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The House of Representatives convened at 2:30 p.m. and was called to order by Steve Sviggum, Speaker of the House.

Prayer was offered by the Reverend Lonnie E. Titus, House Chaplain.

The members of the House gave the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

The roll was called and the following members were present:

Abeler	Dorman	Holberg	Lindner	Ozment	Stanek
Anderson, B.	Dorn	Howes	Luther	Paulsen	Stang
Anderson, I.	Entenza	Huntley	Mahoney	Pawlenty	Storm
Bakk	Erhardt	Jaros	Mares	Paymar	Swenson
Biernat	Erickson	Jennings	Marko	Pelowski	Sykora
Bishop	Finseth	Johnson	McCollum	Peterson	Tingelstad
Boudreau	Folliard	Juhnke	McElroy	Pugh	Tomassoni
Bradley	Fuller	Kahn	McGuire	Rest	Trimble
Broecker	Gerlach	Kalis	Milbert	Reuter	Tuma
Buesgens	Gleason	Kelliher	Molnau	Rhodes	Tunheim
Carlson	Goodno	Kielkucki	Mulder	Rifenberg	Van Dellen
Carruthers	Gray	Koskinen	Mullery	Rostberg	Vandeveer
Cassell	Greenfield	Krinkie	Munger	Rukavina	Wagenius
Chaudhary	Greiling	Kubly	Murphy	Schumacher	Wenzel
Clark, K.	Gunther	Kuisle	Ness	Seagren	Westerberg
Clark, J.	Haake	Larsen, P.	Nornes	Seifert, J.	Westfall
Daggett	Haas	Larson, D.	Olson	Seifert, M.	Westrom
Davids	Hackbarth	Leighton	Opatz	Skoe	Wilkin
Dawkins	Harder	Lenczewski	Orfield	Skoglund	Winter
Dehler	Hausman	Leppik	Osskopp	Smith	Wolf
Dempsey	Hilty	Lieder	Otremba	Solberg	Spk. Sviggum

A quorum was present.

Abrams, Hasskamp, Holsten, Knoblach, Mariani, Osthoff, Wejcman and Workman were excused.

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

The following House Files were introduced:

Seifert, M.; Reuter; Gerlach; Kielkucki; Rostberg; Olson and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 82, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; prohibiting use of state appropriations for art in state correctional facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.35, by adding a subdivision.

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

Murphy and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 83, A bill for an act relating to education; amending debt service equalization eligibility; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 123B.53, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Greiling, Folliard, Tunheim, Koskinen and Johnson introduced:

H. F. No. 84, A bill for an act relating to education; making nonpublic schools subject to the state's high school graduation rule if families of students receiving educational services from the nonpublic school claim a tax reimbursement for education-related expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; and 290.0674, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 85, A bill for an act relating to data practices; classifying certain data collected under local feedlot ordinances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.

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

Rest, Ozment, Hausman, Winter and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 86, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use taxes; exempting pollution control and solar energy equipment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.01, subdivision 16.

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

Kahn, Tomassoni, Dawkins and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 87, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing a process for community ownership of the Minnesota Twins; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 4B.

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

Milbert, Pugh, Hasskamp, McCollum and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 88, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; limiting increases in market value; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 273.11, subdivision 1a.

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

Rest, Gray and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 89, A bill for an act relating to income tax administration; appropriating money for grants to nonprofit entities to facilitate the delivery of volunteer assistance to low-income taxpayers.

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

Sviggum, Opatz, Smith, Biernat and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 90, A bill for an act relating to civil action; regulating the apportionment of joint and several liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 604.02, subdivision 1.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 91, A bill for an act relating to the environment; requiring the pollution control agency to terminate the Mille Lacs water resources agreement.

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

Carruthers, Pugh, Leighton, Bishop and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 92, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; modifying required content of petition for seeking judicial review of driver's license revocation for violating implied consent law; limiting scope of discovery in that proceeding under implied consent law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.123, subdivision 5c.

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

Tunheim; Ness; Anderson, I.; Bakk and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 93, A bill for an act relating to adult basic education; modifying the funding formula; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.53, by adding a subdivision.

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

Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 94, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for the opportunity for international study for foreign language teachers; requesting an emphasis on international education; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A.

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

Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 95, A bill for an act relating to advertising devices; requiring appropriate place names to also be signed in Ojibwe or Dakota language; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 173.02, subdivision 6; and 173.025.

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

Kuisle, Ozment, Rukavina, Kielkucki, Osskopp, Davids and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 96, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying signature requirements for an environmental assessment worksheet; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116D.04, subdivision 2a.

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

Dehler, Kielkucki and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 97, A bill for an act relating to gambling; providing an exemption from the gambling tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297E.02, subdivision 2.

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

Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 98, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for payment of property tax refunds to personal representatives of deceased claimants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290A.18, subdivision 1.

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

Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 99, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting television commercials and tangible personal property used or consumed in producing television commercials; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.

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

Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 100, A bill for an act relating to governmental operations; decentralizing the consumer protection office and the human rights department; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 8.32, by adding a subdivision; and 363.05, by adding a subdivision.

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

Rostberg; Schumacher; Anderson, B., and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 101, A bill for an act relating to public safety; governing cost of identification card for person with serious and persistent mental illness; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 171.07, subdivision 3.

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

Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 102, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing the aid base for local government aid paid to certain cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 477A.011, subdivision 36.

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

Marko; Rukavina; Lieder; Larson, D., and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 103, A bill for an act relating to transportation; reducing rates of taxation on passenger automobiles; creating a Minnesota transportation trust fund for highways and transit; requiring appropriations for the state patrol to be made from the general fund; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, to require all proceeds from the motor vehicle sales tax to be deposited in the Minnesota transportation trust fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 168.013, subdivision 1a; 297B.09, subdivision 1; 299D.01, by adding a subdivision; and 299D.03, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.

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

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 104, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing the aid base for local government aid paid to certain cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 477A.011, subdivision 36.

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

Tunheim, Kubly, Otremba, Juhnke and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 105, A resolution memorializing the United States Congress to design and implement timely financial relief for livestock and commodity grain farmers.

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

Rukavina, Osskopp and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 106, A bill for an act relating to veterans; appropriating money for the Iron Range Veterans Memorial Park in the Eveleth, Gilbert, Mountain Iron, and Virginia area.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 107, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying 24-hour angling license fee and allowing issuance through lottery machines; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 97A.475, subdivisions 6 and 7; and 97A.485, by adding a subdivision.

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

Pawlenty, Rest, Daggett and Westerberg introduced:

H. F. No. 108, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a credit for charitable contributions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.01, subdivision 19a; 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.

Pawlenty, Rest, Rifenberg, Daggett and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 109, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a credit for charitable contributions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.01, subdivision 19a; 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.

Pawlenty, Westerberg, Cassell and Gerlach introduced:

H. F. No. 110, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 4, and article V, sections 2 and 4; placing limits on the terms of office of legislators and executive officers.

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

Rest and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 111, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating nonrenewals of homeowner's insurance; prohibiting various discriminatory practices in automobile and homeowner's insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 65A.29, subdivision 8; 65B.13; and 72A.20, subdivision 13.

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

Bishop, Stanek, Skoglund, Murphy and Seifert, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 112, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing criminal penalties for persons who intentionally use the identity of another person to obtain money, goods, or services, to commit unlawful activity, or to cause loss to another person; authorizing the civil forfeiture of property that is used to commit or is generated by such fraudulent activity; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.531, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

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

Broecker, Stanek, Fuller and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 113, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for bomb disposal expense reimbursement.

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

Stanek, Broecker, McGuire and Larsen, P., introduced:

H. F. No. 114, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for grants to the Hennepin county sheriff's office, the Minneapolis police department, and the bureau of criminal apprehension for operation of the FBI Drugfire computer system.

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

Ness, Juhnke, Mares, Smith and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 115, A bill for an act relating to retirement; city of Willmar and city of Litchfield; authorizing volunteer rescue squad relief associations; providing service pensions for rescue squad volunteers; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 425B.

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

Erhardt and Van Dellen introduced:

H. F. No. 116, A bill for an act relating to taxation; decreasing registration tax rate for passenger automobiles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 168.013, subdivision 1a.

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

Gunther, Mares, Rhodes and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 117, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Fairmont police relief association; providing for an additional annual postretirement adjustment mechanism; providing benefits to all surviving spouses.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 118, A bill for an act relating to state agencies; providing that agency and department heads must be confirmed by the senate within one year of appointment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 15.06, subdivisions 2 and 5.

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

Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 119, A bill for an act relating to economic security finance; declaring a state policy; appropriating money to accomplish it.

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

Rostberg and Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 120, A bill for an act relating to recreational vehicles; modifying rulemaking authority; modifying certain restrictions on the use of snowmobile metal traction devices; modifying certain definitions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 84.86, subdivision 1; 85.015, subdivision 1c; and 169.1217, subdivision 1; Laws 1998, chapter 401, section 61; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 84.871, subdivision 2; and 84.8715; Laws 1998, chapter 401, section 23.

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

Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 121, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing the date of the state primary; eliminating the precinct caucus system; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 202A.192; and 204D.03, subdivision 1; and repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 202A.14; 202A.15; 202A.155; 202A.156; 202A.16; 202A.18; 202A.19; and 202A.20.

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

Rukavina, Abrams and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 122, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VII, section 6; lowering the eligibility age for certain elective offices.

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

Carruthers; Solberg; Luther; Larson, D., and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 123, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that certain income earned for service in the armed forces is exempt from taxation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

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

Murphy and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 124, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for application of the sales tax to sales of prefabricated homes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.02, subdivision 4.

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

Erhardt, Rest, Van Dellen and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 125, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; reducing the class rates on the second tier of noncommercial seasonal residential recreational property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 273.13, subdivision 25; and 273.1398, subdivision 1a.

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

Erhardt and Van Dellen introduced:

H. F. No. 126, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing and then repealing MinnesotaCare provider taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 62J.041, subdivision 1; 62Q.095, subdivision 6; 214.16, subdivisions 2 and 3; 270B.01, subdivision 8; 270B.14, subdivision 1; and 295.52, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, and 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 13.99, subdivision 86b; 144.1484, subdivision 2; 295.50; 295.51; 295.52; 295.53; 295.54; 295.55; 295.56; 295.57; 295.58; 295.582; and 295.59.

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

Luther, Mulder, Greenfield, McCollum and Larsen, P., introduced:

H. F. No. 127, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money to fund organ, eye, and tissue donation initiatives.

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

Rostberg, Cassell, Bakk, Tunheim and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 128, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; exempting certain seniors from angling license requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.451, by adding a subdivision.

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

Greiling, Leppik, Rhodes and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 129, A bill for an act relating to administrative procedure; changing certain requirements for notifying the legislature of proposed rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 14.116.

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

Finseth, Lieder, Westfall, Tunheim and Skoe introduced:

H. F. No. 130, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for declining pupil unit aid for independent school district Nos. 2854, Ada-Borup; 2176, Warren-Alvarado-Oslo; 846, Breckenridge; and 595, East Grand Forks.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Harder and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 131, A bill for an act relating to education; extending the grant for the Southwest Star Concept School; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 3, section 25, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Ness, Rhodes, Rest, Hilty and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 132, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; exempting certain bingo games from regulation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 349.166, subdivision 1.

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

Stanek; Larson, D.; Rest; Workman and Larsen, P., introduced:

H. F. No. 133, A bill for an act relating to local government; repealing authority for certain local residency requirements; repealing Laws 1993, chapter 260; and Laws 1994, chapter 570.

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

Erickson, Davids, Hilty, Finseth, Haas and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 134, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for marketing and infrastructure changes due to fishing and border limitations in Ontario waters and Mille Lacs Lake.

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

Bishop, Skoglund, Stanek, Broecker and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 135, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing that enhanced penalties for repeat assault offenses apply to offenders who have prior delinquency adjudications for assault and related offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 609.224, subdivisions 2 and 4; and 609.2242, subdivisions 2 and 4.

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

Rostberg; McCollum; Rhodes; Anderson, B.; Wenzel and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 136, A bill for an act relating to veterans; extending the application period for the Gulf War veterans bonus; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 197.79, subdivision 10.

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

Rostberg, Wenzel, Bakk, Tunheim and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 137, A bill for an act relating to watercraft; exempting certain collector watercraft from the watercraft licensing requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 86B.301, subdivision 2; and 86B.401, by adding a subdivision.

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

Seifert, M.; Peterson; Clark, J.; Storm and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 138, A bill for an act relating to water; appropriating money for the LQP-25/Lazarus Creek floodwater retention project.

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

Rhodes and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 139, A bill for an act relating to the campaign finance and public disclosure board; specifying member qualifications; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 10A.02, subdivision 1.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 140, A bill for an act relating to state-administered financial assistance; providing for a catalog of available programs; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 4A.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 141, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying metal traction device restrictions on snowmobiles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 84.871, subdivision 2; and 84.8715, subdivisions 1 and 2; repealing Laws 1998, chapter 401, section 24, subdivision 4.

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

Pawlenty, Stanek, Broecker, Holberg and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 142, A bill for an act relating to crime; expanding the definition of "subsequent controlled substance conviction" to include convictions subsequent to a stay of adjudication for a controlled substance crime; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 152.01, subdivision 16a.

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

Pawlenty, Stanek, Broecker, Holberg and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 143, A bill for an act relating to crime; including convictions for malicious punishment of a child within the enhanced penalty provisions of the domestic assault law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.2242, subdivisions 2 and 4.

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

Seifert, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 144, A bill for an act relating to drainage; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 103E.235, subdivision 2.

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

Ness, Rostberg, Folliard, Rest, Paymar, Mares, Erickson, Dehler and Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 145, A bill for an act relating to veterans; appropriating money for a national World War II memorial.

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

Kahn, Kelliher, Gray, Tomassoni, Davids, Reuter and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 146, A bill for an act relating to crime; repealing the ticket scalping crime; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.805.

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

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 147, A bill for an act relating to civil service in the city of New Hope.

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

Marko; Larson, D.; Lieder; Johnson and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 148, A bill for an act relating to transportation; defining road or highway; requiring certain trunk highway fund expenditures; establishing transportation spending goals; creating a transportation trust fund; requiring certain appropriations for state patrol to be from the general fund; dedicating revenues from vehicle registration tax and 20 percent of sales tax on motor vehicles to a transportation trust fund; appropriating money; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, sections 5, 9, and by adding sections; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 160.02, subdivision 7, and by adding a subdivision; 161.04, by adding a subdivision; 168.053, subdivisions 1 and 2; 168.056; 168.181, subdivisions 1 and 2; 168.211; 168.221; 297B.09, subdivision 1; 299D.01, by adding a subdivision; 299D.03, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 168; and 175; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 168.012, subdivision 12; 168.013, subdivision 8; 168.021, subdivision 4; 168.041, subdivision 11; 168.042, subdivision 15; 168.057; 168.091, subdivision 3; 168.123, subdivision 5; 168.128, subdivision 4; 168.1292, subdivision 4; 168.231; 168.82, subdivision 2.

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

Osskopp, Kuisle, Dorman and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 149, A bill for an act relating to recreational vehicles; repealing the prohibition on the operation of a snowmobile with a track equipped with metal traction devices on public lands, roads, and trails; continuing the current prohibition on the use of snowmobiles with metal traction devices on paved public trails; amending Laws 1998, chapter 401, section 61; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.871, subdivision 2; and Laws 1998, chapter 401, section 23.

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

Abrams moved that the names of Buesgens; Erickson; Erhardt; Dorman; Nornes; Paulsen; Cassell; Lindner; Westerberg; Westrom; Westfall; Workman; Swenson; Haas; Bradley; Wolf; Smith; Seifert, J.; Sykora; Lenczewski; Larson, D.; Abeler; Dehler; Wilkin; Clark, J.; Fuller; Haake; Hackbarth; Gerlach and Howes be added as authors on H. F. No. 1. The motion prevailed.

Dorman moved that the names of Buesgens; Erhardt; Erickson; Harder; Paulsen; Cassell; Lindner; Westerberg; Stang; Westrom; Westfall; Workman; Kielkucki; Swenson; Haas; Bradley; Rifenberg; Smith; Seifert, J.; Sykora; Dehler; Wilkin; Tingelstad; Mares; Boudreau; Haake; Mulder; Anderson, B., and Daggett be added as authors on H. F. No. 2. The motion prevailed.

Seifert, J., moved that the names of Erickson; Harder; Nornes; Westrom; Westfall; Erhardt; Bradley; Smith; Knoblach; Abeler; Tingelstad; Mares; Westerberg; Pawlenty; Boudreau; Haake; Howes; Hackbarth; Daggett; Leppik; Goodno; Vandeveer; Clark, J., and Broecker be added as authors on H. F. No. 3. The motion prevailed.

Paulsen moved that the names of Sviggum; Clark, J.; Erickson; Pawlenty; Seifert, M.; Dempsey; Mulder; Osskopp; Bradley; Westrom; Westerberg; Abeler; Reuter; Erhardt; Sykora; Leppik; Seagren; Tuma; McElroy; Harder; Vandeveer; Kielkucki; Krinkie; Anderson, B., and Broecker be added as authors on H. F. No. 4. The motion prevailed.

Wilkin moved that the names of Buesgens; Harder; Paulsen; Cassell; Lindner; Westrom; Kielkucki; Workman; Haas; Erhardt; Bradley; Smith; Seifert, J.; Sykora; Dehler; Abeler; Tingelstad; Westerberg; Gerlach; Pawlenty; Rifenberg; Haake; Mulder; Anderson, B.; Leppik; Fuller; Krinkie; Vandeveer; Clark, J., and Broecker be added as authors on H. F. No. 5. The motion prevailed.

Hackbarth moved that the names of Seifert, M.; Harder; Nornes; Cassell; Lindner; Stang; Westrom; Westfall; Workman; Kielkucki; Swenson; Haas; Bradley; Smith; Dehler; Knoblach; Abeler; Tingelstad; Mares; Westerberg; Gerlach; Rifenberg; Boudreau; Haake; Mulder; Anderson, B.; Daggett; McElroy; Vandeveer and Clark, J., be added as authors on H. F. No. 6. The motion prevailed.

Haake moved that the names of Lindner; Kielkucki; Haas; Erhardt; Smith; Dehler; Abeler; Tingelstad; Mares; Howes; Hackbarth; Mulder; Anderson, B.; McElroy; Krinkie; Vandeveer; Seagren; Sykora; Gerlach and Broecker be added as authors on H. F. No. 7. The motion prevailed.

Westfall moved that the names of Erickson; Seifert, M.; Harder; Nornes; Cassell; Stang; Kielkucki; Bradley; Smith; Seifert, J.; Knoblach; Abeler; Westerberg; Pawlenty; Boudreau; Haake; Mulder; Anderson, B.; Daggett; Dorman; Fuller; Goodno; Vandeveer and Clark, J., be added as authors on H. F. No. 8. The motion prevailed.

Sviggum moved that the names of Erickson; Seifert, J.; Abeler; Westerberg; Haake; Mulder; Leppik and Vandeveer be added as authors on H. F. No. 9. The motion prevailed.

Pawlenty moved that the names of Westfall; Westrom; Smith; Seifert, J.; Dehler; Abeler; Mares; Hackbarth; Leppik and Vandeveer be added as authors on H. F. No. 10. The motion prevailed.

Abeler moved that the names of Erickson; Seifert, M.; Harder; Nornes; Cassell; Stang; Westrom; Westfall; Kielkucki; Swenson; Haas; Erhardt; Smith; Seifert, J.; Dehler; Tingelstad; Mares; Westerberg; Rifenberg; Haake; Howes; Hackbarth; Anderson, B.; Daggett; Leppik; Dorman; Sykora; Gerlach; Goodno and Vandeveer be added as authors on H. F. No. 11. The motion prevailed.

Seifert, J., moved that the names of Erickson; Seifert, M.; Paulsen; Cassell; Lindner; Kielkucki; Haas; Erhardt; Bradley; Smith; Knoblach; Abeler; Tingelstad; Mares; Westerberg; Rifenberg; Haake; Howes; Hackbarth; Mulder; Daggett; Leppik; McElroy; Seagren; Vandeveer; Clark, J., and Broecker be added as authors on H. F. No. 12. The motion prevailed.

Stanek moved that the names of Erickson; Seifert, M.; Harder; Paulsen; Cassell; Lindner; Workman; Kielkucki; Erhardt; Bradley; Smith; Seifert, J.; Knoblach; Abeler; Tingelstad; Gerlach; Rifenberg; Haake; Mulder; Anderson, B.; McElroy; Goodno; Vandeveer and Clark, J., be added as authors on H. F. No. 13. The motion prevailed.

Fuller moved that the names of Erickson; Seifert, M.; Paulsen; Lindner; Workman; Kielkucki; Swenson; Bradley; Smith; Seifert, J.; Dehler; Knoblach; Westerberg; Rifenberg; Haake; Hackbarth; Mulder; Anderson, B.; Leppik; McElroy; Krinkie; Seagren; Gerlach; Goodno; Vandeveer; Clark, J., and Broecker be added as authors on H. F. No. 14. The motion prevailed.

Kielkucki moved that the names of Erickson; Harder; Cassell; Lindner; Stang; Westrom; Westfall; Swenson; Smith; Seifert, J.; Dehler; Tingelstad; Boudreau; Haake; Fuller; Goodno and Clark, J., be added as authors on H. F. No. 15. The motion prevailed.

Pawlenty moved that the names of Erickson; Seifert, M.; Harder; Nornes; Paulsen; Lindner; Stang; Kielkucki; Haas; Erhardt; Bradley; Smith; Seifert, J.; Sykora; Dehler; Knoblach; Abeler; Westerberg; Gerlach; Rifenberg; Haake; Howes; Hackbarth; Mulder; Anderson, B.; Daggett; McElroy; Dorman; Fuller and Goodno be added as authors on H. F. No. 16. The motion prevailed.

Greiling moved that the names of Tingelstad and Abeler be added as authors on H. F. No. 34. The motion prevailed.

Lieder moved that the names of Molnau; Kalis; Swenson; Rest; Solberg; Clark, J.; Anderson, I.; Jennings; Larson, D.; Finseth; Johnson; Tunheim; Schumacher; Davids; Luther; Kubly; Gunther; Wenzel; Otremba; Westfall; Hausman; Rukavina; Winter; Gleason; Wolf; Lenczewski; Kuisle; Osthoff; Mullery; Marko; Tomassoni; Peterson and Entenza be added as authors on H. F. No. 39. The motion prevailed.

Bradley moved that the names of Kuisle; Storm; Boudreau; Haake; Westfall; Westrom; Erhardt; Cassell; Dempsey; Hackbarth; Molnau; Stang; Smith; Stanek; Reuter; Paulsen; Seagren; Abeler; Sykora; Swenson; Lindner; Folliard; Rifenberg; Seifert, M., and Seifert, J., be added as authors on H. F. No. 40. The motion prevailed.

Bishop moved that the names of Kelliher and Murphy be added as authors on H. F. No. 47. The motion prevailed.

Ozment moved that the names of Mulder and Westerberg be added as authors on H. F. No. 49. The motion prevailed.

Finseth moved that the names of Tunheim, Wenzel and Mulder be added as authors on H. F. No. 51. The motion prevailed.

Haas moved that the names of Tingelstad, Westerberg, Mulder and Swenson be added as authors on H. F. No. 52. The motion prevailed.

Finseth moved that the names of Westrom, Westfall and Mulder be added as authors on H. F. No. 54. The motion prevailed.

Bakk moved that the name of Mulder be added as an author on H. F. No. 59. The motion prevailed.

Haas moved that the name of Westerberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 60. The motion prevailed.

Haas moved that the names of Westerberg and Rifenberg be added as authors on H. F. No. 61. The motion prevailed.

Luther moved that the name of McCollum be added as an author on H. F. No. 67. The motion prevailed.

Daggett moved that the name of Westfall be added as an author on H. F. No. 70. The motion prevailed.

Hilty moved that the name of McCollum be added as an author on H. F. No. 73. The motion prevailed.

Wenzel moved that the name of Peterson be added as an author on H. F. No. 75. The motion prevailed.

Solberg moved that the names of Rest and Anderson, I., be added as authors on H. F. No. 79. The motion prevailed.

The Speaker announced the following appointments and changes in committee assignments:

Civil Law: Delete the name of Goodno and add the name of Olson.

Crime Prevention: Add the name of Goodno.

Education Policy: Add the name of Otremba.

Ways and Means: Delete the name of Goodno and add the name of Mulder.

Pawlenty moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 19, 1999. The motion prevailed.

Pawlenty moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 19, 1999.

Edward A. Burdick, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives