STATE OF MINNESOTA
SPECIAL SESSION -- 2003
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SEVENTH DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Wednesday, May 28, 2003
The House of Representatives convened at 2:00 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
Abrams
Adolphson
Anderson, I.
Anderson, J.
Atkins
Beard
Bernardy
Biernat
Blaine
Borrell
Boudreau
Bradley
Brod
Buesgens
Carlson
Clark
Cornish
Cox
Davids
Davnie
DeLaForest
Demmer
Dempsey
Dill
Dorman
Dorn
Eastlund
Eken
Ellison
Entenza
Erhardt
Erickson
Finstad
Fuller
Goodwin
Greiling
Gunther
Haas
Hackbarth
Harder
Hausman
Heidgerken
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Howes
Huntley
Jacobson
Jaros
Johnson, J.
Johnson, S.
Juhnke
Kahn
Kelliher
Kielkucki
Klinzing
Knoblach
Koenen
Kohls
Krinkie
Kuisle
Lanning
Larson
Latz
Lenczewski
Lesch
Lieder
Lindgren
Lindner
Lipman
Magnus
Mahoney
Marquart
McNamara
Meslow
Mullery
Murphy
Nelson, C.
Nelson, M.
Nelson, P.
Nornes
Olsen, S.
Olson, M.
Opatz
Osterman
Otremba
Otto
Ozment
Paulsen
Paymar
Pelowski
Penas
Peterson
Powell
Rhodes
Rukavina
Ruth
Samuelson
Seagren
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Sieben
Simpson
Slawik
Smith
Soderstrom
Solberg
Stang
Strachan
Swenson
Sykora
Thao
Thissen
Tingelstad
Urdahl
Vandeveer
Walker
Walz
Wardlow
Wasiluk
Westerberg
Westrom
Wilkin
Zellers
Spk. Sviggum
A quorum was present.
Anderson, B.; Gerlach; Mariani; Pugh and Wagenius were excused.
The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding
day. Hoppe moved that further reading
of the Journal be suspended and that the Journal be approved as corrected by
the Chief Clerk. The motion prevailed.
Paulsen
moved that the House recess subject to the call of the Chair. The motion prevailed.
RECESS
RECONVENED
The House reconvened and was called to order by Speaker pro
tempore Abrams.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
The following House Files were introduced:
Tingelstad, Hausman, Heidgerken and Abeler introduced:
H. F. No. 64, A bill for an act relating to capital
improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Northstar
commuter rail line.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
Olson, M.; Kuisle; Westrom; Abeler; Borrell; Vandeveer;
Nelson, P.; Eastlund; Wardlow; Adolphson; Heidgerken; Severson; Westerberg;
Johnson, J.; Lindner; Kielkucki; Demmer; Beard; Erickson; Seagren; Sykora;
Kelliher; Cox; Lipman; Boudreau; Ruth; Lanning; Holberg; Osterman; Urdahl;
Hackbarth; Ozment; Cornish; Knoblach and Meslow introduced:
H. F. No. 65, A bill for an act relating to transportation;
requiring a study of personal rapid transit applications to supplement
transportation system options.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
Buesgens introduced:
H. F. No. 66, A bill for an act relating to
public-policy-oriented entities; providing that public meetings are not
required to fill metropolitan council vacancies within 12 months of initial
appointment; authorizing the use of energy forward pricing mechanisms;
requiring an analysis of the costs of regional improvements included in the
long-range policy plans for metropolitan agencies; making changes in the
metropolitan council's authority and procedures for requiring a change in a
local comprehensive plan; eliminating per diems for the metropolitan parks and
open space commission; providing for the direct charging by the metropolitan
council of industrial dischargers for certain wastewater treatment user fees;
adopting the metropolitan council redistricting plan; repealing authority for
service improvement plan; eliminating certain reporting requirements; removing
an obsolete requirement for metropolitan school districts to submit capital
improvement plans to the metropolitan council for review; making conforming
changes; changing the boundaries of certain districts; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2002, sections 473.123, subdivision 3; 473.13, subdivision 1; 473.146,
subdivision 1; 473.147, subdivision 1; 473.175, subdivision 1; 473.303,
subdivision 6; 473.517, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections
473.123, subdivision 3c; 473.1295; 473.1623; 473.704, subdivision 19; 473.863.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
CALENDAR FOR THE DAY
Paulsen moved that the Calendar for the Day be continued. The motion prevailed.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Knoblach moved that the name of Severson be added as an author
on H. F. No. 28. The
motion prevailed.
ADJOURNMENT
Paulsen moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn
until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 29, 2003.
The motion prevailed.
Paulsen moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and Speaker pro tempore Abrams declared the
House stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 29, 2003.
Edward
A. Burdick,
Chief Clerk, House of Representatives