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The House of Representatives convened at 3:00 p.m. and was called to order by Steve Sviggum, Speaker of the House.

Prayer was offered by Pastor Vernon Dorn, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Milaca, Minnesota.

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	Hilty	Leighton	Osthoff	Stanek
Abrams	Dorn	Holberg	Lenczewski	Otremba	Stang
Anderson, B.	Eastlund	Holsten	Leppik	Ozment	Swapinski
Anderson, I.	Entenza	Howes	Lieder	Paulsen	Swenson
Bakk	Erhardt	Huntley	Lindner	Pawlenty	Sykora
Bernardy	Erickson	Jacobson	Lipman	Paymar	Thompson
Biernat	Evans	Jaros	Mares	Pelowski	Tingelstad
Bishop	Finseth	Jennings	Mariani	Penas	Tuma
Blaine	Folliard	Johnson, J.	Marko	Peterson	Vandeveer
Boudreau	Fuller	Johnson, R.	Marquart	Pugh	Wagenius
Bradley	Gerlach	Johnson, S.	McElroy	Rhodes	Walker
Buesgens	Gleason	Juhnke	McGuire	Rifenberg	Walz
Carlson	Goodno	Kahn	Milbert	Rukavina	Wasiluk
Cassell	Goodwin	Kalis	Molnau	Ruth	Westerberg
Clark, J.	Gray	Kelliher	Mulder	Schumacher	Westrom
Clark, K.	Greiling	Kielkucki	Mullery	Seifert	Wilkin
Daggett	Gunther	Knoblach	Murphy	Sertich	Winter
Davids	Haas	Koskinen	Ness	Skoe	Wolf
Davnie	Hackbarth	Krinkie	Nornes	Skoglund	Workman
Dehler	Harder	Kubly	Olson	Slawik	Spk. Sviggum
Dempsey	Hausman	Kuisle	Opatz	Smith
Dibble	Hilstrom	Larson	Osskopp	Solberg

A quorum was present.

Dawkins, Mahoney and Seagren were excused.

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

Davids from the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1580, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for greater flexibility, and simplifying regulation, of health care coverage products; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 62A.146; 62A.148; 62A.17, subdivisions 2, 5; 62A.20, subdivision 2; 62A.21, subdivision 2a; 62A.65, subdivision 5; 62C.11, subdivisions 2, 3; 62C.142, subdivision 2a; 62D.02, subdivision 8; 62D.08, subdivision 5; 62D.101, subdivision 2a; 62D.12, subdivision 2; 62D.14, subdivisions 1, 4a; 62E.16; 62M.02, subdivision 21; 62N.25, subdivision 7; 62Q.07; 62Q.075; 62Q.185; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62D; 62Q.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 62D.02, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8. [HEALTH MAINTENANCE CONTRACT.] "Health maintenance contract" means any contract whereby a health maintenance organization agrees to provide comprehensive health maintenance services to enrollees, provided that the contract may contain reasonable enrollee copayment cost-sharing provisions. An individual or group health maintenance contract may contain the copayment and deductible provisions specified in this subdivision. Copayment and deductible provisions in group contracts shall not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, length of enrollment in the plan, or economic status; and during every open enrollment period in which all offered health benefit plans, including those subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioners of commerce or health, fully participate without any underwriting restrictions, copayment and deductible provisions shall not discriminate on the basis of preexisting health status. In no event shall the sum of the annual copayments and deductible exceed the maximum out-of-pocket expenses allowable for a number three qualified plan under section 62E.06, nor shall that sum exceed $5,000 per family. The annual deductible must not exceed $1,000 $5,000 per person or $10,000 per family. The annual deductible must not apply to preventive health services as described in Minnesota Rules, part 4685.0801, subpart 8. Where sections 62D.01 to 62D.30 permit a health maintenance organization to contain reasonable copayment provisions for preexisting health status, these provisions may vary with respect to length of enrollment in the plan. A health maintenance organization may impose coinsurance, expressed as percentages or flat fee copayments, up to a maximum of 50 percent of the provider amount paid at the time the claim is processed. A health maintenance organization shall provide for an out-of-pocket maximum on enrollee cost-sharing up to $8,000 per person per year on group health plans and up to $15,000 per person per year on individual health plans. Any contract may provide for health care services in addition to those set forth in subdivision 7."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to health; health maintenance organizations; authorizing various cost-sharing provisions in contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 62D.02, subdivision 8."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted. 

Wolf from the Committee on Regulated Industries to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2574, A bill for an act relating to energy; providing incentives for use of renewable biodiesel fuel; making clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 216B.169, subdivision 1; 216B.1691, subdivision 1; 216C.41, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, after line 7, insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 41A.09, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:

Subd. 3a. [PAYMENTS.] (a) The commissioner of agriculture shall make cash payments to producers of ethanol, anhydrous alcohol, and wet alcohol located in the state. These payments shall apply only to ethanol, anhydrous alcohol, and wet alcohol fermented in the state and produced at plants that have begun production by June 30, 2000. For the purpose of this subdivision, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more than one ethanol plant is considered a single producer. The amount of the payment for each producer's annual production is:

(1) except as provided in paragraph (b), for each gallon of ethanol or anhydrous alcohol produced on or before June 30, 2000, or ten years after the start of production, whichever is later, 20 cents per gallon; and

(2) for each gallon produced of wet alcohol on or before June 30, 2000, or ten years after the start of production, whichever is later, a payment in cents per gallon calculated by the formula "alcohol purity in percent divided by five," and rounded to the nearest cent per gallon, but not less than 11 cents per gallon.

The producer payments for anhydrous alcohol and wet alcohol under this section may be paid to either the original producer of anhydrous alcohol or wet alcohol or the secondary processor, at the option of the original producer, but not to both.

No payments shall be made for production that occurs after June 30, 2010.

(b) If the level of production at an ethanol plant increases due to an increase in the production capacity of the plant, the payment under paragraph (a), clause (1), applies to the additional increment of production until ten years after the increased production began. Once a plant's production capacity reaches 15,000,000 gallons per year, no additional increment will qualify for the payment.

(c) The commissioner shall make payments to producers of ethanol or wet alcohol in the amount of 1.5 cents for each kilowatt hour of electricity generated using closed-loop biomass in a cogeneration facility at an ethanol plant located in the state. Payments under this paragraph shall be made only for electricity generated at cogeneration facilities that begin operation by June 30, 2000 2004. The payments apply to electricity generated on or before the date ten years after the producer first qualifies for payment under this paragraph. Total payments under this paragraph in any fiscal year may not exceed $750,000. For the purposes of this paragraph:

(1) "closed-loop biomass" means any organic material from a plant that is planted for the purpose of being used to generate electricity or for multiple purposes that include being used to generate electricity; and

(2) "cogeneration" means the combined generation of:

(i) electrical or mechanical power; and

(ii) steam or forms of useful energy, such as heat, that are used for industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling purposes. 

(d) Payments under paragraphs (a) and (b) to all producers may not exceed $37,000,000 in a fiscal year. Total payments under paragraphs (a) and (b) to a producer in a fiscal year may not exceed $3,000,000.

(e) By the last day of October, January, April, and July, each producer shall file a claim for payment for ethanol, anhydrous alcohol, and wet alcohol production during the preceding three calendar months. A producer with more than one plant shall file a separate claim for each plant. A producer that files a claim under this subdivision shall include a statement of the producer's total ethanol, anhydrous alcohol, and wet alcohol production in Minnesota during the quarter covered by the claim, including anhydrous alcohol and wet alcohol produced or received from an outside source. A producer shall file a separate claim for any amount claimed under paragraph (c). For each claim and statement of total ethanol, anhydrous alcohol, and wet alcohol production filed under this subdivision, the volume of ethanol, anhydrous alcohol, and wet alcohol production or amounts of electricity generated using closed-loop biomass must be examined by an independent certified public accountant in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

(f) Payments shall be made November 15, February 15, May 15, and August 15. A separate payment shall be made for each claim filed. Except as provided in paragraph (j), the total quarterly payment to a producer under this paragraph, excluding amounts paid under paragraph (c), may not exceed $750,000.

(g) If the total amount for which all producers are eligible in a quarter under paragraph (c) exceeds the amount available for payments, the commissioner shall make payments in the order in which the plants covered by the claims began generating electricity using closed-loop biomass.

(h) After July 1, 1997, new production capacity is only eligible for payment under this subdivision if the commissioner receives:

(1) an application for approval of the new production capacity;

(2) an appropriate letter of long-term financial commitment for construction of the new production capacity; and

(3) copies of all necessary permits for construction of the new production capacity.

The commissioner may approve new production capacity based on the order in which the applications are received.

(i) The commissioner may not approve any new production capacity after July 1, 1998, except that a producer with an approved production capacity of at least 12,000,000 gallons per year but less than 15,000,000 gallons per year prior to July 1, 1998, is approved for 15,000,000 gallons of production capacity.

(j) Notwithstanding the quarterly payment limits of paragraph (f), the commissioner shall make an additional payment in the eighth quarter of each fiscal biennium to ethanol producers for the lesser of: (1) 20 cents per gallon of production in the eighth quarter of the biennium that is greater than 3,750,000 gallons; or (2) the total amount of payments lost during the first seven quarters of the biennium due to plant outages, repair, or major maintenance. Total payments to an ethanol producer in a fiscal biennium, including any payment under this paragraph, must not exceed the total amount the producer is eligible to receive based on the producer's approved production capacity. The provisions of this paragraph apply only to production losses that occur in quarters beginning after December 31, 1999.

(k) For the purposes of this subdivision "new production capacity" means annual ethanol production capacity that was not allowed under a permit issued by the pollution control agency prior to July 1, 1997, or for which construction did not begin prior to July 1, 1997. 

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 41A.09, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:

Subd. 5a. [EXPIRATION.] This section expires June 30, 2010, and the unobligated balance of each appropriation under this section on that date reverts to the general fund, except that the provisions for biomass-generated electricity under subdivision 3a, paragraph (c), expire on June 30, 2014."

Page 2, after line 17, insert:

"Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 216B.2411, is amended to read:

216B.2411 [DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES.]

Subdivision 1. [NEW RENEWABLE GENERATION.] (a) To the extent that cost-effective projects are available in the service territory of a utility or association providing conservation services under section 216B.241, the utility or association shall use five percent of the total amount to be spent on energy conservation improvements under section 216B.241, on:

(1) projects to construct an electric generating facility that utilizes renewable fuels as defined in section 216B.2422, subdivision 1, such as methane or other combustible gases derived from the processing of plant or animal wastes, biomass fuels such as short-rotation woody or fibrous agricultural crops, or other renewable fuel, as its primary fuel source; or

(2) projects to install a distributed generation facility of ten megawatts or less of interconnected capacity that is fueled by natural gas, renewable fuels, or another similarly clean fuel.

(b) For public utilities, as defined under section 216B.02, subdivision 4, projects under this section must be considered energy conservation improvements as defined in section 216B.241. For cooperative electric associations and municipal utilities, projects under this section must be considered load-management activities described in section 216B.241, subdivision 1, paragraph (i).

(c) The commission may provide an alternative recovery mechanism for the expense of continuing existing approved cost-effective projects by a rate-regulated distribution cooperative electric association.

(d) This section subdivision expires May 30, 2006.

Subd. 2. [CREDIT FOR USE OF BIODIESEL.] An electric utility subject to the provisions of section 216B.241 may credit against the amount the utility is required to spend under that section the difference between:

(1) the annual amount the utility spent per gallon of biodiesel-blended fuel for use in a qualified biodiesel generation facility as defined in section 216C.41, subdivision 1, paragraph (f); and

(2) the average cost of a gallon of diesel fuel in that year, as calculated by the department of commerce.

The utility may take this credit on an annual basis and only to the extent that biodiesel-blended fuel is more expensive than petroleum diesel."

Page 4, after line 3, insert:

"(h) "Qualified crop residue biomass generation facility" means an electric power generation or cogeneration facility located in the state that is designed to use crop residue biomass for not less than 75 percent of its thermal input. 

(i) "Crop residue biomass" means vegetative matter that is the by-product of a crop farming operation in the state. Crop residue biomass includes but is not limited to corn stalks and cobs, straw from the harvest of small grains, sunflower stalks and shells, and similar by-products. Crop residue biomass does not include short rotation woody crops as defined in section 41B.048, subdivision 4."

Page 4, delete line 21

Page 4, line 23, before the period, insert "; or

(6) the owner or operator of a qualified crop residue biomass generation facility"

Page 5, line 6, delete "or"

Page 5, line 8, before the period, insert "; or

(5) from a qualified crop residue biomass generation facility that is operational and generating electricity before July 1, 2004"

Page 5, line 19, delete "or"

Page 5, line 21, before the period, insert "; or

(5) by a qualified crop residue biomass generation facility after June 30, 2014"

Renumber the sections in sequence

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 2, after the semicolon, insert "extending the date by which a cogeneration facility at an ethanol plant must generate electricity using closed-loop biomass in order for the commissioner of agriculture to make cash payments to producers of ethanol or wet alcohol, but for no longer than ten years;"

Page 1, line 3, before the first semicolon, insert "and crop residue biomass"

Page 1, line 4, after "amending" insert "Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 41A.09, subdivisions 3a, 5a;"

Page 1, line 5, after the second semicolon, insert "216B.2411;"

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

The report was adopted.

Davids from the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2642, A bill for an act relating to mines; modifying a reporting requirement for the inspector of mines; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 180.11.

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

The report was adopted. 

H. F. Nos. 1580 and 2642 were read for the second time.

The following House Files were introduced:

Ness; Slawik; Seagren; Buesgens; Kielkucki; Erickson; Greiling; Carlson; Johnson, R.; Krinkie; Westrom; Vandeveer; Otremba; Cassell and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 2801, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing charter school students to fully participate in the extracurricular activities of a resident school district on the same basis as other public school students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 123B.49, subdivision 4.

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

Sykora and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 2802, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for early childhood through adult education; providing for general education revenue; academic excellence; special programs; facilities and technology; nutrition, school accounting, and other programs; state agencies; children and family support; prevention; self-sufficiency; and libraries; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 120B.13, subdivision 3; 123B.59, subdivisions 5, 6, 7; 123B.92, subdivision 9; 124D.09, subdivisions 13, 15; 124D.135, subdivision 3; 124D.531, subdivision 4; 124D.68, subdivisions 2, 9; 124D.86, subdivisions 4, 5; 125A.79, subdivision 1; 126C.01, subdivision 7; 126C.05, subdivision 12; 126C.10, subdivisions 5, 26, 28, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 122A.162; 122A.18, subdivisions 1, 4; 122A.20, subdivision 2; 122A.21; 123B.42, subdivision 3; 123B.54; 124D.11, subdivision 4; 124D.135, subdivision 8; 124D.20, subdivision 5; 124D.531, subdivisions 1, 7; 124D.69, subdivision 1; 125A.76, subdivision 1; 126C.05, subdivision 15; 126C.10, subdivisions 1, 24, 25; 126C.17, subdivisions 1, 2, 13; Laws 1997, First Special Session, chapter 4, article 3, section 25, subdivision 7; Laws 2000, chapter 489, article 1, section 36; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 17, subdivisions 3, 7, 9, 11; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 19, subdivisions 3, 5; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 15, subdivisions 3, 10; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 16, subdivision 2; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 3, article 3, section 9, subdivisions 2, 5, 6, 7, 10; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 3, article 4, section 5, subdivision 2; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section 54, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 6, 7; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 77, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 23, 25, as amended, 26, 27, as amended, 29, 30; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 6, article 3, section 21, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 6, article 4, section 27, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 6, article 5, section 13, subdivisions 2, 5; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 6, article 7, section 13, as amended; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 6, article 7, section 14; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 6, article 7, section 15; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 119A.46, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 119B.189; 119B.19; 119B.21; 119B.211; 120B.22; 120B.23; 123B.59, subdivisions 6, 7; 124D.09, subdivision 15; 124D.17; 124D.46; 124D.47; 124D.54; 124D.94; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 119A.46, subdivision 3; 120B.12; 122A.11; 122A.12; 122A.13; 122A.14; Laws 1997, chapter 248, section 47, as amended; Laws 2000, chapter 489, article 2, section 36, as amended; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 77, subdivision 30.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance.

Ness; Mullery; Erickson; Finseth; Dorman; Cassell; Osskopp; Juhnke; Kubly; Skoe; Blaine; Otremba; Penas; Swenson; Johnson, R.; Schumacher and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 2803, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings; providing for an agricultural and food sciences educational facility; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

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

Ozment, Hackbarth and Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 2804, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for wetland replacement; authorizing state bonds.

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

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 2805, A bill for an act relating to child care; modifying the at-home infant child care program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119B.061, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 119B.061, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance.

Skoe and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2806, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; providing for a grant to the city of Fosston to make accessibility improvements to the public library; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance.

Leighton; Rukavina; Sertich; Clark, K., and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 2807, A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring the adoption of an occupational safety and health standard regulating ergonomic hazards.

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

Holsten, Slawik, Marko and Vandeveer introduced:

H. F. No. 2808, A bill for an act relating to Washington county; authorizing the electronic processing of certain motor vehicle registration renewals; authorizing an additional fee for accepting payment by credit card.

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

Holsten, Slawik, Marko and Vandeveer introduced:

H. F. No. 2809, A bill for an act relating to local government; making voting equipment grants applicable for reimbursement of earlier purchases; removing the insufficiency of resources requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 204B.48, subdivisions 2, 4, by adding a subdivision.

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

Johnson, S.; Bishop; Greiling; Carlson; Osthoff; Evans; Mahoney; Paymar; Dawkins; Hausman; Wasiluk; Entenza; Kalis and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 2810, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a university community library at Metropolitan State University.

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

Abrams, Davids, Rhodes, Solberg, Kelliher and Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 2811, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.

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

Stanek and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 2812, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; changing and reducing appropriations made for transportation, public safety, criminal justice, and other agencies and activities; reducing law enforcement and community grants; authorizing bonding; providing for fees; making clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 168A.29, subdivision 1; 168A.40, subdivision 4; 299F.011, by adding a subdivision; 299L.02, subdivision 7; 299L.07, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 171.29, subdivision 2; 299A.75, subdivision 1; 357.021, subdivision 7; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 8, article 4, section 10, subdivisions 1, 7; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 8, article 4, section 11; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 115A.908, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 115A.908, subdivision 1.

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

Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 2813, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring child care providers to develop policies for reporting suspected child maltreatment; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A.

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

Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 2814, A bill for an act relating to state purchasing; requiring state agencies to purchase clean fuels and vehicles capable of running on clean fuels if reasonably available and consistent with the agency's purpose; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C.

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

Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 2815, A bill for an act relating to waste management; providing for product stewardship of waste electronic products; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.

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

Gerlach; Holberg; Johnson, J.; Sykora; Erickson; Eastlund; Hackbarth; Leppik and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 2816, A bill for an act relating to education; consolidating uses of basic skills revenue; requiring a school district to collaborate with the school site decision-making team in allocating compensatory education revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.15, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 126C.15, subdivision 1.

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

Stang; Dorman; Clark, J.; Marquart; Kalis; Blaine; Boudreau; Nornes; Seifert; Penas; Mulder; Schumacher; Erickson and Eastlund introduced:

H. F. No. 2817, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending homestead classification to certain property used for nonhomestead purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 273.124, subdivision 11; 273.13, subdivision 22.

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

Tingelstad; Workman; Hausman; Abeler; Dehler; Koskinen; Stanek; Goodwin; Bernardy; Westerberg; Rhodes; Gray; Dibble; Skoglund; Ozment; Dempsey; Schumacher; Hackbarth; Blaine; Lieder; Kahn; Opatz; Evans; Greiling; Pugh; Otremba; Johnson, S.; Kalis; Kelliher; Leppik and Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 2818, A bill for an act relating to railroads; appropriating money for the Northstar commuter rail line.

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

Tingelstad, Entenza and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 2819, A bill for an act relating to assisted reproduction; authorizing collaborative reproduction agreements and embryo agreements; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 257C.

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

Greiling, Tingelstad, Wagenius, Evans and Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 2820, A bill for an act relating to waste management; requiring the manufacturer of a smoke detector battery containing radioactive material to provide for the safe disposal of that battery; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 115A.9155, subdivision 1.

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

Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 2821, A bill for an act relating to retirement; revising the age for payment of optional accelerated retirement annuities from the teachers retirement association; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 354.35.

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

Clark, J.; Rifenberg; Dorman; Harder; Daggett; Kuisle; Swenson; Davids; Stang; Juhnke and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 2822, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending homestead classification to certain property used for nonhomestead purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 273.124, subdivision 11.

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

Mahoney; Osthoff; Gunther; Johnson, S., and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2823, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; for a grant to the city of St. Paul to acquire land for and remediate contamination in the Phalen corridor; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

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

Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 2824, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing for collection of data on how many students are employed in this state after obtaining a degree; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 13.322, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.

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

Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2825, A bill for an act relating to crimes; authorizing the attorney general to prosecute certain commercial crimes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609.611, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision.

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

Dawkins and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. No. 2826, A bill for an act relating to marriage; providing alternate forms of marriage solemnization; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 517.18.

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

Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 2827, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a centralized wastewater system on Lake Shetek in Murray county.

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

Opatz, Pelowski, Carlson, Thompson, Greiling, Koskinen, Cassell, Dehler, Bernardy, Stang and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 2828, A bill for an act relating to higher education; specifying changes in interstate tuition reciprocity agreements; amending Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3.

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

Smith, Mares and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2829, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota state retirement system; modifying the definition of allowable service to include time on strike; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 352.01, subdivision 11.

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

Osthoff, Bishop, Solberg, Mariani and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 2830, A bill for an act relating to the city of St. Paul; setting out certain local bonding authority limits through 2008; amending Laws 1971, chapter 773, section 1, subdivision 2, as amended.

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

Tingelstad and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 2831, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a high performance school facility grant program; authorizing the sale of bonds; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.

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

Finseth, Penas, Goodno, Rhodes, Peterson, Lieder, Kubly and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2832, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for flood hazard mitigation projects.

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

Bradley, Huntley, Rukavina, Goodno and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 2833, A bill for an act relating to taxation; requiring certain third-party purchasers to comply with provisions authorizing transfer of the health care provider tax; requiring certain documentation of compliance; authorizing a civil action for noncompliance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 295.582.

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

Dorn; Gunther; Kalis; Johnson, R., and Ruth introduced:

H. F. No. 2834, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for phase 3 of the athletic facilities project at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

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

Dawkins, Seagren, Murphy and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 2835, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing the Minnesota commission on national and community service to create and delegate duties to a private, nonprofit corporation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.385, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision.

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

Gunther; Swenson; Dorman; Tuma; Clark, J.; Kalis; Dorn; Boudreau; Harder; Ruth; Johnson, R., and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 2836, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing the establishment of a specific nonprofit corporation in development region nine for certain specified purposes.

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

Clark, K.; McElroy; Rhodes; Dawkins and Dibble introduced:

H. F. No. 2837, A bill for an act relating to landlords and tenants; clarifying factors for granting funds to housing administrators; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 504B.445, subdivision 8.

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

Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 2838, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the wastewater infrastructure funding (WIF) program.

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

Clark, K.; Rhodes; Dawkins; Gray; Walker and Dibble introduced:

H. F. No. 2839, A resolution memorializing the President and Congress to amend federal law so as to permit states to regulate prepayment penalties on mortgage loans made by all lenders.

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

Clark, J.; Tuma; Walz and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2840, A bill for an act relating to crimes; providing that certain license revocation hearings do not give rise to an estoppel on any issues in criminal prosecutions; providing for jurisdiction over persons found to have caused a delinquent act or charged by a juvenile petition; making it child endangerment to permit a child to be present when a person possesses certain chemical substances used to manufacture controlled substances; prescribing penalties for persons who escape from electronic monitoring; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 169A.53, subdivision 3; 260B.193, subdivision 5; 609.378, subdivision 1; 609.485, subdivisions 3, 4; 634.20.

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

Penas, Tuma, Gunther and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2841, A bill for an act relating to corrections; defining local correctional fees to include board, room, and other expenses, thereby authorizing collection of those fees from persons convicted of a crime and under control of a local correctional agency; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 244.18, subdivision 1.

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

Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 2842, A bill for an act relating to evidence; authorizing electronic signature on certain laboratory blood sample reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 634.15, subdivision 1.

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

Tuma and Clark, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 2843, A bill for an act relating to statutory limitations; modifying the limitation period for bringing an action for damages based on sexual abuse; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 541.073, subdivisions 2, 3.

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

Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 2844, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing metropolitan council bonds; providing for 911 emergency telephone access fees; prohibiting trespassing on public works facilities; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 473.898, subdivision 3; 609.605, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 403.11, subdivision 1; 473.901, subdivision 1.

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

Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 2845, A bill for an act relating to public safety; monitoring foreign students in post-secondary institutions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.

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

Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 2846, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a biological agents registry; establishing hazardous materials driver's endorsement regulations; canceling hazardous materials endorsements for certain offenses; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144; 171.

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

Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 2847, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing issuing temporary licenses for certain persons from other countries; establishing hazardous materials drivers' endorsement regulations; canceling hazardous materials endorsement for certain offenses; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 171.07, subdivision 4; 171.27; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.

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

Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 2848, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a biological agents registry; authorizing rulemaking; providing for a civil penalty; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 13.381, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

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

Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 2849, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing closing a public body meeting to discuss items relating to security; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 13D.05, subdivision 3.

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

Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 2850, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for revitalization of the central business district in the city of Tracy.

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

Seagren, Erhardt, Larson, Rhodes, Holberg and Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 2851, A bill for an act relating to railroads; prohibiting the metropolitan council from further activities relating to the Dan Patch commuter rail line; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 473.399, by adding a subdivision.

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

Marko, Pelowski, Osskopp and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 2852, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the state's share of a high speed rail line between St. Paul and Chicago.

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

Marquart and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 2853, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; modifying conditions for operating motor vehicle under a restricted farm work license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 171.041.

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

Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2854, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Shooting Star Trail.

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

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2855, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; authorizing customers to cancel certain telecommunication services under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 237.66, subdivision 1; 237.662, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

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

Skoe and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2856, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; providing for a grant to independent school district No. 38, Red Lake, for school construction costs and related improvements; authorizing bonds; appropriating money.

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

Paymar; Clark, K., and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2857, A bill for an act relating to commerce; requiring certain consumer information in credit card statements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 325G.42; 325G.45.

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

Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 2858, A bill for an act relating to economic development; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to the Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Bank watershed district to design and construct the Prairie Farm Preservation Education and Exhibit Center.

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

Bakk and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 2859, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for wastewater facilities for municipalities bordering Lake Superior.

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

Swenson; Workman; Clark, J.; Lieder; Kalis; Kuisle and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 2860, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for rail service improvement.

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

Rhodes and Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 2861, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a pedestrian crossing at Belt Line Boulevard in St. Louis Park.

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

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2862, A bill for an act relating to the organization and operation of state government; providing for programs relating to human services, health, and corrections; appropriating money and reducing earlier appropriations with certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 169A.73, subdivision 3; 246.54; 251.013, subdivision 1; 252.282, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5; 254A.17, subdivision 1; 256B.059, subdivisions 1, 3, 5; 256B.0595, subdivision 4; 256B.0916, subdivision 5; 256B.19, subdivision 1; 256B.32; 256B.5013, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 6; 256B.69, subdivision 5a, by adding subdivisions; 256D.051, subdivisions 1, 6c; 256J.02, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 256L.03, subdivision 1; 256L.07, subdivisions 1, 3; 256L.12, subdivision 9; 256L.15, subdivision 3; 257.81; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 62J.692, subdivision 7; 144.1464, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 242.192; 256.01, subdivision 2; 256.955, subdivision 2a; 256.969, subdivision 3a; 256B.056, subdivision 3; 256B.057, subdivision 9; 256B.0595, subdivisions 1, 2; 256B.0625, subdivision 13; 256B.431, subdivision 33; 256B.437, subdivision 2; 256B.439, subdivisions 1, 4; 256B.5013, subdivision 1; 256B.69, subdivisions 4, 5b, 5c; 256B.75; 256I.05, subdivisions 1d, 1e; 256J.52, subdivision 2; 256J.53, subdivision 1; 256L.15, subdivision 1; Laws 1999, chapter 152, section 2; Laws 1999, chapter 152, section 4, as amended; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 9, article 5, section 35; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 9, article 13, section 25; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 144.6905; 145.475; 145.9266, subdivisions 2, 5, 6, 7; 254A.17, subdivision 2; 256.973; 256.9731, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 256B.0916, subdivisions 1, 6; 256E.06, subdivision 2b; 256K.01, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; 256K.015; 256K.02; 256K.03, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; 256K.04; 256K.05; 256K.06; 256K.08; 256K.09; 626.562; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 256.955, subdivision 2b; 256B.057, subdivision 10; 256B.0625, subdivision 5a; 256B.0637; 256I.05, subdivision 1f; 256I.07; 256K.03, subdivision 1; 256K.07; 256L.03, subdivision 5a; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 9, article 13, sections 22; 25, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7; 26; 27; 28.

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

Eastlund introduced:

H. F. No. 2863, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; providing for demolition of the administration building at the Cambridge regional treatment center; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

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

McGuire and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 2864, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life.

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

Cassell introduced:

H. F. No. 2865, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; clarifying the exemption for pastures under animal feedlot permit rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 116.07, subdivision 7.

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

Dorman introduced:

H. F. No. 2866, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing declining pupil unit aid to independent school district No. 241, Albert Lea; appropriating money.

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

Dorman introduced:

H. F. No. 2867, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying equity revenue for school districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 24.

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

Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 2868, A bill for an act relating to corrections; requiring certain persons under the age of 18 to register as a predatory offender; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 243.166, subdivision 1.

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

Dorman introduced:

H. F. No. 2869, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; providing grants to the city of Albert Lea and Freeborn county for dam and lake improvements in the Albert Lea area; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

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

Dorman introduced:

H. F. No. 2870, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing three additional on-sale liquor licenses in Albert Lea.

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

McElroy, Sertich, Gunther and Clark, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 2871, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing funding for economic development in small cities in Minnesota; appropriating money.

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

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2872, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for additional docking piers for the marina at Silver Bay.

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

Wilkin, Pugh, Ozment, Dempsey and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 2873, A bill for an act relating to county government; providing for client-directed support programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 375.18, by adding a subdivision.

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

Ozment, Dempsey, Pugh and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 2874, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending for public purposes; appropriating money for farmland and natural areas protection in Dakota county.

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

Abrams, Leighton, Kuisle, Daggett and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2875, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making technical changes to tax data classification and disclosure provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 270B.01, subdivision 8; 270B.02, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 270B.02, subdivision 3; 270B.08, subdivision 2.

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

Abrams, Kuisle, Milbert, McElroy, Lenczewski, Dempsey, Erhardt, Paulsen, Rifenberg, Knoblach, Wilkin, Dorman, Daggett, Jacobson, Harder, Walker, Bernardy, Winter, Leighton, Mullery, Workman, Gunther, Seagren, Pawlenty, Abeler and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2876, A bill for an act relating to the uniform definition of prepared food required by the Uniform Sales and Use Tax Administration Act; exempting certain bakery products from the definition of prepared food; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 297A.61, subdivision 31.

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

Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 2877, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for shared time aid to follow the student to the nonresident district; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 126C.01, subdivision 7; 126C.19, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.19, subdivision 2.

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

Abrams, Harder, Erhardt, Lenczewski and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2878, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making technical and administrative changes and corrections to property, sales and use, income, franchise, occupation, gross revenues, gasoline and special fuels, and insurance tax provisions; making technical and administrative changes and corrections to property tax refunds, local government aid, homestead and agricultural credit aid, referendum tax base replacement aid, and fire state aid; making technical and administrative changes and corrections to tax increment financing, tax court jurisdiction, levy limits, and tax lien provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 272.02, subdivision 15; 290.067, subdivision 2a; 290.17, subdivisions 2, 3; 290A.03, subdivision 3; 295.53, subdivision 1; 296A.18, subdivision 8; 297I.05, subdivision 11; 477A.011, subdivision 20; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 69.021, subdivision 5; 126C.17, subdivision 7a; 270.69, subdivision 2; 271.01, subdivision 5; 271.21, subdivision 2; 273.121; 273.13, subdivision 24; 273.1392; 273.1398, subdivision 4c; 275.065, subdivision 3; 275.71, subdivision 3; 275.74, subdivision 2; 289A.20, subdivisions 2, 4; 289A.60, subdivision 2; 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.0675, subdivisions 1, 3; 290.091, subdivision 2; 290.0921, subdivision 2; 290A.04, subdivision 2h; 295.60, subdivision 7, by adding subdivisions; 297A.70, subdivision 3; 298.01, subdivisions 3b, 4c; 469.174, subdivision 3; 477A.011, subdivision 36; 477A.013, subdivision 9; 477A.07, subdivision 1; Laws 1993, chapter 375, article 5, section 42; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 9, section 3; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 15, section 3, as amended; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 272.02, subdivision 40; 290.01, subdivisions 19g, 32; 290.0921, subdivision 5; 295.44.

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

Abrams, Kuisle, Lenczewski, McElroy and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 2879, A bill for an act relating to public finance; changing certain definitions and authorizations; changing certain election requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 373.01, subdivision 3; 410.32; 412.301; 444.075, subdivision 1a; 465.73; 469.034, subdivision 2; 469.102, subdivision 2; 469.153, by adding a subdivision; 469.155, subdivisions 3, 4, 8; 469.157; 641.23; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 475.58, subdivision 1.

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

Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 2880, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; setting limits for yellow perch; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97C.401, by adding a subdivision.

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

McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 2881, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; modifying the deficit reduction provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 469.1792, subdivision 1.

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

Workman, Holberg, Howes, Winter and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2882, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; regulating the operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices on roadways and sidewalks; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 168.011, subdivision 4; 169.01, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 171.01, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.

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

McElroy; Clark, K.; Gunther; Sertich and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. No. 2883, A bill for an act relating to affordable housing; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money to the housing finance agency for rental housing to be owned by a public entity.

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

Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 2884, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; setting maximum weight limit for milk trucks; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169.87, subdivision 4.

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

McElroy; Pawlenty; Kahn; Rhodes; Pugh; Clark, J., and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 2885, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for Phase I of the Facilities and Business Master Plan at the Minnesota Zoological Garden.

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

Howes; Clark, K., and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 2886, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing additional identification procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 201.061, subdivision 3.

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

Kuisle, Workman, Kalis, Lieder and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 2887, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for wetland replacement; authorizing state bonds.

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

Jennings, Ozment, Hackbarth and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 2888, A bill for an act relating to waste management; modifying certain solid waste practices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 115A.02; 115A.03, by adding a subdivision; 297H.13, subdivision 2.

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

Howes, Holsten and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 2889, A bill for an act relating to pollution; allowing installation of certain individual sewage treatment systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 115.55, by adding a subdivision.

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

Greiling, Jennings, Mares, Vandeveer and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 2890, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Rush Line Transitway.

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

Penas, Ness, Skoe, Dorn, Abeler, Greiling and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 2891, A bill for an act relating to education finance; making the career and technical levy permanent; modifying the career and technical program language; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.453, subdivisions 3, 4, 6, 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.453, subdivisions 1, 2, 5.

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

Tuma, Wagenius, Kelliher, Ozment, Holsten, Fuller, Haas, Gray, Biernat, Mullery, Winter, Hausman, McGuire, Schumacher, Kubly and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2892, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money for a variety of water and land resource improvements.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2893, A bill for an act relating to retirement; clarifying persons eligible for optional annuities from the Minneapolis police relief association; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 423B.09, subdivision 6.

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

Skoe, Cassell, Juhnke, Kubly and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 2894, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; clarifying the definition of pastures for the purpose of animal feedlot regulation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 116.07, subdivision 7.

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

Pawlenty, Wolf, Pugh, Ozment and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 2895, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for flood mitigation in Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Dakota county.

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

Gerlach, Wolf, Holberg, Pugh and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 2896, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Cedar Avenue Transitway.

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

Osthoff, Mariani, Hausman, Dawkins and Johnson, S., introduced:

H. F. No. 2897, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for Ramsey county to buy the Union Depot in St. Paul.

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

Marko; Johnson, S.; Mariani; Dempsey and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 2898, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Red Rock commuter rail line.

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

Holberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2899, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; making changes to the livable community provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 473.253, subdivision 2; 473.254, subdivisions 1, 6; 473.255, subdivisions 1, 4.

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

Tingelstad, Mariani, Ozment, Entenza, Kalis, Huntley, Mulder, Abeler, Solberg, Mahoney, Lindner, Paymar and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2900, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for a grant to the city of St. Paul for the construction of a high performance office building and educational center designed and constructed specifically with the health and safety of the building's occupants in mind; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

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

Sykora, Nornes, McGuire and Eastlund introduced:

H. F. No. 2901, A bill for an act relating to children; child care; requiring annual market rate surveys; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119B.13, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance.

Sykora, Nornes and Eastlund introduced:

H. F. No. 2902, A bill for an act relating to child care; removing a sunset provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 245A.14, subdivision 8.

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

Goodno; Bradley; Sviggum; Pawlenty; Pugh; Milbert; Kubly; Nornes; Walker; Otremba; Abeler; Haas; Clark, K., and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 2903, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying requirements for major spending commitments of radiation therapy facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 62J.17, subdivision 8.

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

Larson, Davids and Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 2904, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; requiring motor vehicle collision repair to include air bag repair or replacement; providing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.

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

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2905, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; clarifying that the existing authority of the public utilities commission to remedy inadequate or discriminatory service includes the ability to establish self-executing remedies and penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 237.081, subdivision 4.

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

Abrams, Stanek, Davnie and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 2906, A bill for an act relating to Hennepin county; removing certain limitations on the county board's ability to lease real property; removing limitations on the county board's authority to construct off-street parking facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 383B.159; 383B.20, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 383B.20, subdivision 4.

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

Solberg and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 2907, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to complete the Great River Road in Aitkin county.

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

Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 2908, A bill for an act relating to Pine county; authorizing the county to combine county offices of recorder and assessor into one appointed office.

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

Stanek, Tuma, Smith and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2909, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing an integrated set of agriculture, public safety, drivers' license, emergency management, pollution control, law enforcement, and criminal justice terrorist activity prevention, response, and investigation policies; modifying provisions relating to criminal justice, public safety, agriculture, emergency management, 911 emergency communications, pollution control, criminal background checks, and identification procedures; enhancing penalties and creating new crimes designed to deter and punish terroristic activities; providing for interception of terroristic communications; modifying provisions governing response to hazardous materials; classifying data on terroristic activities and authorizing sharing of terrorist data; upon commission of terrorist offenses providing for attachment of financial assets and seizure and forfeiture of property associated with those offenses; providing for release of juvenile court record; appropriating money for antiterrorism initiatives; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 12.03, subdivision 4; 12.21, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 12.22, subdivision 2; 12.31, subdivision 2; 12.32; 12.34, subdivision 1; 12.36; 13.37, subdivisions 1, 3; 13.6905, by adding a subdivision; 17.03, by adding a subdivision; 31.05, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 168.011, by adding subdivisions; 171.07, subdivisions 1a, 4; 171.27; 299A.49, subdivisions 2, 4; 299A.50, subdivision 1; 609.035, by adding a subdivision; 609.185; 609.531, subdivision 1; 609.532, subdivision 3; 609.625, by adding a subdivision; 609.713; 626A.05, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 28A.085, subdivision 4; 35.0661, subdivision 2; 260B.171, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; 168; 171; 609; 626A; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 299A.50, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 35.0661, subdivision 4.

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

Davnie, Walker, Kelliher, Dibble, Gray, Biernat, Wagenius, Skoglund, Kahn and Clark, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 2910, A bill for an act relating to education finance; restoring integration revenue to special school district No. 1, Minneapolis; proposing a study on student mobility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 124D.86, subdivision 3.

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

Solberg and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2911, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Mt. Itasca biathlon training project.

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

Folliard; Huntley; Walker; Pugh; Rhodes; Rukavina; McGuire; Otremba; Wasiluk; Carlson; Slawik; Kahn; Kelliher; Paymar; Peterson; Greiling; Gray; Mariani; Abeler; Clark, K.; Koskinen; Kubly; Davnie and Dibble introduced:

H. F. No. 2912, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing an asthma surveillance system; modifying provisions governing medical assistance and MinnesotaCare; requiring standards for children's preventive care; modifying child care assistance; creating the teacher education and compensation helps program; increasing payment rates for adoption assistance and relative custody assistance; providing assistance to minor children after the MFIP 60-month time limit is reached; increasing the minimum wage; establishing a children's account in the general fund; authorizing rulemaking; modifying taxes on tobacco products; allowing an individual tax credit for children; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 119B.061, subdivision 1; 177.24, subdivision 1; 256B.056, subdivision 7; 256B.69, by adding a subdivision; 256L.15, by adding a subdivision; 257.85, subdivision 7; 259.67, subdivision 2; 297F.05, subdivisions 1, 3; 297F.08, subdivision 7; 297F.10; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 13.3806, by adding a subdivision; 119B.061, subdivision 4; 256B.056, subdivision 4; 257.85, subdivision 3; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 17, subdivision 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 119B; 144; 256J; 290.

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

Mariani, Hausman, Entenza, Osthoff and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. No. 2913, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for capital improvements to Raspberry Island and the Upper Landing in St. Paul.

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

Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 2914, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public 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 Policy.

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2915, A bill for an act relating to local government; clarifying Cook county's powers and authority in relation to the Cook county hospital district; providing for a maximum tax levy; amending Laws 1989, chapter 211, section 8, as amended.

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

Huntley, Swapinski and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2916, A bill for an act relating to waste management; specifying that a sanitary district is to be treated like a county for the purpose of receiving processing payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 115A.554.

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

Kahn; Clark, K.; Rhodes and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 2917, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; appropriating money to the city of Minneapolis for empowerment zone subprojects; authorizing state bonds.

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

Jennings and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 2918, A bill for an act relating to education finance; extending the disabled access levy for independent school district No. 578, Pine City.

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

Jennings and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 2919, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; defining certain terms; promoting competition within local exchange marketplace; providing standards of conduct applicable to telecommunications service providers and their affiliates, including incumbent local exchange carriers and competitive local exchange carriers; requiring consent to use private customer's information for marketing purposes by telecommunications service providers; promoting improved customer service; creating standards of conduct and required practices governing the relations between telecommunications service providers and their customers; providing criteria for structural separation of retail and wholesale activities of large incumbent local exchange carriers into affiliated companies for violations of standards of conduct; making clarifying and technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 237.01, by adding subdivisions; 237.035; 237.09, subdivision 2; 237.462, subdivisions 1, 2, 11, 12; 237.66; 237.661; 237.771; 325F.693; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 237.121.

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

Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 2920, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying timber permit and lease provisions; creating a prairie chicken hunting license; modifying requirements for taking turtles; modifying requirements for a firearms safety certificate; providing for enforcement authority and restoration requirements related to gathering or destroying aquatic plants; eliminating certain experimental trout stream restrictions; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 90.151, subdivision 1; 90.162; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 41; 97B.020; 97B.601, subdivision 4; 97C.605; 97C.611; 103G.615, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 97A; 97B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 90.50; 97C.003; 97C.605, subdivision 4.

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

McElroy, Wolf, Jennings, Bakk and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 2921, A bill for an act relating to energy and economic development; enacting the Minnesota Economic, Environmental, and Energy Security Act of 2002; making a legislative finding on the need for additional electric generation capacity in the state and encouraging construction of certain energy facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 116C.575, subdivision 2; 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.

Sertich introduced:

H. F. No. 2922, A bill for an act relating to employment; prohibiting employers from requiring employees or job applicants to pay for certain expenses such as background checks, credit checks, testing, or orientation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

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

Jennings and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 2923, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; requiring certain large incumbent local exchange carriers to file a service and investment plan biennially; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 237.761, subdivision 8.

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

Solberg and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2924, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; repealing the limited market value phase-out; making the limitation permanent; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 273.11, subdivision 1a.

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

Boudreau and Jacobson introduced:

H. F. No. 2925, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying prior authorization requirements for health care services; establishing requirements for provider contracting; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 62M.07; 62Q.74, as amended; 62Q.75, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 62Q.745.

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

Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2926, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of surplus state land in Sherburne county.

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

Dorman introduced:

H. F. No. 2927, A bill for an act relating to education; replacing the high school Minnesota comprehensive assessments with a college-level placement test; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 120B.30, subdivision 1.

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

Seifert and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 2928, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money to remodel the library at Southwest State University in Marshall, Minnesota.

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

Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 2929, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing property tax replacement aid to new transit systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 174.242, by adding a subdivision.

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

Seifert, Kubly, Peterson and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 2930, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; 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.

Kahn, Rhodes, Greiling, Leppik and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 2931, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; redirecting an appropriation to Minneapolis Community Development Agency; amending Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 18, subdivision 4.

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

Sykora, Bradley, Nornes and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 2932, A bill for an act relating to foster care; requiring disclosure of an individual's communicable disease to a foster care provider; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 260C.212, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A.

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

Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 2933, A bill for an act relating to local government; directing the cities of Rockville and Pleasant Lake and the town of Rockville to joint develop a consolidation plan.

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

Jennings and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 2934, A bill for an act relating to energy; authorizing landowner payments for hosting transmission facilities; 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.

Pawlenty moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, February 7, 2002. The motion prevailed.

Eastlund moved that the names of Westerberg; Rifenberg; Howes; Abeler; Rhodes; Sviggum; Dehler; Blaine; Anderson, B.; Pawlenty; Mulder; Erickson; Seagren; Smith; Tingelstad; Ness and Sykora be added as authors on H. F. No. 2567. The motion prevailed.

Wilkin moved that the name of Erickson be added as an author on H. F. No. 2568. The motion prevailed.

McElroy moved that the names of Ruth and Erickson be added as authors on H. F. No. 2574. The motion prevailed.

Krinkie moved that the name of Erickson be added as an author on H. F. No. 2583. The motion prevailed.

Paulsen moved that the names of Otremba and Mulder be added as authors on H. F. No. 2603. The motion prevailed.

Pawlenty moved that the name of Blaine be added as an author on H. F. No. 2644. The motion prevailed.

Bradley moved that the name of Stanek be added as an author on H. F. No. 2646. The motion prevailed.

Pawlenty moved that the name of Stanek be added as an author on H. F. No. 2655. The motion prevailed.

Hackbarth moved that the name of Tingelstad be added as an author on H. F. No. 2671. The motion prevailed.

Jaros moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on H. F. No. 2677. The motion prevailed.

Daggett moved that the names of Cassell and Harder be added as authors on H. F. No. 2682. The motion prevailed.

Holsten moved that the name of Daggett be added as an author on H. F. No. 2683. The motion prevailed.

Hackbarth moved that the names of Erickson and Eastlund be added as authors on H. F. No. 2684. The motion prevailed.

Pawlenty moved that the names of Erickson, Eastlund, Wilkin and Blaine be added as authors on H. F. No. 2686. The motion prevailed.

Slawik moved that the name of Clark, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 2696. The motion prevailed.

Paulsen moved that the name of Erhardt be added as an author on H. F. No. 2698. The motion prevailed.

Skoe moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 2708. The motion prevailed.

Lieder moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 2708. The motion prevailed.

Entenza moved that the names of Dibble and Tingelstad be added as authors on H. F. No. 2710. The motion prevailed.

Leppik moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on H. F. No. 2719. The motion prevailed.

Koskinen moved that the name of Marquart be added as an author on H. F. No. 2724. The motion prevailed.

Winter moved that the name of Peterson be added as an author on H. F. No. 2730. The motion prevailed.

Pelowski moved that the names of Rifenberg and Davids be added as authors on H. F. No. 2732. The motion prevailed.

Ness moved that the names of Gunther, Otremba and Ruth be added as authors on H. F. No. 2733. The motion prevailed.

Pelowski moved that the names of Rifenberg and Davids be added as authors on H. F. No. 2741. The motion prevailed.

Lipman moved that the name of Seifert be added as chief author on H. F. No. 2742. The motion prevailed.

Larson moved that the name of Lenczewski be added as an author on H. F. No. 2750. The motion prevailed.

Goodwin moved that the names of Paymar and Clark, K., be added as authors on H. F. No. 2752. The motion prevailed.

Haas moved that the name of Huntley be added as an author on H. F. No. 2755. The motion prevailed.

Erickson moved that the name of Eastlund be added as an author on H. F. No. 2782. The motion prevailed.

Ness moved that the names of Otremba and Harder be added as authors on H. F. No. 2800. The motion prevailed.

Olson moved that H. F. No. 1763 be recalled from the Committee on Civil Law and be re-referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy. The motion prevailed.

Smith moved that H. F. No. 2649 be recalled from the Committee on Transportation Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Civil Law. The motion prevailed.

Entenza moved that H. F. No. 2687 be recalled from the Committee on Taxes and be re-referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention. The motion prevailed.

Entenza moved that H. F. No. 2706 be recalled from the Committee on Transportation Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention. The motion prevailed.

Leppik moved that H. F. No. 2731 be recalled from the Committee on Education Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance. The motion prevailed.

Holberg moved that H. F. No. 2798 be recalled from the Committee on Transportation Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance. The motion prevailed.

Boudreau moved that H. F. No. 2925 be recalled from the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development and be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy. The motion prevailed.

Pelowski moved that H. F. No. 16 be returned to its author. The motion prevailed.

Pelowski moved that H. F. No. 17 be returned to its author. The motion prevailed.

Johnson, J., introduced:

House Resolution No. 22, A house resolution designating the week of October 6 to 12, 2002, as "Latex Allergy Awareness Week" in Minnesota.

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

Huntley, Murphy, Jaros and Swapinski introduced:

House Resolution No. 23, A house resolution honoring Senator Sam Solon.

Huntley moved that the rules be so far suspended that House Resolution No. 23 be now considered and be placed upon its adoption. The motion prevailed.

A house resolution honoring Senator Sam Solon.

Whereas, Sam Solon, a son of Greek immigrants, was born June 25, 1931, and grew up in the Central Hillside area of Duluth; and

Whereas, he experienced the difficult times his family endured during the Great Depression when the family relied upon public assistance; and

Whereas, he graduated from Central High School in Duluth, served in the United States Army in Germany, completed a teaching degree from the University of Minnesota-Duluth using the GI bill, and was a social studies teacher for 30 years in the Duluth School District; and

Whereas, he was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1970 and the Minnesota Senate in 1972; and

Whereas, Sam loved his city, serving his constituents, and working to provide an economic future for the children of Duluth; and

Whereas, the people of Duluth, as well as his colleagues, miss him and honor him; and

Whereas, Sam was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, and an active member of The Twelve Apostles Greek Orthodox Church; Now, Therefore,

Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Minnesota that it holds in honored memory the late Senator Sam Solon. It extends its sincere condolences to his widow, his family, and to all the people of district 7 who knew him.

Be It Further Resolved that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives is directed to prepare an enrolled copy of this resolution, to be authenticated by his signature and that of the Speaker, and present it to Yvonne Prettner Solon.

Huntley moved that House Resolution No. 23 be now adopted. The motion prevailed and House Resolution No. 23 was adopted.

Pawlenty moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, February 7, 2002.

Edward A. Burdick, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives