 290.067, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 290.067, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 177.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2541, A bill for an act relating to criminal procedure; execution of search warrants; authorizing a court to allow search warrants statewide; allowing a peace officer to execute a search warrant statewide; requiring the officer to notify the local police or sheriff's department when executing an out-of-jurisdiction search warrant; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 626.06; and 626.11; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 626.13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Milbert, Erhardt, Bakk, Pugh and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2542, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting materials used in providing certain taxable services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Marko, Trimble, Pelowski and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 2543, A bill for an act relating to highways; requiring the commissioner of transportation to inform and cooperate with certified local governments and historic preservation commissions in the conduct of cultural resource surveys related to trunk highway projects; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Ness, Tomassoni, Seagren, Solberg and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 2544, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for school attendance options; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Ness; Carlson, L.; Seagren; Entenza and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 2545, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing pupil units for basic skills summer school; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 124.17, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Daggett, Macklin, Dauner and Carlson, S., introduced:

H. F. No. 2546, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; providing a credit for certain volunteer services; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Cooper, Kalis, Dorn, Vickerman and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 2547, A bill for an act relating to waters; establishing the Minnesota river basin joint powers board to coordinate cleanup efforts; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103F.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Van Dellen introduced:

H. F. No. 2548, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; adding a section to article IV; requiring a special vote on new taxes, tax increases, and tax extensions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Ostrom, Dorn, Greiling, Mares and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 2549, A bill for an act relating to elections; prohibiting public employers other than the state from requiring employees to take leave of absence upon becoming a candidate for elective office; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 179A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Tompkins, Skoglund, Murphy and Commers introduced:

H. F. No. 2550, A bill for an act relating to crime; child neglect or endangerment; making it a felony offense for a person to permit the physical or sexual abuse of a child; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 609.378, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sykora, Kelso and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 2551, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the number of authorized charter schools; modifying the number of teachers needed to permit conversion of an existing school to a charter school; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 120.064, subdivisions 3 and 4a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Wagenius and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 2552, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for payment of sales and use tax on solid waste collection and disposal services retroactively for certain years.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2553, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing peace officers and probation officers to detain probationers based on an order from the chief executive officer of community correction agencies not organized under chapter 401; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 260.311, subdivision 3a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2554, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; imposing a surcharge for speeding violations committed in city, county, and regional parks; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 169.14, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Wenzel, Lourey, Winter, Otremba and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 2555, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending the duration of the sales tax exemption for used farm machinery; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 59.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Mahon introduced:

H. F. No. 2556, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; modifying the metropolitan council cost allocation system for wastewater services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 473.511, subdivision 4; and 473.517, subdivisions 1 and 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2557, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying the penalty for a snowmobile operator fleeing a law enforcement officer; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 84.873; and 84.88, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Cooper introduced:

H. F. No. 2558, A bill for an act relating to professions; modifying provisions governing the practice of nursing; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 148.231, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Knoblach, Opatz, Wenzel, Schumacher and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 2559, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the construction of a library on the St. Cloud University campus; authorizing the sale of bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Dehler; Finseth; Johnson, V.; Bakk and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 2560, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying terms for disabled hunter permits; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 97B.055, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Pugh, Ozment, Tompkins, Macklin and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 2561, A bill for an act relating to human services; authorizing a demonstration project for long-term care in Dakota county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Clark; Anderson, I.; Rukavina; Carruthers and Rice introduced:

H. F. No. 2562, A bill for an act relating to economic development; requiring private businesses with state financial assistance to pay at least a poverty level wage and increase employment; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 177.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on International Trade and Economic Development.

McCollum, Huntley, Trimble and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 2563, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing examinations of the accounts and records of counties and cities by certified public accountants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 6.48; and 6.49.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

McCollum and Frerichs introduced:

H. F. No. 2564, A bill for an act relating to dentistry; requiring informed consent for certain procedures using mercury amalgam; prohibiting certain professional sanctions; proposing coding

for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 150A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Tuma; Kinkel; Carlson, L., and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 2565, A bill for an act relating to private business, trade, and correspondence schools; setting forth public policy; modifying licensing standards; clarifying miscellaneous provisions; repealing obsolete provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 141.21, subdivisions 3, 5, 6, and by adding a subdivision; 141.22; 141.23; 141.25, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 9a, 10, and 12; 141.26, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 5; 141.271, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 12; 141.28, subdivisions 2, 3, and 5; 141.29; 141.30; 141.31; and 141.35; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 141.25, subdivision 8; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 141.33; 141.34; and 141.36.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Entenza and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2566, A bill for an act relating to civil commitment; clarifying and reorganizing portions of the commitment act; requiring medical documentation of a patient's refusal to be examined and allowing determination of need for treatment based on other information; limiting more than one medical hold within seven days; prohibiting prepetition screeners from filing commitment petitions; limiting use of prepetition screening reports in unrelated proceedings; requiring distribution to specified parties; removing time limits on continuances; modifying provisions for proposed patients who are nonresidents; increasing time for return after provisional discharge; modifying provisions governing special review boards; increasing time for hearing appeals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 253B.01; 253B.02, subdivisions 2, 4, 7, 13, 14, 15, 18, and by adding a subdivision; 253B.03, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, and by adding a subdivision; 253B.04; 253B.05, subdivisions 1, 4, and by adding a subdivision; 253B.06; 253B.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 5, 7, and by adding subdivisions; 253B.08, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, and by adding subdivisions; 253B.09, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, and by adding a subdivision; 253B.093, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 253B.095; 253B.10; 253B.11, subdivision 2; 253B.12, subdivisions 3, 4, and by adding a subdivision; 253B.13, subdivisions 1 and 2; 253B.14; 253B.15, subdivisions 10 and 11; 253B.16, subdivision 1; 253B.18, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4a, 4b, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14, 15, and by adding a subdivision; 253B.185, subdivision 4; 253B.19, subdivisions 1 and 2; 253B.20, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 6, and 7; 253B.21, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and by adding a subdivision; 253B.22, subdivision 1; and 253B.23, subdivisions 1, 6, 7, and 9; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 253B.02, subdivision 4a; 253B.03, subdivisions 3, 4, and 6b; 253B.05, subdivisions 2 and 3; 253B.12, subdivision 1; and 253B.17, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 253B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 253B.03, subdivision 9; 253B.05, subdivisions 2a and 5; 253B.07, subdivision 6; 253B.08, subdivisions 4 and 6; 253B.12, subdivisions 5 and 8; 253B.13, subdivision 3; 253B.18, subdivision 4; 253B.21, subdivision 5; and 253B.23, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 253B.03, subdivision 6c; and 253B.091.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Entenza, Weaver and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 2567, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; permitting courts to extend a sex offender's term of probation if the offender fails to complete court-ordered sex offender treatment successfully before probation expires; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 609.135, by adding a subdivision; and Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 609.135, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Orfield, Pelowski and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2568, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to reduce tuition rates.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 2569, A bill for an act relating to the environment; removing the commissioner of the pollution control agency as a member of the agency board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 116.02, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Cooper, Hasskamp, Lourey and Van Engen introduced:

H. F. No. 2570, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the definitions of mental health practitioner and mental health professional; setting payment rates for pharmacologic management services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 245.462, subdivisions 17 and 18; 245.4871, subdivisions 26 and 27; and 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2571, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing independent school district No. 138, North Branch, lease levy for administrative purposes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Johnson, V., and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 2572, A bill for an act relating to state government; enumerating principles for establishing statewide universal public access to telecommunication and information services; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Johnson, V., and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 2573, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for the government information access council, changing its name, and requiring report to the legislature; amending Laws 1995, chapter 254, article 1, section 11, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2574, A bill for an act relating to human services; clarifying and suspending certain rates imposed on intermediate care facilities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2575, A bill for an act relating to human services; repealing rate penalties for intermediate care facilities; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 256B.501, subdivision 5b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Huntley, Onnen, Bradley, Lourey and Cooper introduced:

H. F. No. 2576, A bill for an act relating to insurance; the Minnesota comprehensive health association; changing eligibility requirements; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 62E.14, subdivision 1; and 297.13, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Tunheim, Frerichs, Lieder, Kelso and Cooper introduced:

H. F. No. 2577, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for a rebate of certain vehicle registration fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 168.017, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2578, A bill for an act relating to crime; lengthening mandatory minimum sentences for violent crimes committed with a firearm; adding felony thefts to the definition of "crime of violence" in the gun control act; permanently prohibiting persons convicted of a crime of violence from possessing pistols and semiautomatic military-style assault weapons in this state; authorizing law enforcement officers to possess silencers; increasing penalties for illegally carrying a pistol and for illegally transferring a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon to a minor; making technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 609.11, subdivision 5; 609.165, subdivisions 1a and 1b; 609.168; 609.66, subdivision 2; 624.713, subdivisions 2 and 3; 624.7132, subdivision 8; 624.714, subdivisions 1 and 5; 624.7141; and 638.02, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 624.712, subdivision 5; and 624.713, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Huntley and Anderson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 2579, A bill for an act relating to human services; adding provisions to the contractual alternative payment demonstration project for nursing homes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 256B.434, subdivisions 2, 4, and 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2580, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying restrictions for nonresident fish houses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 97C.355, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2581, A bill for an act relating to crime; expanding the crime of motor vehicle use without consent; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 609.52, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 2582, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for racial diversity training.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 2583, A bill for an act relating to courts; establishing a task force to study disability bias in the judicial system; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 2584, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a fund transfer for independent school district No. 308, Nevis.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Girard, Peterson and Johnson, V., introduced:

H. F. No. 2585, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring the commissioner of natural resources to remove certain obstructions in natural watercourses; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103G.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2586, A bill for an act relating to education; eliminating appropriations caps for the 1998-1999 biennium; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 124.17, subdivision 1; and 124A.22, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3, article 14, section 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Schumacher, Cooper, Tunheim, Daggett and Frerichs introduced:

H. F. No. 2587, A bill for an act relating to motor carriers; providing for deregulation of motor carriers of property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 221.011, subdivision 15, and by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 221.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Wagenius, Delmont, Lynch, Molnau and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2588, A bill for an act relating to insurance; providing a process for resolving state claims for certain landfill cleanup costs and associated damages with insurers; authorizing a direct action by the state for recovery from insurers after a reasonable opportunity for settlement; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 115B.46; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 115B.45.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2589, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; establishing a system for collecting delinquent fines for traffic and parking violations; prohibiting the registration of vehicles of an owner who has not paid a parking or traffic violation fine; imposing a fee; authorizing peace officers to issue citations for truancy; requiring that certain juveniles taken into secure custody be formally booked and fingerprinted; requiring that any known street names

or aliases of certain juvenile offenders be included in the statewide juvenile information system; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 168.36, by adding a subdivision; 169.91, subdivision 3; 169.95; 169.99, subdivision 1; and 260.161, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 260.132, subdivision 1; 260.161, subdivision 3; and 299C.10, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Bertram introduced:

H. F. No. 2590, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying eligibility for liquor manufacturer and wholesaler licenses; allowing persons holding either the proper license or permit to charge for possession; exempting certain types of wine tastings from authorized testings; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 340A.301, subdivision 2; and 340A.418, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 340A.401.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Van Engen introduced:

H. F. No. 2591, A bill for an act relating to real estate; requiring the transfer without consideration of certain land from the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities to the Willmar school district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2592, A bill for an act relating to liquor; providing for the issuance of intoxicating liquor licenses to tour boats on the St. Croix river and Mississippi river; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 340A.404, subdivision 8; 340A.408, subdivision 4; and 340A.413, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2593, A bill for an act relating to local government; modifying the powers of sanitary districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 115.26, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Munger; Hausman; McCollum; Johnson, V., and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 2594, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 2595, A bill for an act relating to insurance; liability; permitting liability insurance coverage to include coverage for punitive, exemplary, and similar damages; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 60A.06, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2596, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; creating a state court action for relief for damages caused by a federal court action that affects public participation by the plaintiff; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 554.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Hasskamp and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2597, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing an increase in the personal needs allowance in medical assistance in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 256B.35, subdivision 1; and Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 256B.0575.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2598, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; allowing deer to be quartered before registration; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 97A.535, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Abrams, Van Dellen, Knoblach, Stanek and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 2599, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan airports; limiting metropolitan council zoning approval authority; prohibiting construction by metropolitan airports commission of new major airport; requiring inclusion of noise mitigation plan in capital improvement plan; requiring metropolitan airports commission to report on development of existing airport; requiring legislative approval of proposed development; requiring soundproofing of buildings in 1996 65 Ldn contour; requiring design and construction of limited-access transitway along trunk highway No. 55; authorizing regional railroad authority to transfer funds for transitway; authorizing metropolitan council to purchase met center; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 473.155, by adding a subdivision; 473.608, subdivisions 2, 6 and 16; 473.614, subdivision 1; 473.616, subdivision 1; 473.618; 473.638, subdivision 1; and 473.661, subdivision 4; Laws 1989, chapter 279, section 7, subdivisions 2 and 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 473.155, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 473.1551; 473.616, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 473.636; and 473.637.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Carruthers, Rest, Wejcman, Long and Rice introduced:

H. F. No. 2600, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money; requiring matching contributions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Infrastructure and Regulation Finance.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 2601, A bill for an act relating to insurance; health; requiring coverage for certain diabetes self-management training and education services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 62A.45.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Orenstein; Carruthers; Anderson, I.; Dempsey and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 2602, A bill for an act relating to education; removing mandates from higher education; requiring increased accountability and performance for funding; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 15.43, subdivisions 2 and 3; 16B.01, subdivision 2; 16B.21, subdivisions 1 and 3; 16B.33, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4; 16B.35, by adding a subdivision; 16B.41, subdivision 2; 16B.46; 43A.05, subdivision 4; 43A.10, subdivision 3; 135A.033; 135A.14, as amended; 137.37; 169.448, subdivision 2; 201.1611; and 248.07, subdivision 7; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 16B.17, subdivision 6; 16B.465, subdivision 4; 43A.06, subdivision 1; 43A.18, subdivision 3a; 135A.181; 136A.101, subdivision 10; 136F.06, subdivisions 1 and 2; 136F.12; 136F.16, subdivision 3; 136F.18; 136F.30; 136F.36, subdivision 2; 136F.44; 136F.50; 136F.53, subdivisions 1 and 3; 136F.58; 136F.71, by adding a subdivision; 136F.72, subdivision 3; 136F.80; 136F.93; 136F.95; and 136F.97; Laws 1995, chapter 212, article 2, sections 15; and 20, subdivisions 1 and 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; 136A; and 136F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 137.03; 137.05; 137.06; 137.07; 137.08; 137.11; 137.14; 137.15; 137.33; and 137.36; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 16A.125, subdivision 6a; 135A.08; 136F.25; and 136F.59, subdivision 1; Laws 1995, chapter 212, article 1, section 6, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Entenza and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 2603, A bill for an act relating to education; providing full funding of adult basic education; appropriating money; amending Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3, article 4, section 29, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 2604, A bill for an act relating to courts; authorizing a judge who has resigned in good standing to be appointed to serve as a judge of any court; providing that the fee for the examination to be admitted to practice law be set by the supreme court; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 2.724, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 481.01.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Dauner, McCollum, Lynch and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 2605, A bill for an act relating to water; providing for collection of revenue by watershed districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 444.075, subdivision 1a, and by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Tomassoni; Johnson, A.; Carlson, L.; Entenza and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2606, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for health and safety revenue for the construction of a new facility by independent school district No. 701, Hibbing.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kahn; Anderson, I.; Johnson, R., and Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 2607, A bill for an act relating to retirement; establishing the higher education

retirement board; transferring powers and duties to the board from the higher education board; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 354B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Koppendrayer and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 2608, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing the payment of additional compensation to school district employees based upon performance standards established by the school board; establishing a performance-based compensation aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 123.35, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Anderson, R.; Jennings; Lourey; Huntley and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 2609, A bill for an act relating to human services; creating a new intensive employment program for recipients of assistance; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Osthoff, Mariani, Hausman, Trimble and Brown introduced:

H. F. No. 2610, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money to design, construct, furnish, and equip a science museum in St. Paul.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Lourey, Greenfield and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2611, A bill for an act relating to insurance; medicare supplement; providing eligibility without underwriting to certain disabled medicare enrollees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 62A.31, subdivision 1h.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 2612, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to the department of administration for a grant to the city of Brandon and town of Brandon joint powers board for an educational, heritage, and cultural preservation center; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Infrastructure and Regulation Finance.

Van Dellen and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2613, A bill for an act relating to crime; imposing a 30-day minimum incarceration penalty on minors who unlawfully possess pistols; limiting public assistance benefits to individuals convicted of felonies; increasing sentences for persons who commit felonies for the benefit of a criminal gang; repealing the statutory definition of criminal gang; expanding the obstruction of justice crime to include persons who flee on foot from a peace officer; seeking federal waivers; providing funding for gang resistance education training; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 256.9354, by adding a subdivision; 256D.05, by adding a subdivision; 260.185, subdivision 1a; 609.229, subdivision 3; 609.50, subdivision 1; and 624.713, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 256D.03, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 609.229, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Van Dellen introduced:

H. F. No. 2614, A bill for an act relating to crime; amending the government tort liability law to presume that a peace officer is acting within the scope of employment; providing criminal penalties for persons who knowingly make false allegations of misconduct against peace officers in civil actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 466.07, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Jennings, Ozment and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2615, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; ensuring that all providers of telephone service can provide intrastate inter-LATA long distance service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 237.60, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Kelley, Entenza, Garcia and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2616, A bill for an act relating to education; eliminating match requirement for library telecommunication aid; allowing local telephone companies to offer services at reduced or no cost to schools and libraries; modifying the use of telecommunication grant funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 124C.74, subdivisions 2 and 3; 134.46; and 237.065; Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3, article 12, section 12, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Lourey introduced:

H. F. No. 2617, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for a recreation levy for ten years for Sawyer unorganized township in Carlton county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Macklin, McGuire and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2618, A bill for an act relating to data practices; allowing disclosure of certain personnel data to governmental entities for protection purposes; authorizing disclosure of certain welfare data to the department of children, families, and learning; clarifying status of data relating to state and local economic development; modifying the requirements for health care provider identification numbers; establishing procedures for disclosing certain nonpublic data related to group purchasers; requiring the office of mental health practice to establish procedures for the exchange of information; permitting the commissioner of health to obtain certain arrest and investigative information; allowing disclosure of certain department of economic security data to contractors; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 13.43, by adding a subdivision; 144.225, by adding a subdivision; 148B.66, by adding a subdivision; 148B.69, subdivision 2; and 148B.70, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 13.43, subdivision 2; 13.46, subdivision 2; 62J.54, subdivisions 1 and 2; 144.225, subdivision 2a; and 268.12, subdivision 12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 13.76, subdivisions 1 and 3; and 13.77.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Osthoff and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 2619, A bill for an act relating to economic development; coordinating certain St. Paul economic development and employment programs; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Infrastructure and Regulation Finance.

Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 2620, A bill for an act relating to advertising devices; allowing local governments greater authority to regulate billboards and other advertising devices along highways; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 173.01; 173.02, subdivisions 1, 2, 6, 10, 14, and by adding a subdivision; 173.04, subdivisions 2 and 3; 173.07; 173.08, subdivision 1; 173.081; 173.10; 173.13, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6, and 11; 173.15; 173.16, subdivision 1; 173.171; 173.185, subdivision 2; 173.20; and 173.21; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 173.18; and 173.27.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 2621, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; authorizing the commissioner of corrections to establish a correctional facility at Ah Gwah Ching; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 243.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance.

Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 2622, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to construct the Battle Point historic site; authorizing the sale of state bonds; amending Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 19, subdivision 8, as amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Infrastructure and Regulation Finance.

Jefferson and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 2623, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying provisions governing refunds upon death with no survivor benefits for certain groups; changing interest payments for certain omitted salary deductions; revising language; clarifying nonduty related disability due to mental illness; modifying application provisions of the teachers retirement act; modifying annuity accrual date provisions for certain teachers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 3A.04, subdivision 4; 352.04, subdivision 8; 352.95, subdivision 2; 352B.10, subdivision 2; 352B.11, subdivision 1; 352C.09, by adding a subdivision; 354.44, subdivisions 3 and 4; and 490.124, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Cooper; Anderson, R.; McCollum and Van Engen introduced:

H. F. No. 2624, A bill for an act relating to health; extending the repealer of the prohibition on exclusive relationships; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 62Q.09, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2625, A bill for an act relating to the city of Baxter; allowing the city of Baxter to expand its public utilities commission to five members.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 2626, A bill for an act relating to taxation; clarifying that land must be classified as agricultural in order to qualify for green acres treatment; modifying the recapture of deferred taxes for certain property that no longer qualifies for green acres treatment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 273.111, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2627, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association and

public employees retirement association; authorizing a special repayment of previous member contribution refunds by certain former pension plan members.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2628, A bill for an act relating to education; student housing; authorizing the issuance of state bonds and appropriating money for a residential facility at Fond du Lac community college.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Cooper introduced:

H. F. No. 2629, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing a reduced class rate for retail supply facilities owned by a cooperative; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 24.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Cooper introduced:

H. F. No. 2630, A bill for an act relating to health; allowing a director of nursing to serve as a licensed nursing home administrator under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 144A.04, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2631, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing for a study of temporary employment agencies.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Entenza, McCollum, Bishop, Kalis and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2632, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money to design, construct, furnish, and equip a science museum in St. Paul.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Greenfield, Kelley, Leppik and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 2633, A bill for an act relating to health professions; modifying provisions relating to sexual misconduct; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 13.99, subdivision 44; 147.01, subdivision 4; and 147.091, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Long, Weaver, Osskopp, Kelley and Mahon introduced:

H. F. No. 2634, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for one additional chief deputy sheriff in the unclassified service in Hennepin county; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 383B.32, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Dawkins, Osthoff and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 2635, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing revision of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the St. Paul teachers retirement fund association governing postretirement adjustments for the association; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 354A.31, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2636, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing the ICF/MR operating cost limitation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 256B.501, subdivision 5b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2637, A bill for an act relating to occupations; mandating license reciprocity between local units of government for sign installers in certain cases; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Cooper introduced:

H. F. No. 2638, A bill for an act relating to cooperatives; regulating the filings of foreign cooperatives; regulating finance charges imposed by agricultural cooperatives on goods and services; making a technical change; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 303.02, subdivision 2; and 308A.135, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 334.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Long and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2639, A bill for an act relating to group residential housing; clarifying a rate exception; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 256I.05, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

McGuire, Rukavina, Larsen and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2640, A bill for an act relating to environmental education; providing an appropriation from the bond proceeds fund for a grant for capital improvements at the Laurentian Environmental Learning Center; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Bakk and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2641, A bill for an act relating to economic development; creating a geographic zone; establishing a board.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on International Trade and Economic Development.

Mahon, Ozment, Kelso and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2642, A bill for an act relating to utilities; regulating certain utility mergers;

providing employees of public utilities notice of the sale of certain utility assets; requiring certain reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 216B.09, subdivision 1; 216B.16, subdivision 6; 216B.50, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

McGuire and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2643, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; limiting the right to possess a pistol for persons convicted of violating an order for protection; limiting the right to possess a pistol for persons convicted of a stalking or harassment crime; requiring domestic abuse assessments; increasing the penalty for committing domestic assault in the presence of a minor; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 609.5316, subdivision 3; 609.749, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 518B.01, subdivision 14; 609.2242, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Osskopp, Gunther, Molnau, Mulder and Warkentin introduced:

H. F. No. 2644, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan airports; limiting metropolitan council zoning approval authority; prohibiting construction by metropolitan airports commission of new major airport; requiring inclusion of noise mitigation plan in capital improvement plan; requiring metropolitan airports commission to report on development of existing airport; requiring legislative approval of proposed development; requiring soundproofing of buildings in 1996 65 Ldn contour; requiring design and construction of limited-access transitway along trunk highway No. 55; authorizing regional railroad authority to transfer funds for transitway; authorizing metropolitan council to purchase met center; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 473.155, by adding a subdivision; 473.608, subdivisions 2, 6 and 16; 473.614, subdivision 1; 473.616, subdivision 1; 473.618; 473.638, subdivision 1; and 473.661, subdivision 4; Laws 1989, chapter 279, section 7, subdivisions 2 and 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 473.155, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 473.1551; 473.616, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 473.636; and 473.637.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Knight; Sviggum; Carlson, S.; Warkentin and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 2645, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing for forfeiture of certain service credit upon conviction of a gross misdemeanor or a felony; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 356.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Cooper, Greenfield, Leppik, Huntley and Lourey introduced:

H. F. No. 2646, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; requiring an assessment report for any proposed mandated health benefit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Ozment, Macklin, Pugh, Milbert and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 2647, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds for metropolitan council regional parks; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural

Resources Finance.

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 2648, A bill for an act relating to local government; prohibiting assessments for road improvements paid from certain funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 429.051.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 2649, A bill for an act relating to local government; clarifying town board vote requirements on certain fund transfers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 366.04.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 2650, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; child abuse reporting act; allowing the subject of a report to request retention of certain records; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 626.556, subdivision 11c.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Koppendrayer introduced:

H. F. No. 2651, A bill for an act relating to public administration; appropriating money and supplementing, reducing, and transferring earlier appropriations, with certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 8.15, by adding a subdivision; 16A.11, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; 16A.152, by adding a subdivision; 16D.04, as amended; 16D.05; 16D.07; 16D.08, as amended; 16D.10; 17.117, subdivision 3; 43A.06, by adding a subdivision; 69.021, subdivision 4, and by adding a subdivision; 69.031, subdivisions 1 and 5; 124.17, subdivision 1e, and by adding subdivisions; 124.195, subdivision 7; 144C.03, subdivision 2; 257.0755, subdivision 3; 363.071, subdivision 7; and 609.52, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 16A.152, subdivision 2; 16D.02, subdivision 8; 16D.06; 16D.11; 16D.12; 16D.14; 16D.16; 79.561, subdivision 3; 103F.725, subdivision 1a; 120.064, subdivision 15; 121.904, subdivision 4a; 124.17, subdivision 1d; 124.195, subdivisions 10 and 12; 124.225, subdivision 8l; 124.961; 353.65, subdivision 7; and 446A.07, subdivision 8; Laws 1995, chapters 220, section 7, subdivision 4; 224, section 2, subdivision 2; and 231, article 1, section 33; Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3, article 3, section 19, by adding a subdivision; article 5, section 20, subdivision 5; article 8, section 25, subdivision 2; article 11, sections 21, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; 22; and 23; article 12, section 12, subdivision 7, and by adding subdivisions; article 14, section 5; and article 15, section 26, subdivisions 7 and 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 62J; 116J; 120; 124C; 168A; 241; 299A; and 363; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 116J.873, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4; 135A.01; 135A.02; 135A.03; 135A.031, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6; 135A.032; 135A.033; 135A.034; and 268.9783, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 116J.873, subdivisions 3 and 5; 121.904, subdivisions 4c and 4d; and 135A.031, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 2652, A bill for an act relating to local government; granting the city of Minneapolis authority to negotiate certain trade and craft contracts for stagehands; amending Laws 1988, chapter 471, section 1, subdivisions 1, as amended, and 2, as amended; and section 2, as amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 2653, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Red Rock rural water system; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 2654, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making permanent the sales tax exemption for wind energy conversion systems; amending Laws 1992, chapter 511, article 8, section 39.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Jennings, Mulder, Onnen, Huntley and Anderson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 2655, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying prospective reimbursement rates for medical assistance and general assistance medical care; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 256B.69, subdivision 5b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jennings, Vickerman, Onnen, Otremba and Anderson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 2656, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying prospective reimbursement rates for medical assistance and general assistance medical care; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 256B.69, subdivision 5b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Mulder, Cooper, Jennings, Onnen and Anderson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 2657, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying prospective reimbursement rates for medical assistance and general assistance medical care; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 256B.69, subdivision 5b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Milbert and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 2658, A bill for an act relating to the city of South St. Paul; authorizing the expenditure of tax increments to pay debt service on certain refunding bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Winter, Ostrom and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 2659, A bill for an act relating to refinancing of government in this state; reforming state and local government finance; eliminating, consolidating, and replacing school district levies; limiting referendum revenue; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding sections to article X; dedicating a portion of the sales tax to property tax relief for property taxpayers in cities and towns; limiting property taxes levied for public schools; reforming property tax classifications; providing for local government aid; changing property tax refunds and providing a separate property tax refund schedule for farm homesteads; changing the sales tax and providing a refundable credit for sales taxes; reducing the franchise tax rate and imposing a business activity tax; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 124.2711, subdivisions 1 and 5; 124.2713, subdivision 1; 124.2714; 124.2715, subdivision 1; 124.2716, subdivision 2; 124.2725, subdivision 2; 124.2726, subdivision 3; 124.2727, subdivision 6a; 124.4945; 124.912, subdivisions 3 and 6; 124.914, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 4; 124.916, subdivisions 3 and 4; 124.918, subdivision 8; 124A.03, by adding subdivisions; 124A.292, subdivision 2; 273.1398, subdivision 3; 290.06, subdivision 1; 290A.03, by adding a subdivision; 290A.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, and by adding a subdivision; 297A.01, subdivision 16; 297A.15, subdivision 5; 297A.25, subdivision 29; 473F.02, subdivision 5; 473F.08, subdivision 3; 477A.011, subdivision 34, and by adding subdivisions; 477A.013, subdivisions 8 and 9; and Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 122.247, subdivision 3; 122.533; 124.2601, as amended; 124.2725, subdivisions 13, 14, and 15; 124.2726, subdivision 1; 124.312, subdivision 5; 124.313; 124.3201, subdivision 1; 124.912, subdivisions 1 and 7; 124.916, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124A.22, subdivision 1; 273.13, subdivisions 24 and 25; 275.065, subdivision 3; 275.08, subdivision 1b; 276.04, subdivision 2; 290A.03, subdivisions 6 and 13; 290A.04, subdivision 6; 297A.01, subdivision 3; and 477A.03, subdivision 2; proposing coding for

new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 124A; 290; and 297A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 122.531, subdivision 4a; 124.2711, subdivision 3; 124.2713, subdivisions 6a, 6b, and 7; 124.2715, subdivision 2; 124.2716, subdivisions 3 and 4; 124.2725, subdivision 7; 124.2727, subdivisions 6b and 6c; 124.321, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5; 124.912, subdivision 2; 124A.029; 124A.03, subdivisions 1b, 1d, 1e, 1f, 2b, and 3b; 124A.23, subdivisions 2, 3, and 5; 124A.292, subdivisions 3 and 4; 273.1398, subdivision 2; 290.0921; 290.0922; 297A.01, subdivisions 17 and 20; 297A.02, subdivisions 2 and 5; 297A.25, subdivisions 8, 17, and 53; 477A.011, subdivisions 35 and 37; 477A.013, subdivision 6; and 477A.014, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 124.2711, subdivision 2a; 124.2713, subdivision 6; 124.2715, subdivision 3; 124.2725, subdivisions 3, 4, and 15; 124.2727, subdivision 9; 124.312, subdivision 4; 124.314, subdivision 2; 124.321, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124A.03, subdivisions 1c and 2; 124A.22, subdivisions 13d and 13e; 124A.23, subdivisions 1 and 4; 124A.24; and 477A.011, subdivision 36.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Van Dellen, Bradley, Haas, Van Engen and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 2660, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the tax rate on the gross revenues of hospitals and health care providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 295.52; and 295.54, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 256.9352, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Bettermann and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 2661, A bill for an act relating to human services; authorizing a study of ways to implement a voucher system for long-term care Medicaid recipients.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Bettermann, Sykora, Holsten and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 2662, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for no increase in the school compulsory attendance age; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 120.101, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Luther and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2663, A bill for an act relating to economic development; authorizing the Brooklyn Park economic development authority to establish a distressed housing district and providing the conditions thereof.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing.

Ness and Cooper introduced:

H. F. No. 2664, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Meeker county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Koppendrayer introduced:

H. F. No. 2665, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing certain county boards to grant tax abatements for economic development purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 375.192, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 375.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Mares and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2666, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a fund transfer for independent school district No. 624, White Bear Lake.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 2667, A bill for an act relating to education; directing the state board of education to create a community education director license for persons serving in small school districts.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2668, A bill for an act relating to cold weather research; requiring a study of cold weather research needs; appropriating money to the commissioner of trade and economic development.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Infrastructure and Regulation Finance.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2669, A bill for an act relating to tourism; economic development; environment; authorizing the issuance of bonds; appropriating money for development of an interpretive center and conference center regarding the voyageur and related animals.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Infrastructure and Regulation Finance.

Schumacher; Johnson, V.; Larsen; Otremba and Bertram introduced:

H. F. No. 2670, A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota municipal board; clarifying authority and procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 414.01, subdivisions 1, 2, 6a, 7a, 8, 12, and 16; 414.02, subdivision 3; 414.031, subdivision 4; 414.0325, subdivisions 1, 1a, and 3; 414.033, subdivision 5, and by adding a subdivision; 414.041, subdivisions 3 and 5; and 414.061, subdivisions 4 and 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 414.01, subdivisions 3, 3a, and 4; and 414.061, subdivision 4a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Long, Marko, Kelley, Rhodes and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 2671, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, section 10, and by adding a section; providing for new motor fuel tax revenues to go to public transit, highways, or other transportation purposes as defined by law; prohibiting use of property tax revenues for transit purposes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Jennings, Kalis and Lindner introduced:

H. F. No. 2672, A bill for an act relating to landlords and tenants; changing the interest rate on security deposits; providing for a legislative review; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 504.20, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1992, chapter 555, article 2, section 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing.

Mariani and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2673, A bill for an act relating to state agencies; changing the communications services law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 15.441.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Worke, Rukavina, Long, Kraus and Cooper introduced:

H. F. No. 2674, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring legislative approval of proposed administrative rules; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Entenza and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2675, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; authorizing special registration plates for certain persons subject to an impoundment order; clarifying definition of prior license revocation; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 168.042, subdivision 8, and by adding a subdivision; and 169.121, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

McElroy and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2676, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; authorizing municipalities providing replacement transit service to individually assess a levy for transit and collect the proceeds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 473.388, subdivisions 2, 5, and by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 473.388, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 473.388, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Peterson; Brown; Johnson, V.; Winter and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2677, A bill for an act relating to wildlife; providing for compensation to crop owners suffering agricultural crop damage; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 3.7371, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, and by adding subdivisions; and 97A.475, subdivision 4, and by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 3.7371, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Johnson, R.; Anderson, I.; Kinkel and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 2678, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to construct the Headwaters science center in the city of Bemidji; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Lourey and Anderson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 2679, A bill for an act relating to child care; appropriating money for the basic sliding fee child care program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2680, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; permitting a 40-year term for certain bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 429.091, subdivision 3; and 475.54, subdivisions 1 and 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Infrastructure and Regulation Finance.

Huntley and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2681, A bill for an act relating to port authorities; clarifying certain seaway port authority rights and responsibilities with respect to leases and management contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 469.056, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Greiling; Mares; Entenza; Johnson, A., and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2682, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying provisions governing school conference and activities leave; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 181.9412.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Sviggum and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 2683, A bill for an act relating to the iron range resources and rehabilitation board; changing composition and appointment of the board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 298.22, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Knoblach, Jennings, Vickerman, Bradley and Cooper introduced:

H. F. No. 2684, A bill for an act relating to human services; setting eligibility requirements; establishing residency requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 256.73, subdivision 1, and by adding subdivisions; and 256B.056, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 256.73, subdivision 3a; and 256D.02, subdivision 12a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Holsten and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2685, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; providing that a local government unit's trade area for purpose of limiting expenditures of net profits may consist of all or part of the local government unit's school district; allowing cities and counties to adopt reporting requirements; allowing local government units to adopt residence requirements as a condition of approval of premises permits; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 349.213, as amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Orfield; Carlson, L., and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2686, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds for metropolitan council regional parks; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Wagenius, Trimble and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 2687, A bill for an act relating to utilities; requiring reporting and reduction of mercury emissions associated with electricity generation; creating incentive for developing mercury control technology; establishing revenue-neutral mercury emissions fee; making technical change; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 273.13, subdivision 31; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 24; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Mariani, Trimble, Orenstein and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 2688, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing that no permits may be issued for certain projects on the Mississippi river; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116G.151; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 116G.15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116G.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Schumacher; Johnson, V., and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 2689, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing for reimbursements from the solid waste fund for the cost of closing portions of open county-owned landfills; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 115B.39, subdivision 2; 115B.40, subdivisions 2 and 7; and 115B.412, subdivisions 4, 8, and 9; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 115B.40, subdivision 4; 115B.42, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 115B.50, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Clark, Leighton, Mariani and Rice introduced:

H. F. No. 2690, A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing a state program to supplement the federal emergency shelter grant program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing.

Entenza and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2691, A bill for an act relating to crimes; enhancing penalties for certain DWI-related offenses if the driver has no motor vehicle insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 169.121, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Bakk; Anderson, I.; Rukavina; Tunheim and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2692, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; exempting first hauls of farm and forest products from certain additional registration taxes when weight restrictions are not exceeded by more than ten percent; allowing use of safety cables on trailers and semitrailers; providing for maximum civil penalties for gross weight violations when not preceded by two or more violations within 12 months; requiring persons who load or unload goods to keep certain records; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 168.013, subdivision 3; 169.82, subdivision 3; 169.871, by adding a subdivision; and 169.872, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Jefferson, Sviggum, Kahn, Davids and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 2693, A bill for an act relating to retirement; increasing pension benefit accrual rates; adjusting financing for pension plans; adding supplemental financial conditions information for pension funds; authorizing defined contribution early retirement options; reducing appropriations; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 3A.02, subdivision 4; 3A.07; 11A.18, subdivision 9; 273.1398, by adding a subdivision; 352.04, subdivision 3; 352.115, subdivision 3; 352.72, subdivision 2; 352.92, subdivisions 1 and 2; 352.93, subdivisions 2, 2a, 3, and by adding a subdivision; 352.95, subdivisions 1 and 5; 352C.031, subdivision 4; 352C.033; 353.01, subdivisions 2a and 2b; 353.27, subdivisions 2 and 3a; 353.29, subdivision 3; 353.651, subdivision 3; 353.656, subdivision 1; 353.71, subdivision 2; 353A.08, subdivision 1; 353C.06, subdivisions 3, 4, and by adding a subdivision; 353C.08, subdivision 1; 353C.09; 354.42, subdivisions 2, 3, and 5; 354.53, subdivision 1; 354.55, subdivision 11; 354A.12, subdivision 3c; 356.215, subdivision 4, and by adding a subdivision; 356.25; 356.88, by adding a subdivision; and 490.124, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 3A.02, subdivision 1; 352B.08, subdivision 2; 352B.10, subdivision 1; 352D.02, subdivision 1; 353A.083, by adding a subdivision; 354.44, subdivision 6; 356.215, subdivision 4d; and 356.30, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 124A; 352; 352C; and 356; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 356.70; and 356.88, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Olson, E.; Lieder; Peterson; Daggett and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2694, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a reduced class rate for residential nonhomestead property in certain small cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 25.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Lourey and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 2695, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting acupuncturists from dietitian and nutritionist licensing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 148.632, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Lourey, Wenzel, Winter, Harder and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2696, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; increasing general obligation bond authority of the rural finance authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41B.19, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Farrell and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2697, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for development in the Phalen area of the city of St. Paul.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Infrastructure and Regulation Finance.

Entenza, Orfield and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2698, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying lease levy authority; restoring the lease purchase levy; modifying the sales ratio; funding deficiencies; removing appropriations caps; modifying property tax statements; creating a technology program; changing pupil transportation funding formulas; establishing an education funding stabilization account; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 124.17, by adding a subdivision; 124.239, subdivision 5, and by adding subdivisions; 124.91, subdivision 1, and by adding subdivisions; 128D.11, subdivisions 3, 5, and 10; and 169.4504, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 124.17, subdivision 1; 124.2131, subdivision 1; 124.225, subdivisions 15 and 16; 124.3201, subdivision 3, and by adding a subdivision; 124A.03, subdivision 2; 124A.22, subdivision 2; 275.065, subdivision 3; and 276.04, subdivision 2; Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3, articles 4, section 29, subdivision 4; 8, section 25, subdivisions 8, 9, and 19; and 15, section 26, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Winter, Trimble, Dawkins and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 2699, A bill for an act relating to energy; clarifying that certain wind energy mandates be satisfied by Minnesota facilities; providing for property taxation for certain wind energy conversion systems; permitting the recovery through rates of certain property tax payments; regulating utility use of eminent domain; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 116O.09, by adding a subdivision; 216B.16, by adding a subdivision; and 216B.2423, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 272.02, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Winter, Trimble and Sarna introduced:

H. F. No. 2700, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring commissioner of administration to encourage the purchase and development of renewable energy supplies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Brown, Holsten, Tunheim, Wagenius and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2701, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing that certain watershed permits apply to the department of transportation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 103D.345, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Huntley, Cooper, Delmont, Bradley and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 2702, A bill for an act relating to medical assistance; prohibiting expansion of the prepayment program into additional counties unless requested by the county board; authorizing joint purchaser demonstration projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 256B.69, subdivisions 3a and 21.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 2703, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing the state and county to establish a county store and continue the outdoor home chore assistance for seniors program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 2704, A bill for an act relating to transportation; abolishing transportation regulation board; requiring report to legislature; amending Laws 1995, chapter 248, article 7, section 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and

Transit.

McElroy, Rhodes and Van Engen introduced:

H. F. No. 2705, A bill for an act relating to data practices; permitting the release of reserved library books to third parties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 13.40, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Cooper introduced:

H. F. No. 2706, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the passing on the farm center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Kelley, Carruthers, Rest, Ostrom and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2707, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing school site councils with authority to make managerial decisions; reserving revenue for school site councils; directing compensatory revenue to school sites; creating a funding mechanism to reward districts based on improvement in student performance; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 124A.28, subdivision 1a, and by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 126.70, subdivision 2a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 123 and 124A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 123.951.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jennings; Anderson, B., and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2708, A bill for an act relating to the military; changing the reenlistment bonus program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 192.501, as amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Jennings, Bertram, Luther and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 2709, A bill for an act relating to liquor; providing for the issuance of intoxicating liquor licenses to tour boats on the St. Croix river and Mississippi river; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 340A.404, subdivision 8; 340A.408, subdivision 4; and 340A.413, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 2710, A bill for an act relating to public finance; decreasing the general education levy; requiring nonschool property tax increases to be levied against market value; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 275.61; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 124A.23, subdivision 1; and 275.08, subdivision 1b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 275.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Van Dellen; Paulsen; Carlson, S., and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 2711, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; changing classification rates; providing an education homestead credit; requiring certain information on property tax statement; providing a property tax refund for persons over 65; requiring referenda to increase levies in certain instances; providing for a state tax refund in certain instances; limiting the general education levy growth rate; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994,

sections 16A.102, by adding a subdivision; 273.13, subdivisions 22, 23, and 31; 273.1398, subdivision 1; 275.065, subdivision 5a; 275.07, by adding subdivisions; and 290A.04, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 124A.23, subdivision 1; 273.13, subdivisions 24 and 25; 275.065, subdivisions 1, 3, and 6; and 276.04, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 273; and 275; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 273.13, subdivision 32.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 2712, A bill for an act relating to highways; directing commissioner of transportation to erect noise barriers along a segment of marked trunk highway No. 100 as a high priority project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Rice introduced:

H. F. No. 2713, A bill for an act relating to bonds; repealing the authorization for certain bonds; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 16A.67, as amended by Laws 1995, chapter 263, section 15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Bettermann, Wolf, Van Engen, Holsten and Koppendrayer introduced:

H. F. No. 2714, A bill for an act relating to public assistance; prohibiting public assistance recipients from cashing public assistance payments at tribal gaming establishments; imposing sanctions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Carruthers, Perlt, Pugh, Tomassoni and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 2715, A bill for an act relating to elevators; regulating persons who may do elevator work; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, sections 16B.747, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 16B.748; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 2716, A bill for an act relating to cruelty to animals; increasing the penalty for certain mistreatment of animals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 343.21, subdivision 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Clark, Kelley and Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2717, A bill for an act relating to decedents; providing for disposition of bodies, funerals, and burial arrangements in certain cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 261.035; 390.11, subdivision 3; and 390.32, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Jefferson and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2718, A bill for an act relating to real estate; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994,

sections 279.06, subdivision 1; 279.37, by adding a subdivision; and 281.17; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 281.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Macklin, Pugh and Brown introduced:

H. F. No. 2719, A bill for an act relating to real estate; providing certain document standards for recording or filing; imposing a fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 357.18, by adding a subdivision; 508.82; and 508A.82; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 507.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Dorn; Carlson, L.; Bettermann; Perlt and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 2720, A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying classifications for certain positions in the higher education system; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 43A.08, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

The following message was received from the Senate:

Mr. Speaker:

I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following Senate File, herewith transmitted:

S. F. No. 1846.

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

S. F. No. 1846, A bill for an act relating to energy; extending due date for task force report related to electric energy policy; amending Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 216C.051, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time.

Munger moved that S. F. No. 1846 and H. F. No. 2281, now on the Technical Consent Calendar, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion prevailed.

Pursuant to Rules of the House, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole with Anderson, I., in the Chair for consideration of bills pending on General Orders of the day. After some time spent therein the Committee arose.

The Speaker resumed the Chair, whereupon the following recommendations of the Committee were

reported to the House:

H. F. No. 2043 was recommended for progress.

H. F. No. 2332 was recommended for progress until Thursday, February 1, 1996.

H. F. No. 2276 which it recommended to pass with the following amendment offered by McCollum:

Page 2, delete lines 21 and 22 and insert:

"Any money received is hereby appropriated and dedicated for the purpose for which it is granted."

On the motion of Carruthers, the report of the Committee of the Whole was adopted.

Pursuant to rule 1.06, the following roll call was taken in the Committee of the Whole:

The question was taken on the motion to recommend passage of H. F. No. 2043 and the roll was called. There were 37 yeas and 92 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Anderson, R. Greenfield   Kahn         McGuire      Tomassoni
Bakk         Greiling     Kelley       Munger       Trimble
Carruthers   Hausman      Knight       Orenstein    Wagenius
Clark        Huntley      Long         Orfield      Wejcman
Dawkins      Jaros        Mahon        Perlt        Sp.Anderson,I

Entenza      Jefferson    Mariani      Pugh         
Farrell      Johnson, A.  Marko        Rice         
Garcia       Johnson, R.  McCollum     Rukavina     

Abrams       Erhardt      Larsen       Opatz        Swenson, D.
Anderson, B. Finseth      Leighton     Osskopp      Swenson, H.
Bertram      Frerichs     Leppik       Ostrom       Sykora
Bettermann   Girard       Lieder       Otremba      Tompkins
Bishop       Goodno       Lindner      Ozment       Tuma
Bradley      Gunther      Lourey       Paulsen      Tunheim
Broecker     Haas         Luther       Pellow       Van Dellen
Brown        Hackbarth    Lynch        Pelowski     Van Engen
Carlson, L.  Harder       Macklin      Peterson     Vickerman
Carlson, S.  Hasskamp     Mares        Rest         Warkentin
Commers      Holsten      McElroy      Rhodes       Weaver
Cooper       Jennings     Milbert      Rostberg     Wenzel
Daggett      Johnson, V.  Molnau       Sarna        Winter
Dauner       Kalis        Mulder       Schumacher   Wolf
Davids       Kelso        Murphy       Seagren      Worke
Dehler       Kinkel       Ness         Skoglund     Workman 
Delmont      Knoblach     Olson, E.    Solberg      
Dempsey      Koppendrayer Olson, M.    Stanek       
Dorn         Kraus        Onnen        Sviggum      

Jennings moved that the name of Rest be added as an author on H. F. No. 108. The motion prevailed.

Huntley moved that the name of Murphy be added as an author on H. F. No. 1017. The motion prevailed.

Swenson, D., moved that the name of Knoblach be added as chief author on H. F. No. 1933. The motion prevailed.

McGuire moved that the name of Erhardt be added as an author on H. F. No. 2016. The motion prevailed.

Koppendrayer moved that the name of Schumacher be added as an author on H. F. No. 2032. The motion prevailed.

Kahn moved that the name of Hasskamp be added as an author on H. F. No. 2042. The motion prevailed.

Skoglund moved that the name of Hasskamp be added as an author on H. F. No. 2044. The motion prevailed.

Hackbarth moved that the names of Lynch and Weaver be added as authors on H. F. No. 2068. The motion prevailed.

Harder moved that the name of Wenzel be added as an author on H. F. No. 2115. The motion prevailed.

Harder moved that the names of Finseth and Dauner be added as authors on H. F. No. 2116. The motion prevailed.

Delmont moved that the name of McElroy be added as an author on H. F. No. 2154. The motion prevailed.

Bertram moved that the name of Rukavina be added as an author on H. F. No. 2160. The motion prevailed.

Rostberg moved that the name of Larsen be added as an author on H. F. No. 2182. The motion prevailed.

Winter moved that the names of Mulder and Harder be added as authors on H. F. No. 2246. The motion prevailed.

Swenson, D., moved that the names of Tunheim and McGuire be added as authors on H. F. No. 2250. The motion prevailed.

Stanek moved that the names of Entenza and Dawkins be added as authors on H. F. No. 2251. The motion prevailed.

Stanek moved that the names of Dawkins, Pugh and Van Dellen be added as authors on H. F. No. 2254. The motion prevailed.

Stanek moved that the names of Skoglund and Weaver be added as authors on H. F. No. 2255. The motion prevailed.

Hackbarth moved that the names of Peterson and Lynch be added as authors on H. F. No. 2289. The motion prevailed.

Schumacher moved that the name of Rhodes be added as an author on H. F. No. 2292. The motion prevailed.

Seagren moved that the names of Lynch and Ness be added as authors on H. F. No. 2297. The motion prevailed.

Marko moved that the name of Abrams be added as an author on H. F. No. 2298. The motion prevailed.

Delmont moved that the name of Girard be added as an author on H. F. No. 2377. The motion prevailed.

McGuire moved that the name of Swenson, D., be added as an author on H. F. No. 2408. The motion prevailed.

Harder moved that the names of Koppendrayer and Winter be added as authors on H. F. No. 2438. The motion prevailed.

McElroy moved that the name of Olson, M., be added as an author on H. F. No. 2448. The motion prevailed.

Onnen moved that the name of Workman be added as an author on H. F. No. 2451. The motion prevailed.

Pugh moved that the name of Delmont be added as an author on H. F. No. 2461. The motion prevailed.

Pugh moved that the names of Dempsey, Milbert and Luther be added as authors on H. F. No. 2462. The motion prevailed.

Molnau moved that the names of Cooper, Mariani and Mares be added as authors on H. F. No. 2472. The motion prevailed.

Abrams moved that the name of Mulder be added as an author on H. F. No. 2480. The motion prevailed.

Swenson, D., moved that the names of Farrell, Skoglund, Murphy and Bishop be added as authors on H. F. No. 2497. The motion prevailed.

Haas moved that the name of Pugh be added as an author on H. F. No. 2498. The motion prevailed.

Bishop moved that the names of Solberg, Davids and Frerichs be added as authors on H. F. No. 2499. The motion prevailed.

Dorn moved that the names of Rest and Long be added as authors on H. F. No. 2511. The motion prevailed.

Entenza moved that the name of Harder be added as an author on H. F. No. 2523. The motion prevailed.

Seagren moved that the following statement be printed in the Journal of the House: "It was my intention to vote in the affirmative on Monday, January 22, 1996, when the vote was taken on the repassage of H. F. No. 697, as amended by the Senate." The motion prevailed.

Trimble moved that H. F. No. 526 be recalled from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and be re-referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs. The motion prevailed.

Rice moved that H. F. No. 1559 be recalled from the Committee on Economic Development, Infrastructure and Regulation Finance and be re-referred to the Committee on Housing. The motion prevailed.

Jennings moved that H. F. No. 2413 be recalled from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs and be re- referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections. The motion prevailed.

Kraus moved that H. F. No. 2435 be recalled from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and be re-referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. The motion prevailed.

Wagenius moved that H. F. No. 2504 be recalled from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes. The motion prevailed.

Bishop moved that S. F. No. 339 be recalled from the Committee on Ways and Means and be re-referred to the Committee on Ethics. The motion prevailed.

Solberg moved that S. F. No. 302, now on Technical General Orders, be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The motion prevailed.

Jennings moved that H. F. No. 2592 be returned to its author. The motion prevailed.

Kalis moved that the vote whereby H. F. No. 697 was repassed, as amended by the Senate, on Monday, January 22, 1996, be now reconsidered. The motion prevailed.

Kalis moved that the vote whereby the House concurred in the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 697 be now reconsidered. The motion prevailed.

Kalis moved that the House refuse to concur in the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 697, that the Speaker appoint a Conference Committee of 3 members of the House, and that the House requests that a like committee be appointed by the Senate to confer on the disagreeing votes of the two houses. The motion prevailed.

Carruthers, Schumacher, Mahon, Tunheim and Winter introduced:

House Resolution No. 10, A house resolution urging the President and Congress to accomplish the budget balancing objective without placing at risk the health and security of the rural and senior citizens of Minnesota and the Nation.

The resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Bakk; Rukavina; Anderson, I.; Tunheim and Solberg introduced:

House Resolution No. 11, A house resolution relating to feeding deer in northern Minnesota.

The resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

The Speaker announced the appointment of the following members of the House to a Conference Committee on H. F. No. 697:

Kalis, Osthoff and Onnen.

Carruthers moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 2:30 p.m., Monday, January 29, 1996. The motion prevailed.

Carruthers moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 2:30 p.m., Monday, January 29, 1996.

Edward A. Burdick, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives

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