Journal of the House - 78th Day - Monday, February 18, 2008

A quorum was present.

Dill, Erhardt and Slocum were excused.

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

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Representative Mark Olson from District 16B apologized to the Minnesota House of Representatives and its staff and asked their forgiveness for any dishonor he may have brought to the institution of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the reputation of its members for his conduct last year.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS

Mullery from the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice to which was referred:

H. F. No. 117, A bill for an act relating to courts; modifying personal jurisdiction over foreign corporations and nonresident individuals in certain matters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 543.19, subdivision 1.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, line 1, delete "2007" and insert "2008"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 863, A bill for an act relating to global warming and the environment; requiring adoption of California standards regarding low emission vehicles; providing for updates to the standards as necessary to comply with the federal Clean Air Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116.07, subdivision 2.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Adoption of standards. (a) The Pollution Control Agency shall improve air quality by promoting, in the most practicable way possible, the use of energy sources and waste disposal methods which produce or emit the least air contaminants consistent with the agency's overall goal of reducing all forms of pollution. The agency shall also adopt standards of air quality, including maximum allowable standards of emission of air contaminants from motor vehicles, recognizing that due to variable factors, no single standard of purity of air is applicable to all areas of the state. In adopting standards the Pollution Control Agency shall give due recognition to the fact that the quantity or characteristics of air contaminants or the duration of their presence in the atmosphere, which may cause air pollution in one area of the state, may cause less or not cause any air pollution in another area of the state, and it shall take into consideration in this connection such factors, including others which it may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, zoning classifications, topography, prevailing wind directions and velocities, and the fact that a standard of air quality which may be proper as to an essentially residential area of the state, may not be proper as to a highly developed industrial area of the state. Such standards of air quality shall be premised upon scientific knowledge of causes as well as effects based on technically substantiated criteria and commonly accepted practices. No local government unit shall set standards of air quality which are more stringent than those set by the Pollution Control Agency.

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(b) The Pollution Control Agency shall adopt rules, as authorized under the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7507, to regulate emission standards of motor vehicles sold in this state. The rules:

(1) must be adopted under section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3);

(2) except as provided in clause (3), must be identical to and must incorporate by reference the California low emission vehicle regulations adopted by the California Air Resources Board under the California Code of Regulations, title 13;

(3) must not include the zero emission vehicle standards contained in California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1962; and

(4) must be amended as necessary in a timely fashion to minimize the time during which Minnesota's rules are not identical with California's regulations, as required under United States Code, title 42, section 7507. Amendments under this clause must be made under section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3).

Any portion of California's regulations requiring a federal waiver under the Clean Air Act in order to become effective may not be enforced in Minnesota unless and until California receives the requisite federal waiver.

(c) The Pollution Control Agency shall promote solid waste disposal control by encouraging the updating of collection systems, elimination of open dumps, and improvements in incinerator practices. The agency shall also adopt standards for the control of the collection, transportation, storage, processing, and disposal of solid waste and sewage sludge for the prevention and abatement of water, air, and land pollution, recognizing that due to variable factors, no single standard of control is applicable to all areas of the state. In adopting standards, the Pollution Control Agency shall give due recognition to the fact that elements of control which may be reasonable and proper in densely populated areas of the state may be unreasonable and improper in sparsely populated or remote areas of the state, and it shall take into consideration in this connection such factors, including others which it may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, topography, soils and geology, climate, transportation, and land use. Such standards of control shall be premised on technical criteria and commonly accepted practices.

(d) The Pollution Control Agency shall also adopt standards describing the maximum levels of noise in terms of sound pressure level which may occur in the outdoor atmosphere, recognizing that due to variable factors no single standard of sound pressure is applicable to all areas of the state. Such standards shall give due consideration to such factors as the intensity of noises, the types of noises, the frequency with which noises recur, the time period for which noises continue, the times of day during which noises occur, and such other factors as could affect the extent to which noises may be injurious to human health or welfare, animal or plant life, or property, or could interfere unreasonably with the enjoyment of life or property. In adopting standards, the Pollution Control Agency shall give due recognition to the fact that the quantity or characteristics of noise or the duration of its presence in the outdoor atmosphere, which may cause noise pollution in one area of the state, may cause less or not cause any noise pollution in another area of the state, and it shall take into consideration in this connection such factors, including others which it may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, zoning classifications, topography, meteorological conditions and the fact that a standard which may be proper in an essentially residential area of the state, may not be proper as to a highly developed industrial area of the state. Such noise standards shall be premised upon scientific knowledge as well as effects based on technically substantiated criteria and commonly accepted practices. No local governing unit shall set standards describing the maximum levels of sound pressure which are more stringent than those set by the Pollution Control Agency.

(e) The Pollution Control Agency shall adopt standards for the identification of hazardous waste and for the management, identification, labeling, classification, storage, collection, transportation, processing, and disposal of hazardous waste, recognizing that due to variable factors, a single standard of hazardous waste control may not be applicable to all areas of the state. In adopting standards, the Pollution Control Agency shall recognize that

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elements of control which may be reasonable and proper in densely populated areas of the state may be unreasonable and improper in sparsely populated or remote areas of the state. The agency shall consider existing physical conditions, topography, soils, and geology, climate, transportation and land use. Standards of hazardous waste control shall be premised on technical knowledge, and commonly accepted practices. Hazardous waste generator licenses may be issued for a term not to exceed five years. No local government unit shall set standards of hazardous waste control which are in conflict or inconsistent with those set by the Pollution Control Agency.

A person who generates less than 100 kilograms of hazardous waste per month is exempt from the following agency hazardous waste rules:

(1) rules relating to transportation, manifesting, storage, and labeling for photographic fixer and X-ray negative wastes that are hazardous solely because of silver content; and

(2) any rule requiring the generator to send to the agency or commissioner a copy of each manifest for the transportation of hazardous waste for off-site treatment, storage, or disposal, except that counties within the metropolitan area may require generators to provide manifests.

Nothing in this paragraph exempts the generator from the agency's rules relating to on-site accumulation or outdoor storage. A political subdivision or other local unit of government may not adopt management requirements that are more restrictive than this paragraph.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 2. ADOPTION.

The rules under section 1 must be adopted and made effective by September 30, 2008, and shall be effective for motor vehicles with a model year of 2012 and later.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

The report was adopted.

Mullery from the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1130, A bill for an act relating to crimes; making it a crime to falsely report police misconduct to an attorney or other person whose responsibilities include investigating or reporting police misconduct; prescribing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.505, subdivision 2.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 10, delete "or an attorney"

Page 2, line 1, delete "2007" and insert "2008"

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, lines 2 and 3, delete "an attorney or other" and insert "a"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

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Mullery from the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1595, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; statutory housing warranties; regulating recovery for breaches; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327A.05.

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

The report was adopted.

Mullery from the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1825, A bill for an act relating to health; increasing the penalty for smoking in a nonsmoking hotel room; providing for civil and criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327.742, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding subdivisions.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 10, before the period, insert ", not including any loss of income incurred as a result of the room being vacant during the restoration,"

Page 1, line 14, delete "retailer" and insert "innkeeper"

Page 1, line 15, after "condition" insert ", not including any loss of income incurred as a result of the room being vacant during the restoration,"

Page 2, line 2, delete "under" and insert "until"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Mullery from the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1948, A bill for an act relating to public defense; providing for public defender representation for juveniles, children in need of protection, and other persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 260C.163, subdivision 3; 260C.331, subdivision 3; 611.14; 611.16; 611.18.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 260C.163, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Appointment of counsel. (a) The child, parent, guardian or custodian has the right to effective assistance of counsel in connection with a proceeding in juvenile court.

(b) Except in proceedings where the sole basis for the petition is habitual truancy, if the child, parent, guardian, or custodian desires counsel but is unable to employ it, the court shall appoint counsel to represent the child who is ten years of age or older or the parents or guardian ~~in any case in which it feels that such an appointment is appropriate~~ pursuant to section 611.14.

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(c) In any proceeding where the sole basis for the petition is habitual truancy, the child, parent, guardian, and custodian do not have the right to appointment of a public defender or other counsel at public expense. However, before any out-of-home placement, including foster care or inpatient treatment, can be ordered, the court must appoint a public defender ~~or other counsel at public expense in accordance with paragraph (b)~~ for the child in accordance with section 611.14, paragraph (a), clause (4).

(d) Counsel for the child shall not also act as the child's guardian ad litem.

(e) In any proceeding where the subject of a petition for a child in need of protection or services is not represented by an attorney, the court shall determine the child's preferences regarding the proceedings, if the child is of suitable age to express a preference.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2009.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 260C.331, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Court expenses. (a) The following expenses are a charge upon the county in which proceedings are held upon certification of the judge of juvenile court or upon such other authorization provided by law:

~~(a)~~ (1) the fees and mileage of witnesses, and the expenses and mileage of officers serving notices and subpoenas ordered by the court, as prescribed by law.;

~~(b)~~ (2) the expense of transporting a child to a place designated by a child-placing agency for the care of the child if the court transfers legal custody to a child-placing agency.;

~~(c)~~ (3) the expense of transporting a minor to a place designated by the court.; and

(d) Reasonable compensation for an attorney appointed by the court to serve as counsel, except in the Eighth Judicial District where the state courts shall pay for counsel to a guardian ad litem until the recommendations of the task force created in Laws 1999, chapter 216, article 7, section 42, are implemented. (4) the reimbursement to the Board of Public Defense for trial court representation of noncustodial parents from the time that the noncustodial parent is made a party to the child protection proceedings, or permanent placement proceedings under section 260C.201, subdivision 11, paragraph (d), clauses (1) to (5). Compensation for attorney services shall be set at a rate of $60 per hour. The public defender shall provide itemized billing for time spent related to representation of noncustodial parents, signed by the attorney and verified by the chief district public defender, to the county responsible for reimbursement. Funds collected by the board shall be deposited in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the board and do not cancel. The provisions of this clause do not apply to the Fourth Judicial District.

(b) The state courts shall pay for guardian ad litem expenses.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2009.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 611.14, is amended to read:

611.14 RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION BY PUBLIC DEFENDER.

(a) The following persons who are financially unable to obtain counsel are entitled to be represented by a public defender:

(1) a person charged with a felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor including a person charged under sections 629.01 to 629.29;

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(2) a person appealing from a conviction of a felony or gross misdemeanor, or a person convicted of a felony or gross misdemeanor, who is pursuing a postconviction proceeding and who has not already had a direct appeal of the conviction;

(3) a person who is entitled to be represented by counsel under section 609.14, subdivision 2; or

(4) a minor ten years of age or older who is entitled to be represented by counsel under section 260B.163, subdivision 4, or 260C.163, subdivision 3.;

(5) a child under ten years of age who commits a delinquent act which is the sole basis for a petition filed by the county attorney and any out-of-home placement including foster care or inpatient treatment is being sought;

(6) a custodial parent or parents who are entitled to counsel in juvenile court under section 260C.163, subdivision 3, pursuant to a petition filed by a county attorney, or, if there is no parent, the guardian or the custodian of the child, but in cases governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act, the district public defender may represent both parents regardless of whether they have custody of the child, or may represent the guardian or custodian of the child; or

(7) a noncustodial parent made a party to a child protection proceeding, or permanent placement proceeding under section 260C.201, subdivision 11, paragraph (d), clauses (1) to (5), the cost of which will be reimbursed under section 260C.331, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4).

(b) The Board of Public Defense must not provide or pay for public defender services to persons other than those entitled to representation under this section.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2009.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 611.16, is amended to read:

611.16 REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENDER.

Any person described in section 611.14 ~~or any other person entitled by law to representation by counsel,~~ may at any time request the court in which the matter is pending, or the court in which the conviction occurred, to appoint a public defender to represent the person. In a proceeding defined by ~~clause (2) of~~ section 611.14, paragraph (a), clause (2), application for the appointment of a public defender may also be made to a judge of the Supreme Court.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2009.

Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 611.18, is amended to read:

611.18 APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENDER.

If it appears to a court that a person requesting the appointment of counsel satisfies the requirements of this chapter, the court shall order the appropriate public defender to represent the person ~~at all further stages of the proceeding through appeal, if any~~. For a person appealing from a conviction, or a person pursuing a postconviction proceeding and who has not already had a direct appeal of the conviction, according to the standards of sections 611.14, paragraph (a), clause (2), and 611.25, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), the state public defender shall be appointed. For a person covered by section 611.14, paragraph (a), clause (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7), a district public defender shall be appointed to represent that person. If (a) conflicting interests exist, (b) the district public defender for any other reason is unable to act, or (c) the interests of justice require, the state public defender may be ordered to represent a person. When the state public defender is directed by a court to represent a defendant or other person, the state public defender may assign the representation to any district public defender. If at any stage of the

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proceedings~~, including an appeal,~~ the court finds that the defendant is financially unable to pay counsel whom the defendant had retained, the court may appoint the appropriate public defender to represent the defendant, as provided in this section. Prior to any court appearance, a public defender may represent a person accused of violating the law, who appears to be financially unable to obtain counsel, and shall continue to represent the person unless it is subsequently determined that the person is financially able to obtain counsel. The representation may be made available at the discretion of the public defender, upon the request of the person or someone on the person's behalf. Any law enforcement officer may notify the public defender of the arrest of any such person.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2009."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to public defense; providing for public defender representation for juveniles, children in need of protection, and other persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 260C.163, subdivision 3; 260C.331, subdivision 3; 611.16; 611.18; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 611.14."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Pelowski from the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2553, A bill for an act relating to state government; creating a catastrophe survivor compensation fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.635, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 8A.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, line 11, delete "or political subdivision of the state" and insert "and its political subdivisions" and delete "or political subdivision"

Page 2, line 12, delete "of the state" and insert "and its political subdivisions"

Page 3, line 31, delete "release" and insert "execute a written release of"

Page 3, line 32, delete "or a political subdivision of the state" and insert "and its political subdivisions"

Page 3, line 34, before the period, insert "and shall provide that the survivor releases the state and its political subdivisions from any liability, including claims for damages arising from the catastrophe, and cooperate with the state and its political subdivisions in pursuing claims the state and political subdivisions may have against any other party. The release shall also provide that the survivor will indemnify the state and its political subdivisions from any claims of contribution or indemnity or both made by others against the state and its political subdivisions, and satisfy any judgment obtained by others against the state and its political subdivisions, if such claims or judgment relate in any way to the claim of the survivor rising from the catastrophe"

Page 4, line 12, after "any" insert "statutory or common"

Page 4, line 13, delete "otherwise"

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Page 4, delete line 15 and insert "of the survivor's release of claims against the state and its political subdivisions"

Page 4, line 16, delete "subdivision of the state"

Page 4, line 18, after the second "or" insert "with respect to any"

Page 4, delete lines 19 to 24 and insert:

"Subd. 6. State right of subrogation. Notwithstanding any statutory or common law to the contrary, the state is subrogated to all potential claims against third party tortfeasors of any survivor receiving compensation from the fund to the extent the claims relate to, involve, or arise out of the catastrophe. The state's subrogation right shall be limited to the amount paid to the survivor from the fund. The state shall be entitled to be reimbursed regardless of whether the survivor is fully compensated.

Subd. 7. Third party reimbursement of the state. Notwithstanding any statutory or common law to the contrary, the state shall be entitled to recover from any third party, including an agent, contractor, or vendor retained by the state, for payments made from the fund to the extent such third party caused the catastrophe.

Subd. 8. Attorney fee limit. An attorney representing a survivor with respect to a claim filed with the special master must not charge the survivor a fee."

Page 6, delete lines 25 to 29

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

The report was adopted.

Thissen from the Committee on Health and Human Services to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2590, A bill for an act relating to health; allowing Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board members to serve two consecutive terms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144E.01, subdivision 1.

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

The report was adopted.

Mariani from the Committee on E-12 Education to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2617, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying teaching employment for early childhood education programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 124D.13, subdivision 11.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 124D.13, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

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Subd. 11. Teachers. A school board must employ necessary ~~qualified~~ licensed teachers ~~licensed in early childhood or parent education~~ for its early childhood family education programs. The Board of Teaching, at its discretion, may grant an applicant a variance under this subdivision, consistent with sections 122A.09, subdivision 10, and 122A.25, and Board of Teaching rules.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Mullery from the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2717, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing disbursement of minimum fines for controlled substance offenses to juvenile substance abuse court programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.101, subdivision 3.

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

The report was adopted.

Carlson from the Committee on Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2800, A bill for an act relating to transportation finance; appropriating money for transportation activities; providing funding for highway maintenance, debt service, and local roads; appropriating funds for emergency relief related to the I-35W bridge collapse; establishing a trunk highway bridge improvement program; requiring a study of value capture to reduce the public costs of large transportation infrastructure investment; authorizing sale and issuance of trunk highway bonds for highways; modifying motor vehicle registration and motor fuel taxes; establishing annual adjustment of motor fuel taxes; creating a motor fuels tax credit; allocating motor vehicle lease tax revenues; providing for local transportation sales taxes; modifying county state aid highway fund revenue allocation; prohibiting tolling or privatization of existing transportation facilities; modifying provisions related to various transportation-related funds and accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 160.84, subdivision 1; 161.081, subdivision 3; 162.06; 162.07, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 168.013, subdivision 1a; 171.29, subdivision 2; 290.06, by adding a subdivision; 296A.07, subdivision 3; 296A.08, subdivision 2; 297A.64, subdivision 2; 297A.815, by adding a subdivision; 473.129, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 160; 165; 296A; 297A; 398A.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"ARTICLE 1

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.

2008 2009 Total

General Fund $0 $4,275,000 $4,275,000

Trunk Highway 55,000,000 172,426,000 227,426,000

C.S.A.H. 0 54,836,000 54,836,000

M.S.A.S. 0 14,404,000 14,404,000

Total $55,000,000 $245,941,000 $300,941,000

Sec. 2. TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the trunk highway fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for fiscal year 2008 are effective the day following final enactment.

The appropriations are in addition to appropriations under Laws 2007, chapter 143, article 1, section 3, and Laws 2007, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 2.

APPROPRIATIONS

Available for the Year

Ending June 30

2008 2009

Sec. 3. TRANSPORTATION

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $0 $163,463,000

Appropriations by Fund

2008 2009

General Fund 0 2,450,000

Trunk Highway 0 91,773,000

C.S.A.H. 0 54,836,000

M.S.A.S. 0 14,404,000

The amounts that may be spent for each purpose are specified in the following subdivisions.

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APPROPRIATIONS

Available for the Year

Ending June 30

2008 2009

Subd. 2. Multimodal Systems

(a) Transit 0 1,700,000

This appropriation is from the general fund.

(b) Rail 0 250,000

This appropriation is from the general fund for a grant to the Northstar Corridor Development Authority to fund advanced preliminary engineering, updated environmental documentation, property appraisals, and negotiations with the railroad to extend commuter rail service on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail line between Big Lake and Rice. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until spent.

This appropriation is from the general fund for grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 457A. Any improvements made with the proceeds of these grants must be publicly owned.

Subd. 3. State Roads

(a) Infrastructure Operations and Maintenance 0 46,399,000

(b) Infrastructure Investment Support 0 38,163,000

$200,000 is for a grant to the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs for its participation in the United States Department of Transportation Urban Partnership program.

This appropriation is for transfer to the state bond fund. If this appropriation is insufficient to make all transfers required in the year for which it is made, the commissioner of finance shall notify the Committee on Finance of the senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the house of representatives of the amount of the deficiency and shall then transfer that amount under the statutory open appropriation. Any excess appropriation cancels to the trunk highway fund.

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APPROPRIATIONS

Available for the Year

Ending June 30

2008 2009

Subd. 4. Local Roads

(a) County State Aids 0 54,836,000

This appropriation is from the county state-aid highway fund and is available until spent.

(b) Municipal State Aids 0 14,404,000

This appropriation is from the municipal state-aid street fund and is available until spent.

If an appropriation under this subdivision does not exhaust the balance in the fund from which it is made in the year for which it is made, the commissioner of finance, upon request of the commissioner of transportation, shall notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance of the amount of the remainder and shall then add that amount to the appropriation. The amount added is appropriated for the purposes of county state aids or municipal state aids, as appropriate.

If the appropriations under this subdivision exhaust the balance in the fund from which it is made in the year for which it is made, the commissioner of finance shall notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance of the amount by which the appropriation exceeds the balance and shall then reduce that amount from the appropriation.

Subd. 5. Transfers

With the approval of the commissioner of finance, the commissioner of transportation may transfer unencumbered balances among the appropriations from the trunk highway fund and the state airports fund made in this section. No transfer may be made from the appropriations for state road construction or debt service to any other appropriation. Transfers under this paragraph may not be made between funds. Transfers between programs must be reported immediately to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance.

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APPROPRIATIONS

Available for the Year

Ending June 30

2008 2009

On or after July 1, 2008, the commissioner of finance shall transfer $1,221,000 from the general fund to the trunk highway fund, to reimburse the fund for transfer of trunk highway land to the city of Mounds View.

Sec. 4. PUBLIC SAFETY

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $0 $5,153,000

Appropriations by Fund

2008 2009

General 0 1,500,000

Trunk Highway 0 3,653,000

The amounts that may be spent for each purpose are specified in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2. State Patrol

(a) Patrolling Highways 0 3,653,000

This appropriation is for the cost of adding 40 state patrol troopers, and reflects a portion of the goal to raise the state patrol trooper complement to 600.

(b) Capitol Security 0 1,500,000

This appropriation is from the general fund.

The commissioner may not spend any money from the trunk highway fund for capitol security and may not permanently transfer any state trooper from the patrolling highways activity to capitol security.

The commissioner may not transfer any money (1) appropriated for Department of Public Safety administration, the patrolling of highways, commercial vehicle enforcement, or driver and vehicle services to capitol security or (2) from capitol security.

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Sec. 5. APPROPRIATION; TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF.

$55,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $77,000,000 in fiscal year 2009 are appropriated to the commissioner of transportation from the trunk highway fund for the purposes specified in the federal grants and aids related to the I‑35W bridge collapse on marked Interstate Highway I-35W in Minneapolis. This appropriation is in addition to appropriations under Laws 2007, chapter 143, article 1, section 3, and Laws 2007, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 2.

EFFECTIVE DATE. Appropriations for fiscal year 2008 are effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 6. VALUE CAPTURE STUDY; APPROPRIATION.

Subdivision 1. Findings. The legislature finds that large public investments in state transportation infrastructure, such as constructing freeway interchanges, new highways, and rail transit stations, can result in surrounding private land and other property increasing in value, sometimes by substantial amounts. The special assessment law, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 429, provides a method for local governments to use similar private or special benefits to help finance local streets, roads, and other transportation improvements. However, the law does not provide the state with a similar financing mechanism and the nature of a large state transportation project may suggest that alternative financing mechanisms are more appropriate.

Subd. 2. Appropriation; study. $325,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Center for Transportation Studies to complete a study to assess the public policy implications of financing new and improved transportation infrastructure in Minnesota through capturing the value of the benefits created, to prepare a report on its findings, and to conduct a series of workshops. This is a onetime appropriation and is available in fiscal years 2008 and 2009.

Subd. 3. Report; workshops. The Center for Transportation Studies must report its preliminary findings to the legislature by March 1, 2009, and must issue its full report by July 1, 2009. The Center for Transportation must also offer a series of educational workshops for elected officials during the summer and fall of 2009.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 2

TRUNK HIGHWAY AND LOCAL ROAD AND BRIDGE BONDING

Section 1. [296A.083] ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE SURCHARGE.

(a) On June 30, 2008, and each March 1 thereafter, the commissioner of finance shall report to the commissioner of revenue the amount of the trunk highway debt service transfer forecast in the next two fiscal years attributable to the trunk highway bonds authorized in this article.

(b) By July 16, 2008, and each April 1 thereafter, the commissioner of revenue shall compute and publish a surcharge for each fuel tax provided for in sections 296A.07, subdivision 3, and 296A.08, subdivision 2, in proportion to the rate of tax for each type of fuel. The surcharge must be calculated to raise an amount of money which, when added to the balance in the trunk highway debt service account, covers the debt service transfer forecast in the next two fiscal years, except that the surcharge may not exceed 2.5 cents per gallon for gasoline taxed under section 296A.07, subdivision 3, clause (3), or a proportional rate for each other type of fuel. The surcharge must be rounded to the nearest 0.1 cent. The surcharge is effective on August 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009, and each new surcharge thereafter is effective the following July 1 to June 30.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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Sec. 2. BOND APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are appropriated from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, articles IX and XIV.

SUMMARY

Department of Transportation $2,241,403,000

Metropolitan Council 400,000

Department of Administration 18,197,000

Department of Finance 2,260,000

TOTAL $2,262,260,000

APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $2,241,403,000

Appropriations by Fund

Trunk Highway 2,181,403,000

State Transportation 60,000,000

This appropriation is to the commissioner of transportation for the purposes specified in this section.

Subd. 2. State Road Construction 2,117,694,000

(a) For the actual construction, reconstruction, and improvement of trunk highways, including design-build contracts and consultant usage to support these activities. This includes the cost of actual payments to landowners for lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, payments to lessees, interest subsidies, and relocation expenses. This appropriation is in the following amounts:

(1) $417,694,000 in fiscal year 2009;

(2) $500,000,000 in fiscal year 2010; and

(3) $150,000,000 in each fiscal year for fiscal years 2011 through 2018.

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APPROPRIATIONS

(b) Of the amount in fiscal year 2009, $40,000,000 is for construction of interchanges involving a trunk highway, where the interchange will promote economic development, increase employment, relieve growing traffic congestion, and promote traffic safety. The amount under this paragraph must be allocated 50 percent to the department's metropolitan district, and 50 percent to districts in greater Minnesota.

(c) Of the amount in fiscal years 2009 and 2010, the commissioner shall use $300,000,000 each year for predesign, design, preliminary engineering, right-of-way acquisition, construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of bridges in the trunk highway bridge improvement program under Minnesota Statutes, section 165.14.

(d) Of the total appropriation under this subdivision:

(1) the commissioner shall use at least $50,000,000 for accelerating transit facility improvements on or adjacent to trunk highways; and

(2) the commissioner may use up to $423,538,800 for program delivery.

Subd. 3. Great River Road 4,299,000

For predesign, design, construction, and restoration of historic roadside properties on the Great River Road. The commissioner shall consult with the Minnesota Mississippi River Parkway Commission to determine project priorities.

Subd. 4. Urban Partnership Agreement 24,778,000

For design, conversion, and construction of (1) a high-occupancy toll lane along a portion of marked Interstate Highway I-35W in the counties of Dakota and Hennepin, (2) a priced dynamic shoulder lane along a portion of marked Interstate Highway I-35W in Minneapolis, (3) bus-only transit along a portion of marked Trunk Highway 77 in the counties of Dakota and Hennepin, and (4) related arterial traffic management projects. This appropriation is part of the local match of federal funding provided under the urban partnership agreement.

Subd. 5. Mankato District Headquarters Building 23,983,000

For design, construction, furnishing, and equipping a new Department of Transportation district headquarters facility in Mankato.

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APPROPRIATIONS

Subd. 6. Chaska Truck Station - Carver County Partnership 8,649,000

For design and construction of a new truck station facility in Chaska, in partnership with Carver County.

Subd. 7. Rochester and Maple Grove Truck Stations Design 2,000,000

For design and investigative services of new truck station facilities in Rochester and Maple Grove.

Subd. 8. Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation 50,000,000

This appropriation is from the bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, to match federal money and to replace or rehabilitate local deficient bridges.

Political subdivisions may use grants made under this section to construct or reconstruct bridges, including:

(1) matching federal aid grants to construct or reconstruct key bridges;

(2) paying the costs of preliminary engineering and environmental studies authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, subdivision 6a;

(3) paying the costs to abandon an existing bridge that is deficient and in need of replacement, but where no replacement will be made; and

(4) paying the costs to construct a road or street to facilitate the abandonment of an existing bridge determined by the commissioner to be deficient, if the commissioner determines that construction of the road or street is more cost efficient than the replacement of the existing bridge.

Subd. 9. Local Road Improvement Program 10,000,000

This appropriation is from the bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50, for grants to counties to assist in paying the costs of rural road safety capital improvement projects on county state-aid highways under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4a.

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APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL $400,000

Urban Partnership Agreement

This appropriation is to the Metropolitan Council for land acquisition, design, and construction of park-and-ride facilities along marked Interstate Highway I-35W in the counties of Dakota and Hennepin. This appropriation is part of the local match of federal funding provided under the urban partnership agreement.

Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION $18,197,000

Transportation Building Exterior Repair

This appropriation is to the commissioner of administration for repair and renovation of the exterior of the Department of Transportation Building at 395 John Ireland Boulevard in St. Paul.

Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE $2,260,000

Bond Sale Expenses

This appropriation is to the commissioner of finance for bond sale expenses under Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.641, subdivision 8, and 167.50, subdivision 4.

Of this amount, $60,000 is from the bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.

Sec. 7. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.

Subdivision 1. Trunk highway fund bonds. To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $2,202,200,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received from the sale of the bonds, must be deposited in the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.

Subd. 2. State transportation fund bonds. To provide the money appropriated in this article from the state transportation fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $60,060,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to a bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.

Sec. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Except where otherwise specified, this article is effective the day following final enactment.

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ARTICLE 3

HIGHWAY USER TAXES

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.013, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:

Subd. 1a. Passenger automobile; hearse. (a) On passenger automobiles as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 7, and hearses, except as otherwise provided, the tax shall be $10 plus an additional tax equal to 1.25 percent of the base value.

(b) Subject to the classification provisions herein, "base value" means the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the vehicle including destination charge using list price information published by the manufacturer or determined by the registrar if no suggested retail price exists, and shall not include the cost of each accessory or item of optional equipment separately added to the vehicle and the suggested retail price.

(c) If the manufacturer's list price information contains a single vehicle identification number followed by various descriptions and suggested retail prices, the registrar shall select from those listings only the lowest price for determining base value.

(d) If unable to determine the base value because the vehicle is specially constructed, or for any other reason, the registrar may establish such value upon the cost price to the purchaser or owner as evidenced by a certificate of cost but not including Minnesota sales or use tax or any local sales or other local tax.

(e) The registrar shall classify every vehicle in its proper base value class as follows:

FROM TO

$0 $199.99

200 399.99

and thereafter a series of classes successively set in brackets having a spread of $200 consisting of such number of classes as will permit classification of all vehicles.

(f) The base value for purposes of this section shall be the middle point between the extremes of its class.

(g) The registrar shall establish the base value, when new, of every passenger automobile and hearse registered prior to the effective date of Extra Session Laws 1971, chapter 31, using list price information published by the manufacturer or any nationally recognized firm or association compiling such data for the automotive industry. If unable to ascertain the base value of any registered vehicle in the foregoing manner, the registrar may use any other available source or method. The registrar shall calculate tax using base value information available to dealers and deputy registrars at the time the application for registration is submitted. The tax on all previously registered vehicles shall be computed upon the base value thus determined taking into account the depreciation provisions of paragraph (h).

(h) The annual additional tax must be computed upon a percentage of the base value as ~~provided herein,~~ follows: during the first ~~and second years~~ year of vehicle life ~~shall be computed~~, upon 100 percent of the base value; for the second year, 90 percent of such value; for the third ~~and fourth years~~ year, 90 80 percent of such value; for the fourth year, 70 percent of such value; for the fifth ~~and sixth years~~ year, 75 60 percent of such value; for the sixth year, 50 percent of such value; for the seventh year, 60 40 percent of such value; for the eighth year, 40 30 percent of such value; for the ninth year, 30 20 percent of such value; for the tenth year, ten percent of such value; for the 11th and each succeeding year, the sum of $25.

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(i) In no event shall the annual additional tax be less than $25. The total tax under this subdivision shall not exceed $189 for the first renewal period and shall not exceed $99 for subsequent renewal periods. The total tax under this subdivision on any vehicle filing its initial registration in Minnesota in the second year of vehicle life shall not exceed $189 and shall not exceed $99 for subsequent renewal periods. The total tax under this subdivision on any vehicle filing its initial registration in Minnesota in the third or subsequent year of vehicle life shall not exceed $99 and shall not exceed $99 in any subsequent renewal period.

(i) As used in this subdivision and section 168.017, the following terms have the meanings given: "initial registration" means the 12 consecutive months calendar period from the day of first registration of a vehicle in Minnesota; and "renewal periods" means the 12 consecutive calendar months periods following the initial registration period. For any vehicle previously registered in Minnesota, the annual additional tax due under this subdivision must not exceed the smallest amount of annual additional tax previously paid or due on the vehicle.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment, and applies to (1) any initial registration for which the tax is first due on or after July 1, 2008, and (2) any renewal of registration on a vehicle assigned a registration period of July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, or later.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 34. Lower income motor fuels tax credit. (a) An individual who has attained the age of 18 by the end of the taxable year and cannot be claimed as a dependent on another taxpayer's return may take a credit against the tax imposed under this chapter. For married couples filing joint returns, surviving spouses, single filers, and head of household filers, the credit amount is $25. For married individuals filing separate returns, the credit amount is $12.50. To qualify, the individual's taxable net income for the taxable year must not exceed the maximum amount for the individual's filing status, adjusted as provided in subdivision 2d, that is taxable at the lowest rate under subdivision 2c. For individuals with taxable net income that exceeds the amount of income taxable for the individual's filing status at the lowest rate under subdivision 2c, adjusted as provided in subdivision 2d, the credit amount is zero. For a nonresident or part-year resident, the credit must be allocated based on the percentage calculated under subdivision 2c, paragraph (e).

(b) If the amount of the credit which the individual is eligible to receive under this subdivision exceeds the individual's liability for tax under this chapter, the commissioner of revenue shall refund the excess.

(c) The amount necessary to pay claims for the refund provided in this section is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 296A.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Rate of tax. The gasoline excise tax is imposed at the following rates:

(1) E85 is taxed at the rate of ~~14.2~~ 17.75 cents per gallon;

(2) M85 is taxed at the rate of ~~11.4~~ 14.25 cents per gallon; and

(3) all other gasoline is taxed at the rate of 20 25 cents per gallon.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective September 15, 2008, and applies to all gasoline, undyed diesel fuel, and special fuel in distributor storage on that date.

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Sec. 4. GASOLINE EXCISE TAX; TRANSITION PROVISION.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 296A.07, subdivision 3, before September 1, 2008, the gasoline excise tax is imposed at the following rates:

(1) E85 is taxed at the rate of 15.62 cents per gallon;

(2) M85 is taxed at the rate of 12.54 cents per gallon; and

(3) all other gasoline is taxed at the rate of 22 cents per gallon.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective on the first day of the month following 21 days after the date of enactment and applies to all gasoline, undyed diesel fuel, and special fuel in distributor storage on that date. This section expires September 15, 2008.

Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 296A.08, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Rate of tax. The special fuel excise tax is imposed at the following rates:

(a) Liquefied petroleum gas or propane is taxed at the rate of 15 18.75 cents per gallon.

(b) Liquefied natural gas is taxed at the rate of 12 15 cents per gallon.

(c) Compressed natural gas is taxed at the rate of ~~$1.739~~ $2.174 per thousand cubic feet; or 20 25 cents per gasoline equivalent,. For purposes of this paragraph, "gasoline equivalent," as defined by the National Conference on Weights and Measures, ~~which~~ is 5.66 pounds of natural gas.

(d) All other special fuel is taxed at the same rate as the gasoline excise tax as specified in section 296A.07, subdivision 2. The tax is payable in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective September 15, 2008, and applies to all gasoline, undyed diesel fuel, and special fuel in distributor storage on that date.

Sec. 6. SPECIAL FUEL EXCISE TAX; TRANSITION PROVISION.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 296A.08, subdivision 2, before September 1, 2008, the special fuel excise tax is imposed at the following rates:

(a) Liquefied petroleum gas or propane is taxed at the rate of 16.5 cents per gallon.

(b) Liquefied natural gas is taxed at the rate of 13.2 cents per gallon.

(c) Compressed natural gas is taxed at the rate of $1.1913 per thousand cubic feet; or 22 cents per gasoline equivalent. For purposes of this paragraph, "gasoline equivalent," as defined by the National Conference on Weights and Measures, is 5.66 pounds of gas.

(d) All other special fuel is taxed at the same rate as the gasoline excise tax as specified in section 4. The tax is payable in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner.

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EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective on the first day of the month following 21 days after the date of enactment, and applies to all gasoline, undyed diesel fuel, and special fuel in distributor storage on that date. This section expires September 15, 2008.

Sec. 7. [296A.085] ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF MOTOR FUEL TAXES.

Subdivision 1. Annual adjustment. (a) On July 1 annually, the commissioner of revenue shall recompute and publish a new rate for each motor fuel tax provided for in sections 296A.07, subdivision 3, and 296A.08, subdivision 2. The new rate for each motor fuel tax must be calculated by multiplying the rate in effect at the time of the calculation by an adjustment amount obtained under paragraph (b). The new rate must be rounded to the nearest 0.1 cent and is effective on September 15 of each year.

(b) To determine the adjustment amount, divide the annual average United States Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, United States city average, as determined by the United States Department of Labor for the previous calendar year by that annual average for the year before the previous calendar year.

Subd. 2. Report. On January 15, 2014, and every six years thereafter, the commissioner of transportation shall submit a report on motor fuels tax indexing to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance. The report must include an analysis of revenues from the annual adjustment of the rate for each motor fuel tax under this section, and a recommendation for retaining, modifying, or eliminating the annual adjustment.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.64, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Fee imposed. A fee equal to ~~three~~ five percent of the sales price is imposed on leases or rentals of vehicles subject to the tax under subdivision 1. The lessor on the invoice to the customer may designate the fee as "a fee imposed by the State of Minnesota for the registration of rental cars."

Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.815, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 3. Motor vehicle lease sales tax revenue. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "net revenue" means an amount equal to:

(1) the revenues, including interest and penalties, collected under section 297A.815, during the fiscal year; less

(2) the estimated reduction in individual income tax receipts and the estimated amount of refunds paid out under section 290.06, subdivision 34, for the fiscal year.

(b) The commissioner of revenue, at the request of the commissioner of finance, shall estimate the amount of the revenues and subtraction under paragraph (a) for a fiscal year. The commissioner may use these estimates in making the transfers required under this section.

(1) 50 percent to the greater Minnesota transit account;

(2) 25 percent to the metropolitan area transit account;

(3) 17.25 percent to the county state-aid highway fund; and

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(4) 7.75 percent to the municipal state-aid street fund.

(d) For fiscal years 2010 and 2011, the amount under paragraph (a), clause (1), must be calculated using the following percentages of the total revenues:

(1) for fiscal year 2010, 83.75 percent; and

(2) for fiscal year 2011, 93.75 percent.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2009.

ARTICLE 4

LOCAL OPTION TAXES

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.99, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Authorization; scope. (a) A political subdivision of this state may impose a general sales tax under section 297A.992, under section 297A.993, if permitted by special law, or if the political subdivision enacted and imposed the tax before the effective date of section 477A.016 and its predecessor provision.

(b) This section governs the imposition of a general sales tax by the political subdivision. The provisions of this section preempt the provisions of any special law:

(1) enacted before June 2, 1997, or

(2) enacted on or after June 2, 1997, that does not explicitly exempt the special law provision from this section's rules by reference.

Sec. 2. [297A.992] METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AREA SALES TAX.

Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them:

(1) "metropolitan transportation area" means the county of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington participating in the joint powers agreement under subdivision 3, and includes any eligible county that declares by resolution of its county board to be a part of the metropolitan transportation area;

(2) "eligible county" means a county that has not imposed a transportation sales and use tax under section 297A.993, and that is adjacent to any county that is part of the metropolitan transportation area;

(3) "committee" means the Grant Evaluation and Ranking System (GEARS) Committee;

(4) "minimum guarantee county" means any metropolitan county or eligible county that is participating in the joint powers agreement under subdivision 3, whose proportion of the annual sales tax revenue under this section collected within that county is less than or equal to three percent; and

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(5) "population" means the population, as defined in section 477A.011, subdivision 3, estimated or established by July 15 of the year prior to the calendar year in which the representatives will serve on the Grant Evaluation and Ranking System Committee established under subdivision 5.

Subd. 2. Authorization; rates. (a) Notwithstanding section 297A.99, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3, or 477A.016, or any other law, the boards of the counties acting under a joint powers agreement as specified in this section may impose by resolution (1) a transportation sales and use tax within the metropolitan transportation area at a rate of one-half of one percent on retail sales and uses taxable under this chapter, and (2) an excise tax of $20 per motor vehicle purchased or acquired from any person engaged in the business of selling motor vehicles at retail, occurring within the jurisdiction of the taxing authority. The taxes authorized are to fund transportation improvements as specified in this section, including debt service on obligations issued to finance such improvements pursuant to subdivision 7.

(b) After June 30, 2028, the amount of the sales and use tax under paragraph (a) is one-quarter of one percent.

(c) The tax imposed under this section is not included in determining if the total tax on lodging in the city of Minneapolis exceeds the maximum allowed tax under Laws 1986, chapter 396, section 5, as amended by Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 12, section 87, or in determining a tax that may be imposed under any other limitations.

Subd. 3. Joint powers agreement. Before imposing the taxes authorized in subdivision 2, each participating county in the metropolitan transportation area must enter into a joint powers agreement. The joint powers agreement:

(1) must form a joint powers board, as specified in subdivision 4;

(2) must provide a process that allows any eligible county, by resolution of its county board, to join the joint powers board and impose the taxes authorized in subdivision 2;

(3) may provide for withdrawal of a participating county before final termination of the agreement; and

(4) may provide for a weighted voting system for joint powers board decisions.

Subd. 4. Joint powers board. (a) The joint powers board must consist of one or more commissioners of each county that is in the metropolitan transportation area, appointed by its county board, and the chair of the Metropolitan Council, who must have voting rights, subject to subdivision 3, clause (4). The joint powers board has the powers and duties provided in this section and section 471.59.

(b) The joint powers board may utilize no more than three-fourths of one percent of the proceeds of the taxes imposed under this section for ordinary administrative expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this section. Any additional administrative expenses must be paid by the participating counties.

(c) The joint powers board may establish a technical advisory group that is separate from the GEARS Committee. The group must consist of representatives of cities, counties, or public agencies, including the Metropolitan Council. The technical advisory group must be used solely for technical consultation purposes.

Subd. 5. Grant application and awards; Grant Evaluation and Ranking System (GEARS) Committee. (a) The joint powers board shall establish a grant application process and identify the amount of available funding for grant awards. Grant applications must be submitted in a form prescribed by the joint powers board. An applicant must provide, in addition to all other information required by the joint powers board, the estimated cost of the project, the amount of the grant sought, possible sources of funding in addition to the grant sought, and identification of any federal funds that will be utilized if the grant is awarded. A grant application seeking transit capital funding must identify the source of money necessary to operate the transit improvement.

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(b) The joint powers board shall establish a timeline and procedures for the award of grants, and may award grants only to the state and political subdivisions. The board shall define objective criteria for the award of grants, which must include, but not be limited to, consistency with the most recent version of the transportation policy plan adopted by the Metropolitan Council under section 473.146. The joint powers board shall maximize the availability and use of federal funds in projects funded under this section.

(1) one county commissioner from each county that is in the metropolitan transportation area, appointed by its county board;

(2) one elected city representative from each county that is in the metropolitan transportation area;

(3) one additional elected city representative from each county for every additional 400,000 in population, or fraction of 400,000, in the county that is above 400,000 in population; and

(4) the chair of the Metropolitan Council Transportation Committee.

(d) Each city representative must be elected at a meeting of cities in the metropolitan transportation area, which must be convened for that purpose by the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities.

(e) The committee shall evaluate grant applications following objective criteria established by the joint powers board, and must provide to the joint powers board a selection list of transportation projects that includes a priority ranking.

(f) A grant award for a transit project located within the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, may be funded only after the Metropolitan Council reviews the project for consistency with the transit portion of the Metropolitan Council policy plan and one of the following occurs:

(1) the Metropolitan Council finds the project to be consistent;

(2) the Metropolitan Council initially finds the project to be inconsistent, but after a good faith effort to resolve the inconsistency through negotiations with the joint powers board, agrees that the grant award may be funded; or

(3) the Metropolitan Council finds the project to be inconsistent, and submits the consistency issue for final determination to a panel, which determines the project to be consistent. The panel is composed of a member appointed by the chair of the Metropolitan Council, a member appointed by the joint powers board, and a member agreed upon by both the chair and the joint powers board.

(g) Grants must be funded by the proceeds of the taxes imposed under this section, bonds, notes, or other obligations issued by the joint powers board under subdivision 7.

(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, in fiscal year 2009, of the initial revenue collected under this section, the joint powers board shall allocate at least $30,783,000 to the Metropolitan Council for operating assistance for transit.

Subd. 6. Allocation of grant awards. (a) The board must allocate grant awards as follows:

(1) no less than 50 percent for transit, for the following purposes:

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(i) capital improvements to transit ways, including, but not limited to, commuter rail rolling stock, light rail vehicles, and transit way buses;

(ii) capital costs for park-and-ride facilities, as defined in section 174.256, subdivision 2;

(iii) feasibility studies, planning, alternatives analyses, environmental studies, engineering, property acquisition for transit way purposes, and construction of transit ways; and

(iv) operating assistance for transit ways;

(2) no less than 25 percent for construction or reconstruction of trunk highways or local roads of regional significance; and

(3) 25 percent for (i) any of the purposes specified in clauses (1) and (2), and (ii) planning, studies, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of pedestrian programs and bicycle programs and pathways.

(b) The joint powers board must annually award grants to each minimum guarantee county in an amount no less than the amount of sales tax revenue collected within that county.

(c) No more than 1.25 percent of the total awards may be annually allocated for the purposes specified in paragraph (a), clause (3), item (ii).

Subd. 7. Bonds. (a) The joint powers board or any county, acting under a joint powers agreement as specified in this section, may, by resolution, authorize, issue, and sell its bonds, notes, or other obligations for the purpose of funding grants under subdivision 6. The joint powers board or county may also, by resolution, issue bonds to refund the bonds issued pursuant to this subdivision.

(b) The bonds of the joint powers board must be limited obligations, payable solely from or secured by taxes levied under this section.

(c) The bonds of any county may be limited obligations, payable solely from or secured by taxes levied under this section. A county may also pledge its full faith, credit, and taxing power as additional security for the bonds.

(d) Bonds may be issued in one or more series and sold without an election. The bonds shall be secured, bear the interest rate or rates or a variable rate, have the rank or priority, be executed in the manner, be payable in the manner, mature, and be subject to the defaults, redemptions repurchases, tender options, or other terms, and shall be sold in such manner as the joint powers board, the regional railroad authority, or the county may determine.

(e) The joint powers board or any regional railroad authority or any county may enter into and perform all contracts deemed necessary or desirable by it to issue and secure the bonds, including an indenture of trust with a trustee within or without the state.

(f) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the bonds must be issued and sold in the manner provided under chapter 475.

(g) The joint powers board or any regional railroad authority wholly within the metropolitan transportation area also may authorize, issue, and sell its bonds, notes, or other obligations for the purposes, and in accordance with the procedures, set forth in section 398A.07 to fund grants as provided in subdivision 6. The bonds of any regional railroad authority may be limited obligations, payable solely from or secured by taxes levied under this section. A regional railroad authority may also pledge its taxing powers as additional security for the bonds.

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Subd. 8. Allocation of revenues. After the deductions allowed in section 297A.99, subdivision 11, the commissioner of revenue shall remit the proceeds of the taxes imposed under this section on a quarterly basis, as directed by the joint powers board under this section.

Subd. 9. Administration, collection, enforcement. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of section 297A.99, subdivisions 4 and 6 to 12a, govern the administration, collection, and enforcement of the tax authorized under this section.

Subd. 10. Report. The joint powers board shall report annually by February 1 to the house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning the revenues received and grants awarded.

Subd. 11. Grant awards to Metropolitan Council. Any grant award under this section made to the Metropolitan Council must supplement, and must not supplant, operating and capital assistance provided by the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment, except that subdivision 2 is effective the first day of a calendar quarter beginning at least 90 days after the formation of the joint powers board under subdivision 4. This section expires October 2, 2008, if the sales and use tax under subdivision 2 has not been imposed.

Sec. 3. [297A.993] GREATER MINNESOTA TRANSPORTATION SALES AND USE TAX.

Subdivision 1. Authorization; rates. Notwithstanding section 297A.99, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, and 13, or 477A.016, or any other law, the board of a county outside the metropolitan transportation area, as defined under section 297A.992, subdivision 1, or more than one county outside the metropolitan transportation area acting under a joint powers agreement, may impose (1) a transportation sales tax at a rate of one-half of one percent on retail sales and uses taxable under this chapter, and (2) an excise tax of $20 per motor vehicle purchased or acquired from any person engaged in the business of selling motor vehicles at retail, occurring within the jurisdiction of the taxing authority. The taxes imposed under this section are subject to approval by a majority of the voters of the county or counties at a general election who vote on the question to impose the taxes.

Subd. 2. Allocation; termination. The proceeds of the taxes must be dedicated exclusively to payment of the cost of a specific transportation project or improvement. The transportation project or improvement must be designated by the board of the county, or more than one county acting under a joint powers agreement. The taxes must terminate after the project or improvement has been completed.

Subd. 3. Administration, collection, enforcement. The administration, collection, and enforcement provisions in section 297A.99, subdivisions 4 and 6 to 12, apply to all taxes imposed under this section.

ARTICLE 5

COUNTY STATE-AID HIGHWAY FUND DISTRIBUTION

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 162.06, is amended to read:

162.06 ACCRUALS TO COUNTY STATE-AID HIGHWAY FUND; ACCOUNTS.

Subdivision 1. Estimate. (a) By December 15 of each year the commissioner shall estimate the amount of money that will be available to the county state-aid highway fund during that fiscal year. The amount available must be based on actual receipts from July 1 through November 30, the unallocated fund balance, and the projected receipts for the remainder of the fiscal year. The ~~total~~ amount available, except for deductions as provided ~~herein~~ in this section, shall be apportioned by the commissioner to the counties as ~~hereinafter~~ provided in section 162.07.

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(b) For purposes of this section, "amount available" means the amount estimated in paragraph (a).

Subd. 2. Administrative costs of department. Two percent must be deducted from the ~~total~~ amount available ~~in the county state-aid highway fund~~, set aside in a separate account, and used for administrative costs incurred by the state Transportation Department in carrying out the provisions relating to the county state-aid highway system.

Subd. 3. Disaster account. (a) After deducting administrative costs as provided in subdivision 2, the commissioner shall set aside each year ~~a sum of money equal to~~ one percent of the ~~remaining money in the county state-aid highway fund~~ amount available to provide for a disaster account; provided that the total amount of money in the disaster account must never exceed two percent of the total sums to be apportioned to the counties. ~~This sum~~ The money must be used to provide aid to any county encountering disasters or unforeseen events affecting its county state-aid highway system, and resulting in an undue and burdensome financial hardship.

(b) Any county desiring aid by reason of disaster or unforeseen event shall request the aid in the form required by the commissioner. Upon receipt of the request, the commissioner shall appoint a board consisting of two representatives of the counties, who must be either a county engineer or member of a county board, from counties other than the requesting county, and a representative of the commissioner. The board shall investigate the matter and report its findings and recommendations in writing to the commissioner.

(c) Final determination of the amount of aid, if any, to be paid to the county from the disaster account must be made by the commissioner. Upon determining to aid a requesting county, the commissioner shall certify to the commissioner of finance the amount of the aid, and the commissioner of finance shall then issue a warrant in that amount payable to the county treasurer of the county. Money so paid must be expended on the county state-aid highway system in accordance with the rules of the commissioner.

Subd. 4. Research account. (a) Each year the screening board, provided for in section 162.07, subdivision 5, may recommend to the commissioner a sum of money that the commissioner shall set aside from the ~~county state-aid highway fund~~ amount available and credit to a research account. The amount so recommended and set aside shall not exceed one-half of one percent of the preceding year's ~~apportionment sum~~ distribution amount, as defined in section 162.07, subdivision 1a.

(b) Any money so set aside shall be used by the commissioner for the purpose of:

(1) conducting research for improving the design, construction, maintenance and environmental compatibility of state-aid highways and appurtenances;

(2) constructing research elements and reconstructing or replacing research elements that fail; and

(3) conducting programs for implementing and monitoring research results.

(c) Any balance remaining in the research account at the end of each year from the sum set aside for the year immediately previous, shall be transferred to the county state-aid highway fund.

Subd. 5. State park road account. After deducting for administrative costs and for the disaster account and research account ~~as heretofore provided from the remainder of the total sum provided for in subdivision 1, there shall be deducted~~ from the amount available as provided in this section, the commissioner shall deduct a sum equal to the three-quarters of one percent of the remainder. The sum so deducted shall be set aside in a separate account and shall be used for (1) the establishment, location, relocation, construction, reconstruction, and improvement of those roads included in the county state-aid highway system under Minnesota Statutes 1961, section 162.02, subdivision 6, which border and provide substantial access to an outdoor recreation unit as defined in section 86A.04 or which provide access to the headquarters of or the principal parking lot located within such a unit, and (2) the

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reconstruction, improvement, repair, and maintenance of county roads, city streets, and town roads that provide access to public lakes, rivers, state parks, and state campgrounds. Roads described in clause (2) are not required to meet county state-aid highway standards. At the request of the commissioner of natural resources the counties wherein such roads are located shall do such work as requested in the same manner as on any county state-aid highway and shall be reimbursed for such construction, reconstruction, or improvements from the amount set aside by this subdivision. Before requesting a county to do work on a county state-aid highway as provided in this subdivision, the commissioner of natural resources must obtain approval for the project from the County State-Aid Screening Board. The screening board, before giving its approval, must obtain a written comment on the project from the county engineer of the county requested to undertake the project. Before requesting a county to do work on a county road, city street, or a town road that provides access to a public lake, a river, a state park, or a state campground, the commissioner of natural resources shall obtain a written comment on the project from the county engineer of the county requested to undertake the project. Any sums paid to counties or cities in accordance with this subdivision shall reduce the money needs of said counties or cities in the amounts necessary to equalize their status with those counties or cities not receiving such payments. Any balance of the amount so set aside, at the end of each year shall be transferred to the county state-aid highway fund.

Subd. 6. County state-aid highway revolving loan account. A county state-aid highway revolving loan account is created in the transportation revolving loan fund. The commissioner may transfer to the account the amount allocated under section 162.065. Money in the account may be used to make loans. Funds in the county state-aid highway revolving loan account may be used only for aid in the construction, improvement, and maintenance of county state-aid highways. Funds in the account may not be used for any toll facilities project or congestion-pricing project. Repayments and interest from loans from the county state-aid highway revolving loan account must be credited to that account. Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner and does not lapse. Interest earned from investment of money in this account must be deposited in the county state-aid highway revolving loan account.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 162.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. ~~Formula~~ Apportionment sum. After deducting for administrative costs and for the disaster account and research account and state park roads as heretofore provided, the remainder of the total sum provided for in section 162.06, subdivision 1, shall be identified as the apportionment sum and shall be apportioned by the commissioner to the several counties on the basis of the needs of the counties as determined in accordance with the following formula:

(a) The commissioner shall apportion the apportionment sum, as calculated in subdivision 1a, to the several counties as provided in paragraphs (b) to (e).

~~(a)~~ (b) An amount equal to ten percent of the apportionment sum shall be apportioned equally among the 87 counties.

~~(b)~~ (c) An amount equal to ten percent of the apportionment sum shall be apportioned among the several counties so that each county shall receive of such amount the percentage that its motor vehicle registration for the calendar year preceding the one last past, determined by residence of registrants, bears to the total statewide motor vehicle registration.

~~(c)~~ (d) An amount equal to 30 percent of the apportionment sum shall be apportioned among the several counties so that each county shall receive of such amount the percentage that its total lane-miles of approved county state-aid highways bears to the total lane-miles of approved statewide county state-aid highways. In 1997 and subsequent years no county may receive, as a result of an apportionment under this clause based on lane-miles rather than miles of approved county state-aid highways, an apportionment that is less than its apportionment in 1996.

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~~(d)~~ (e) An amount equal to 50 percent of the apportionment sum shall be apportioned among the several counties so that each county shall receive of such amount the percentage that its money needs bears to the sum of the money needs of all of the individual counties; provided, that the percentage of such amount that each county is to receive shall be adjusted so that each county shall receive in 1958 a total apportionment at least ten percent greater than its total 1956 apportionments from the state road and bridge fund; and provided further that those counties whose money needs are thus adjusted shall never receive a percentage of the apportionment sum less than the percentage that such county received in 1958.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 162.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 1a. Apportionment sum and excess sum. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "distribution amount" means the amount identified in section 162.06, subdivision 1, after the deductions provided for in section 162.06 for administrative costs, disaster account, research account, and state park road account.

(b) The apportionment sum is calculated by subtracting the excess sum, as calculated in paragraph (c), from the distribution amount.

(1) attributed to that portion of the gasoline excise tax rate under section 296A.07, subdivision 3, in excess of 20 cents per gallon, and to that portion of the excise tax rates in excess of the energy equivalent of a gasoline excise tax rate of 20 cents per gallon for E85 and M85 under section 296A.07, subdivision 3, and special fuel under section 296A.08, subdivision 2;

(2) attributed to a change in the passenger vehicle registration tax under section 168.013, imposed on or after July 1, 2008, that exceeds (i) the amount collected in fiscal year 2008, multiplied by (ii) the annual average United States Consumer Price Index for the calendar year previous to the current calendar year, divided by the annual average United States Consumer Price Index for calendar year 2007; and

(3) attributed to that portion of the motor vehicle sales tax revenue in excess of the percentage allocated to the county state-aid highway fund in fiscal year 2007.

(d) For purposes of this subdivision, the United States Consumer Price Index identified in paragraph (c) is for all urban consumers, United States city average, as determined by the United States Department of Labor.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 162.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 1c. Excess sum. (a) The commissioner shall apportion the excess sum, as calculated in subdivision 1a, to the several counties as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c).

(b) An amount equal to 40 percent must be apportioned among the several counties so that each county receives of that amount the percentage that its motor vehicle registration for the calendar year preceding the one last past, determined by residence of registrants, bears to the total statewide motor vehicle registration.

(c) An amount equal to 60 percent must be apportioned among the several counties so that each county receives of that amount the percentage that its money needs bears to the sum of the money needs of all of the individual counties.

Sec. 5. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.

The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 162.07, subdivision 1, as subdivision 1b.

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ARTICLE 6

OTHER TRANSPORTATION FINANCE

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 160.84, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Scope. The terms used in sections 160.84 to ~~160.92~~ 160.98 have the meanings given them in this section and section 160.02.

Sec. 2. [160.845] RESTRICTIONS ON TOLL FACILITY.

A road authority, including the governing body of a city, or a private operator may not convert, transfer, or utilize any portion of a highway to impose tolls or for use as a toll facility. A road authority, including the governing body of a city, or a private operator may not limit operation of a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 75, to a toll facility or otherwise require that a commercial motor vehicle use the tolled portion of a highway.

(b) This section does not apply to (1) any toll facility or high-occupancy vehicle lane constructed, converted, or established before September 1, 2007, (2) any additional lane, including a priced dynamic shoulder lane, high-occupancy vehicle lane, or high-occupancy toll lane, added to a highway after September 1, 2007, and (3) any other general purpose lane that adds capacity.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 3. [160.98] PROHIBITION ON ROAD AND BRIDGE PRIVATIZATION.

A road authority may not sell, lease, execute a development agreement for a BOT facility or BTO facility that transfers an existing highway lane, or otherwise relinquish management of a highway, if the highway is retained or utilized by the buyer, lessor, or operator for highway purposes. Nothing in this section prevents sale, reconveyance, or easements under sections 160.274, 161.23, 161.41, 161.411, 161.431, 161.44, 161.442, or any other similar provision.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Flexible highway account; turnback accounts. (a) The flexible highway account is created in the state treasury. Money in the account may be used ~~either~~ for ~~the~~:

(1) restoration of former trunk highways that have reverted to counties or to statutory or home rule charter cities ~~or for regular trunk highway purposes~~, or for trunk highways that will be restored and subsequently turned back by agreement between the commissioner and the local road authority;

(2) safety improvements on county highways, municipal highways, streets, or town roads; and

(3) routes of regional significance.

(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "restoration" means the level of effort required to improve the route that will be turned back to an acceptable condition as determined by agreement made between the commissioner and the county or city before the route is turned back.

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(c) The commissioner shall review the need for funds to restore highways that have been or will be turned back ~~and the need for funds for the trunk highway system~~. The commissioner shall determine, on a biennial basis, the percentage of ~~this~~ funds in the flexible highway account to be distributed to each district, and within each district the percentage to be used for ~~county turnbacks, for municipal turnbacks, and for regular trunk highway projects~~ each of the purposes specified in paragraph (a). Money in the account may be used for safety improvements and routes of regional significance only after money is set aside to restore the identified turnbacks. The commissioner shall make ~~this determination~~ these determinations only after meeting and holding discussions with committees selected by the statewide associations of both county commissioners and municipal officials. The commissioner shall, to the extent feasible, annually allocate 50 percent of the funds in the flexible highway account to the department's metropolitan district, and 50 percent to districts in greater Minnesota.

(d) Money that will be used for the restoration of trunk highways that have reverted or that will revert to cities must be deposited in the municipal turnback account, which is created in the state treasury.

(e) Money that will be used for the restoration of trunk highways that have reverted or that will revert to counties must be deposited in the county turnback account, which is created in the state treasury.

(f) Money that will be used for safety improvements must be deposited in the highway safety improvement account, which is created in the state treasury to be used as grants to statutory or home rule charter cities, towns, and counties to assist in paying the costs of constructing or reconstructing city streets, county highways, or town roads to reduce crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damage.

(g) Money that will be used for routes of regional significance must be deposited in the routes of regional significance account, which is created in the state treasury, and used as grants to statutory or home rule charter cities, towns, and counties to assist in paying the costs of constructing or reconstructing city streets, county highways, or town roads with statewide or regional significance that have not been fully funded through other state, federal, or local funding sources.

(h) As part of each biennial budget submission to the legislature, the commissioner shall describe how the money in the flexible highway account will be apportioned among the county turnback account, the municipal turnback account, ~~and~~ the trunk highway fund for routes turned back to local governments by agreement, the highway safety improvement account, and the routes of regional significance account.

~~(g) Money apportioned from the flexible highway account to the trunk highway fund must be used for state road construction and engineering costs.~~

EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (h) is effective January 1, 2009, and the remainder of this section is effective July 1, 2009.

Sec. 5. [165.14] TRUNK HIGHWAY BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "program" means the trunk highway bridge improvement program established under this section.

Subd. 2. Program created. The commissioner shall develop a trunk highway bridge improvement program for accelerating repair and replacement of trunk highway bridges throughout the state. The program receives funding for bridge projects as specified by law.

Subd. 3. Program requirements. (a) The commissioner shall develop an inventory of bridges included in the program. The inventory must include all bridges on the trunk highway system in Minnesota that are classified as fracture-critical or structurally deficient, or constitute a priority project, as identified by the commissioner. In

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determining whether a bridge is a priority project, the commissioner may consider national bridge inventory (NBI) condition codes, bridge classification as functionally obsolete, the year in which the bridge was built, the history of bridge maintenance and inspection report findings, the average daily traffic count, engineering judgments with respect to the safety or condition of the bridge, and any other factors specifically identified by the commissioner.

(b) For each bridge included in the inventory, the commissioner must provide the following information: a summary of the bridge, including but not limited to, county and department district, route number, feature crossed, the year in which the bridge was built, average daily traffic count, load rating, bridge length and deck area, and main span type; the condition ratings for the deck, superstructure, and substructure; identification of whether the bridge is structurally deficient, functionally obsolete, or fracture-critical; the sufficiency rating; a brief description of the work planned for the bridge, including work type needed; an estimate of total costs related to the bridge, which may include general and planning cost estimates; and, the year or range of years in which the work is planned.

Subd. 4. Prioritization of bridge projects. (a) The commissioner shall classify all bridges in the program into tier 1, 2, or 3 bridges, where tier 1 is the highest tier. Unless the commissioner identifies a reason for proceeding otherwise, before commencing bridge projects in a lower tier, all bridge projects within a higher tier must to the extent feasible be selected and funded in the approved state transportation improvement program, at any stage in the project development process, solicited for bids, in contract negotiation, under construction, or completed.

(b) The classification of each tier is as follows:

(1) tier 1 consists of any bridge in the program that (i) has an average daily traffic count that is above 1,000 and has a sufficiency rating that is at or below 50, or (ii) is identified by the commissioner as a priority project;

(2) tier 2 consists of any bridge that is not a tier 1 bridge, and (i) is classified as fracture-critical, or (ii) has a sufficiency rating that is at or below 80; and

(3) tier 3 consists of any other bridge in the program that is not a tier 1 or tier 2 bridge.

(c) By June 30, 2018, all tier 1 and tier 2 bridges originally included in the program must be under contract for repair or replacement with a new bridge that contains a load-path-redundant design, except that a specific bridge may remain in continued service if the reasons are documented in the report required under subdivision 5.

(d) The commissioner shall establish criteria for determining the priority of bridge projects within each tier, and must include safety considerations as a criterion.

Subd. 5. Statewide transportation planning report. In conjunction with each update to the Minnesota statewide transportation plan, or at least every six years, the commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance. The report must include:

(1) an explanation of the criteria and decision-making processes used to prioritize bridge projects;

(2) a historical and projected analysis of the extent to which all trunk highway bridges meet bridge performance targets;

(3) a summary of bridge projects (i) completed in the previous six years or since the last update to the Minnesota statewide transportation plan, and (ii) currently in progress under the program;

(4) a summary of bridge projects scheduled in the next four fiscal years and included in the state transportation improvement program;

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(5) a projection of annual needs over the next 20 years;

(6) a calculation funding necessary to meet the completion date under subdivision 4, paragraph (c), compared to the total amount of bridge-related funding available; and

(8) for any tier 1 fracture-critical bridge that is repaired but not replaced, an explanation of the reasons for repair instead of replacement.

Subd. 6. Annual report. Annually by January 15, the commissioner shall submit a report on the program to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance. The report must include the inventory information required under subdivision 3, and an analysis, including any recommendations for changes, of the adequacy and efficacy of (1) the program requirements under subdivision 3, and (2) the prioritization requirements under subdivision 4.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.29, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Reinstatement fees and surcharges allocated and appropriated. (a) An individual whose driver's license has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1, except under section 169A.52, 169A.54, or 609.21, must pay a $30 fee before the driver's license is reinstated.

(b) A person whose driver's license has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1 under section 169A.52, 169A.54, or 609.21, must pay a $250 fee plus a ~~$40~~ $430 surcharge before the driver's license is reinstated, except as provided in paragraph (f). ~~Beginning July 1, 2002, the surcharge is $145. Beginning July 1, 2003, the surcharge is $430.~~ The $250 fee is to be credited as follows:

(1) Twenty percent must be credited to the driver services operating account in the special revenue fund as specified in section 299A.705.

(2) Sixty-seven percent must be credited to the general fund.

(3) Eight percent must be credited to a separate account to be known as the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension account. Money in this account may be appropriated to the commissioner of public safety and the appropriated amount must be apportioned 80 percent for laboratory costs and 20 percent for carrying out the provisions of section 299C.065.

(4) Five percent must be credited to a separate account to be known as the vehicle forfeiture account, which is created in the special revenue fund. The money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner for costs of handling vehicle forfeitures.

(c) The revenue from $50 of ~~each~~ the surcharge must be credited to a separate account to be known as the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury account. The revenue from $50 of the surcharge on a reinstatement under paragraph (f) is credited from the first installment payment to the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury account. The money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of health to be used as follows: 83 percent for contracts with a qualified community-based organization to provide information, resources, and support to assist persons with traumatic brain injury and their families to access services, and 17 percent to maintain the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury registry created in section 144.662. For the purposes of this paragraph, a "qualified community-based organization" is a private, not-for-profit organization of consumers of traumatic brain injury services and their family members. The organization must be registered with the United States Internal Revenue Service under section 501(c)(3) as a tax-exempt organization and must have as its purposes:

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(1) the promotion of public, family, survivor, and professional awareness of the incidence and consequences of traumatic brain injury;

(2) the provision of a network of support for persons with traumatic brain injury, their families, and friends;

(3) the development and support of programs and services to prevent traumatic brain injury;

(4) the establishment of education programs for persons with traumatic brain injury; and

(5) the empowerment of persons with traumatic brain injury through participation in its governance.

A patient's name, identifying information, or identifiable medical data must not be disclosed to the organization without the informed voluntary written consent of the patient or patient's guardian or, if the patient is a minor, of the parent or guardian of the patient.

(d) The remainder of the surcharge must be credited to a separate account to be known as the remote electronic alcohol-monitoring program account. The commissioner shall transfer the balance of this account to the commissioner of finance on a monthly basis for deposit in the general fund.

(e) When these fees are collected by a licensing agent, appointed under section 171.061, a handling charge is imposed in the amount specified under section 171.061, subdivision 4. The reinstatement fees and surcharge must be deposited in an approved depository as directed under section 171.061, subdivision 4.

(f) A person whose driver's license has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1 under section 169A.52 or 169A.54 and who the court certifies as being financially eligible for a public defender under section 611.17, may choose to pay 50 percent and an additional $25 of the total amount of the surcharge and 50 percent of the fee required under paragraph (b) to reinstate the person's driver's license, provided the person meets all other requirements of reinstatement. If a person chooses to pay 50 percent of the total and an additional $25, the driver's license must expire after two years. The person must pay an additional 50 percent less $25 of the total to extend the license for an additional two years, provided the person is otherwise still eligible for the license. After this final payment of the surcharge and fee, the license may be renewed on a standard schedule, as provided under section 171.27. A handling charge may be imposed for each installment payment. Revenue from the handling charge is credited to the driver services operating account in the special revenue fund and is appropriated to the commissioner.

(g) Any person making installment payments under paragraph (f), whose driver's license subsequently expires, or is canceled, revoked, or suspended before payment of 100 percent of the surcharge and fee, must pay the outstanding balance due for the initial reinstatement before the driver's license is subsequently reinstated. Upon payment of the outstanding balance due for the initial reinstatement, the person may pay any new surcharge and fee imposed under paragraph (b) in installment payments as provided under paragraph (f).

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2009.

Sec. 7. [398A.10] TRANSIT FUNDING.

Subdivision 1. Capital costs. A county regional railroad authority may not contribute more than ten percent of the capital costs of a light rail transit or commuter rail project.

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Subd. 2. Operating and maintenance costs. A county regional railroad authority may not contribute any funds to pay the operating and maintenance costs for a light rail transit or commuter rail project. If a county regional railroad authority is contributing funds for operating and maintenance costs on a light rail transit or commuter rail project on the date of the enactment of this act, the authority may continue to contribute funds for these purposes until January 1, 2009.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the metropolitan transportation area sales tax is imposed under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.992, subdivision 2.

Sec. 8. FUNDING FOR RAIL TRANSIT WAYS.

In order to accelerate the development of metropolitan area rail transit projects, reduce construction costs, provide transportation options, increase mobility, support economic growth, and meet environmental challenges, the Metropolitan Council shall initiate negotiations with the federal Transit Administration to secure federal funds for a single comprehensive program of rail transit way development, to include Rush Line, Red Rock, Southwest Corridor, and an extension of NorthStar commuter rail to St. Cloud."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to transportation finance; appropriating money for transportation activities; providing funding for highway maintenance, debt service, and local roads; appropriating funds for emergency relief related to the I-35W bridge collapse; establishing a trunk highway bridge improvement program; requiring a study of value capture to reduce the public costs of large transportation infrastructure investment; authorizing sale and issuance of bonds; modifying motor vehicle registration and motor fuel taxes; establishing annual adjustment of motor fuel taxes; creating a motor fuels tax credit; allocating motor vehicle lease tax revenues; providing for local transportation sales taxes; modifying county state-aid highway fund revenue allocation; prohibiting tolling or privatization of existing transportation facilities; establishing bridge improvement program; modifying driver's license reinstatement fee provisions; regulating certain transit funding activities; modifying provisions related to various transportation-related funds and accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 160.84, subdivision 1; 161.081, subdivision 3; 162.06; 162.07, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 168.013, subdivision 1a; 171.29, subdivision 2; 290.06, by adding a subdivision; 296A.07, subdivision 3; 296A.08, subdivision 2; 297A.64, subdivision 2; 297A.815, by adding a subdivision; 297A.99, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 160; 165; 296A; 297A; 398A."

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

The report was adopted.

Pelowski from the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections to which was referred:

S. F. No. 758, A bill for an act relating to elections; exempting lobbying activities related to a ballot question from campaign finance reporting requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 10A.01, subdivision 7.

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

The report was adopted.

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Sertich from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration to which was referred:

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8, A Senate concurrent resolution adopting deadlines for the 2008 Regular Session.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.

The report was adopted.

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

H. F. Nos. 117, 1130, 1595, 1825, 1948, 2590, 2617 and 2717 were read for the second time.

SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS

S. F. No. 758 was read for the second time.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Gunther, Magnus, Hamilton and Brynaert introduced:

H. F. No. 3018, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Winnebago Avenue Sports Complex in the city of Fairmont; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 3019, A bill for an act relating to transportation; transferring highway right-of-way to state rail bank.

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

Gunther, Magnus, Hamilton and Brynaert introduced:

H. F. No. 3020, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Martin County Community Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

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Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3021, A bill for an act relating to retirement; privatized public employee retirement coverage; including certain departments of the Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar in privatization coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 353F.02, subdivision 4.

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

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3022, A bill for an act relating to education finance; clarifying that no minimum acreage requirement applies to a school site for Independent School District No. 347, Willmar.

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

Simon; Berns; Hortman; Peterson, N.; Wollschlager and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. No. 3023, A bill for an act relating to elections; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VI, sections 7 and 8; establishing and modifying procedures for filling judicial vacancies; creating a judicial performance commission; creating a commission on appellate judicial selection; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 10A.01, subdivisions 7, 10, 15; 204B.06, subdivision 6; 204B.34, subdivision 3; 204B.36, subdivision 4; 480B.01, subdivision 11; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 204D; 480B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 204B.36, subdivision 5; 204D.14, subdivision 3.

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

Tschumper introduced:

H. F. No. 3024, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying requirements for classification as class 4c property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 273.13, subdivision 25.

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

Tschumper introduced:

H. F. No. 3025, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Peterson.

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

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Fritz introduced:

H. F. No. 3026, A bill for an act relating to highways; requiring signs for academies for the deaf and blind.

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

Wollschlager introduced:

H. F. No. 3027, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for asset preservation at Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical, Red Wing; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Wollschlager introduced:

H. F. No. 3028, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Red Wing.

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

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. No. 3029, A bill for an act relating to retirement; allowing employers to offer alternative deferred compensation plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 356.24, subdivision 1.

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

Morgan, Slocum, Beard, Severson, Bigham and Madore introduced:

H. F. No. 3030, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting two-wheel, motorized vehicles from wheelage tax levied by metropolitan counties; making clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 163.051, subdivision 1.

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

Olin introduced:

H. F. No. 3031, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for wastewater treatment lagoons for the city of Middle River.

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

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Dill introduced:

H. F. No. 3032, A bill for an act relating to state lands; modifying Minnesota critical habitat private sector matching account; modifying outdoor recreation system; adding to and deleting from state parks, recreation areas, and forests; providing for public and private sales, conveyances, and exchanges of certain state land; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 84.943, subdivision 5; 86A.04; 86A.08, subdivision 1.

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

Tschumper introduced:

H. F. No. 3033, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Fountain.

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

Mahoney, Gunther and Nelson introduced:

H. F. No. 3034, A bill for an act relating to construction professions; modifying provisions relating to the electrical, plumbing, water conditioning, boiler, and high-pressure piping professions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 299F.011, subdivision 3; 326.244, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 16B.64, subdivision 8; 183.60, subdivision 2; 326.01, subdivisions 4b, 5; 326.2415, subdivisions 2, 6; 326.242, subdivisions 2, 3d, 5, 12, by adding subdivisions; 326.244, subdivision 5; 326.37, subdivision 1a; 326.3705, subdivision 1; 326.40, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 326.47, subdivision 2; 326.48, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 5; 326.50; 326.505, subdivisions 1, 2, 8; 326.62; 326.84, subdivision 1; 326.93, subdivision 4; 326.94, subdivision 2; 326B.082, subdivisions 8, 10, 11, 12, 13; 326B.083, subdivision 3; 326B.89, subdivisions 5, 6, 12, 14; 327B.04, subdivision 4; Laws 2007, chapter 140, article 4, section 12; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.69; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 326.2411; 326.372; 326.471; Laws 2007, chapter 9, section 1; Laws 2007, chapter 135, article 4, sections 2; 8; article 6, section 3; Laws 2007, chapter 140, article 12, section 9; Minnesota Rules, part 3800.3510.

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

Hackbarth, Cornish, Brod, Westrom, Emmer, Erickson, Eastlund, McNamara, Zellers, Simpson, Hamilton, Berns, Shimanski, Wardlow, Nornes and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 3035, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; establishing hunters', anglers', and trappers' bill of rights; proposing amendments to the Minnesota Constitution, articles I, XI, and XIII to dedicate a portion of the sales tax on hunting and fishing supplies and equipment to game and fish purposes, protect the right to arms, and the right to wear fur and display game; establishing the heritage enhancement fund and council; establishing the forest legacy account and council; requiring the commissioner of natural resources to ensure hunting and fishing access; establishing a conservation partner grant program; making the trout and salmon stamp optional; creating a fish stocking donation option for fishing license applicants; providing for automatic voter registration of applicants for game and fish licenses; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 97A.045, by adding a

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subdivision; 97A.075, by adding a subdivision; 97A.083; 97A.473, subdivision 2; 97A.474, subdivision 2; 97A.475, subdivision 10, by adding a subdivision; 97C.305, subdivision 1; 297A.94; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.473, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; 97A; 201; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.305, subdivision 2.

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

Sailer, Berns, Lillie, Knuth and Moe introduced:

H. F. No. 3036, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing creation of Advisory Committee on Nonmotorized Transportation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.

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

Heidgerken, Ward, Moe, Rukavina, Dill and Doty introduced:

H. F. No. 3037, A bill for an act relating to public finance; altering the school district referendum market value tax base; modifying the taxation of seasonal recreational property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 126C.01, subdivision 3; 275.025, subdivisions 1, 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 275.025, subdivision 3.

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

Ward, Doty, Howes and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 3038, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for asset preservation and capital improvements at Central Lakes College; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Loeffler, Kahn, Walker, Hornstein, Davnie, Dominguez, Kelliher and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 3039, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for Father Hennepin Regional Park in the city of Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Peterson, S., introduced:

H. F. No. 3040, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying siting of residential programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.11, subdivision 4.

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

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Murphy, M., by request, and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 3041, A bill for an act relating to retirement; actuarial and financial reporting, sunsetting statutory salary increase and payroll increase actuarial assumptions; modifying postretirement interest rate assumption for the Minnesota post retirement investment fund; permitting annual financial reports to be made available to plan members rather than provided to them; reducing specificity of annual financial reports; eliminating transitional portions of actuarial value of assets definition; modifying the select and ultimate salary increase actuarial assumptions for various retirement plans; changing procedure for setting salary increase and payroll increase actuarial assumptions after July 1, 2010; resetting amortization target dates for various retirement plans; requiring an alternative amortization contribution calculation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 11A.18, subdivision 9; 356.20, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a; 356.215, subdivisions 1, 2, 8, 11, 18; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 356.96, subdivision 1.

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

Murphy, E.; Fritz; Thissen; Ruud; Davnie and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 3042, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring hospitals to develop staffing levels for direct care registered nurses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.7067, subdivision 1; 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.

Hackbarth, Dill, Cornish, Knuth, Hoppe and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3043, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying hours for nighttime raccoon hunting; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.621, subdivision 3.

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

Ruud, Walker and Murphy, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 3044, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing qualifications for mental health rehabilitation workers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256B.0623, subdivision 5.

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

Hansen, Pelowski, Gunther and Swails introduced:

H. F. No. 3045, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for a presidential primary; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 207A.

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

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Brod introduced:

H. F. No. 3046, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to Lake Washington Park; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds.

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

Tschumper introduced:

H. F. No. 3047, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to Whalan.

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

Tschumper introduced:

H. F. No. 3048, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to the city of La Crescent.

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

Moe introduced:

H. F. No. 3049, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to renovate the Deer River Wastewater Treatment Facility.

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

Olin, Mahoney, Doty, Howes, Lanning, Norton, Ward, Anzelc, Poppe, Bly, Marquart and Thissen introduced:

H. F. No. 3050, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for business assistance in greater Minnesota.

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

Emmer introduced:

H. F. No. 3051, A bill for an act relating to education; providing public employers discretion in granting leaves of absence over one year; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 179A.07, subdivision 6.

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

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Emmer introduced:

H. F. No. 3052, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to the city of Rockford for flood hazard mitigation.

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

McNamara, Hansen, Dill, Garofalo and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 3053, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for Vermillion Highlands Wildlife Management Area; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Morrow introduced:

H. F. No. 3054, A bill for an act relating to highways; making changes to state highway system.

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

Solberg, Carlson, Lanning, Clark, Jaros and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. No. 3055, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing deficiency funding for certain state agencies; appropriating money.

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

Hosch introduced:

H. F. No. 3056, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Richmond for extension of sewer service.

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

Dill introduced:

H. F. No. 3057, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying requirements for youth operation of all-terrain vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.9256, subdivision 1.

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

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Tschumper introduced:

H. F. No. 3058, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to Brownsville.

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

Smith, Seifert, Cornish, Severson and Shimanski introduced:

H. F. No. 3059, A bill for an act relating to crime; adding documents that are included in the crime of aggravated forgery; increasing penalty for aggravated forgery; establishing sex trafficking as a separate crime from the promotion of prostitution; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 609.281, subdivision 4, by adding subdivisions; 609.282, subdivisions 1, 2; 609.321, subdivision 7a; 609.625, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Fritz introduced:

H. F. No. 3060, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for grave markers or memorial monuments for deceased residents of state hospitals or regional treatment centers; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hilstrom and Thissen introduced:

H. F. No. 3061, A bill for an act relating to human services; prohibiting certain detainees from receiving MinnesotaCare; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256L.04, subdivision 12.

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

Scalze; Hausman; Tingelstad; Ozment; Wagenius; Hansen; Brod; Kalin; Abeler; Knuth; Atkins; Eken; Moe; Peterson, N.; Tschumper; Ward; Koenen; Howes; Wardlow; Benson; Gardner; Erhardt; Urdahl; Johnson; Dittrich; Ruud; Madore; Hosch; Tillberry; Laine; Hortman; Anzelc; Murphy, E.; Haws and Brown introduced:

H. F. No. 3062, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for environment and natural resource purposes; spending to acquire and better public land, improve water quality, and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

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Nornes and Simpson introduced:

H. F. No. 3063, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an income tax credit for expenditures for certain historic structure rehabilitation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

Nornes and Simpson introduced:

H. F. No. 3064, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; exempting certain property within the city of Fergus Falls; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 272.02, by adding a subdivision.

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

Laine, Knuth and Tillberry introduced:

H. F. No. 3065, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for expansion of the Banfill Locke Center for the Arts in Anoka County.

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

Laine and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 3066, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for the establishment of precinct caucus dates by the appropriate political party; requiring notice to the secretary of state; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 202A.14, subdivision 1; 202A.15, subdivision 1.

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

Swails, Scalze, McFarlane, Lillie, Slawik, Bunn and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 3067, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for science lab renovation at Century College; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Dill introduced:

H. F. No. 3068, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing a uniform expiration date for snowmobile registrations and trail stickers; extending effective period of temporary permits for snowmobiles, off-highway motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and watercraft; modifying temporary permit information requirements for snowmobiles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 84.788, subdivision 3; 84.82, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 84.922, subdivision 2; 86B.401, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 84.8205, subdivision 1.

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

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Dill introduced:

H. F. No. 3069, A bill for an act relating to capital investments; appropriating money for the engineering and repair of the Pike River Dam; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

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

Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 3070, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; providing a grant to the Kensington Area Historical Society for development of a museum and heritage center.

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

Thao introduced:

H. F. No. 3071, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the city of St. Paul for a youth drop-in center.

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

Laine, Ward, Fritz, Tschumper, Heidgerken, Bly and Kalin introduced:

H. F. No. 3072, A bill for an act relating to human services; amending county-based purchasing law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.692, subdivisions 3, 6; Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 4, article 8, section 84, as amended.

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

Faust introduced:

H. F. No. 3073, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to Sandstone.

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

Faust introduced:

H. F. No. 3074, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to Pine City.

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

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Moe introduced:

H. F. No. 3075, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water.

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

Demmer introduced:

H. F. No. 3076, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for West Frontage Road in the city of Oronoco; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Beard, Buesgens and Walker introduced:

H. F. No. 3077, A bill for an act relating to horse racing; providing for certain occupational licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 240.08, by adding a subdivision.

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

Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 3078, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; authorizing the spearing of fish by certain students without a license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.445, by adding a subdivision.

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

Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 3079, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; authorizing an earlier open season in certain areas for spearing fish; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.371, subdivision 4.

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

Poppe introduced:

H. F. No. 3080, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to Lansing Township.

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

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Poppe introduced:

H. F. No. 3081, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Nicolville.

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

Murphy, M., and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 3082, A bill for an act relating to retirement; amending the correctional state employees retirement plan; adding two employment positions to retirement plan coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 352.91, subdivision 3d.

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

Knuth and Simon introduced:

H. F. No. 3083, A bill for an act relating to real estate; eliminating a requirement that homeowner's notice to a building contractor of a construction defect be in writing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 327A.02, subdivision 4; 327A.03.

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

Scalze and Simon introduced:

H. F. No. 3084, A bill for an act relating to real estate; providing homeowners with a longer period within which to notify contractors of construction defects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327A.03.

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

Laine introduced:

H. F. No. 3085, A bill for an act relating to real estate; requiring that existing statutory implied residential construction warranties be made as express warranties and be provided to the buyer in writing; prohibiting waivers of the warranty; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 327A.04; 327A.06; 327A.07; 327A.08.

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

Poppe introduced:

H. F. No. 3086, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Austin.

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

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Poppe introduced:

H. F. No. 3087, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Racine.

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

Poppe introduced:

H. F. No. 3088, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to Lansing Township.

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

Ruth and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. No. 3089, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; allowing use of temporary permit while awaiting delivery of license plates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.09, subdivision 7.

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

Morrow, Lieder, Hornstein, Madore, Slocum, Morgan, Doty, Kalin, DeLaForest, Brynaert, Bigham, Erhardt, Hausman, Dean and Dettmer introduced:

H. F. No. 3090, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying provisions relating to certain positions in Department of Transportation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.02, subdivision 2.

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

Gardner introduced:

H. F. No. 3091, A bill for an act relating to real estate; permitting homeowners to recover all damages incurred due to faulty construction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327A.05.

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

Madore and Simon introduced:

H. F. No. 3092, A bill for an act relating to real estate; prohibiting discontinuance of investigations of residential building contractors due to the homeowner making a warranty claim; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326B.082, by adding a subdivision.

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

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Knuth introduced:

H. F. No. 3093, A bill for an act relating to real estate; amending the definition of "building standards" for purposes of construction warranties for residential construction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 327A.01, subdivision 2.

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

Thao, Hausman, Mahoney, Madore, Fritz, Eken, Slocum, Dominguez, Cornish, Thissen, Abeler, Lesch, Hamilton, McFarlane, Wardlow, Hortman, Marquart, Paymar, Dill, Finstad, Juhnke, Koenen, Atkins and Murphy, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 3094, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to Ramsey County to plan and design renovations at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare.

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

Simon, Sertich, Ward, Lillie and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 3095, A bill for an act relating to state employees; modifying equitable compensation limits; modifying caps on state commissioner salaries; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 3.855, subdivision 3; 15A.081, subdivisions 7c, 8; 15A.0815; 15A.082, subdivisions 1, 3; 43A.01, subdivision 3; 43A.17, subdivision 9; 119A.03, subdivision 1; 124D.385, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 216C.052, subdivision 2.

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

Tingelstad and Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 3096, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; authorizing the sale of state bonds; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs; cancelling and modifying previous appropriations; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16B.335, subdivision 2; 116J.423, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, sections 7, subdivision 21; 17; 23, subdivision 16; Laws 2006, chapter 258, sections 7, subdivisions 11, 22; 21, subdivision 6; 23, subdivision 3.

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

Heidgerken introduced:

H. F. No. 3097, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the New Munich wastewater treatment plant.

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

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Thissen and Slocum introduced:

H. F. No. 3098, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to design and construct the All Veterans Memorial in the city of Richfield.

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

Kalin, Mullery, Moe, Winkler, Smith, Morrow and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 3099, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring emergency management training for certain executive branch employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 12.09, by adding a subdivision.

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

Heidgerken introduced:

H. F. No. 3100, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the St. Martin wastewater system rehabilitation and expansion.

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

Bigham, Swails, Hilstrom, Bunn, Smith and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 3101, A bill for an act relating to public safety; increasing the criminal penalty for certain domestic abuse no contact order violations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 518B.01, subdivision 22.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Bigham, Swails, Hilstrom, Smith and Kohls introduced:

H. F. No. 3102, A bill for an act relating to public safety; defining previous incidents of domestic abuse and previous incidents of child abuse for murder in the first degree; expanding list of predicate crimes involving domestic abuse for murder in the first degree; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.185.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Peterson, N.; Lenczewski; Morgan and Slocum introduced:

H. F. No. 3103, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for classroom addition and renovation at Normandale Community College; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

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Benson, Ruud, Tillberry, Slocum, Greiling, Bigham and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 3104, A bill for an act relating to education finance; removing the limit on lease levy funding; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.40, subdivision 1.

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

Zellers, Peppin, Nelson, Dittrich, Hilstrom and Hortman introduced:

H. F. No. 3105, A bill for an act relating to highways; authorizing sale of trunk highway bonds to finance completion of highway 610; appropriating money.

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

Morrow, Juhnke, Magnus, Eken, Dill, Hamilton and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 3106, A bill for an act relating to environment; providing that environmental impact statements for certain expansion of ethanol plants are discretionary; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116D.04, subdivision 2a.

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

Moe, Eken, Ward, Doty, Olin, Howes, Heidgerken, Hosch and Cornish introduced:

H. F. No. 3107, A bill for an act relating to education finance; repealing operating referendum revenue authority for fiscal years 2010 and later; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 24; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.17, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7a, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13.

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

Benson, Scalze, Ruud, Tillberry, Slocum, Greiling and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 3108, A bill for an act relating to education; removing the inflationary adjustment limitation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.17, subdivision 2.

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

Benson, Ruud, Tillberry, Slocum and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 3109, A bill for an act relating to education; adding an inflationary adjustment for the alternative teacher compensation revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 122A.415, subdivision 1.

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

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Benson, Ruud, Tillberry, Greiling and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 3110, A bill for an act relating to education finance; eliminating the referendum allowance limit; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.17, subdivisions 2, 3.

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

Benson; Scalze; Ruud; Tillberry; Slocum; Greiling; Bigham; Erhardt; Anderson, S.; Berns and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3111, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating a location equity index; modifying the general education revenue formula; increasing revenue for some school districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 126C.01, by adding a subdivision; 126C.10, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

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

Sertich, Swails, Hornstein, Huntley, Cornish and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3112, A bill for an act relating to insurance; creating statewide health insurance pool for school district employees; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 3.971, subdivision 6; 13.203; 62E.02, subdivision 23; 62E.10, subdivision 1; 62E.11, subdivision 5; 297I.05, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.

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

Hortman and Simon introduced:

H. F. No. 3113, A bill for an act relating to state finance; modifying state budget requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 13.605, subdivision 1; 16A.10, subdivisions 1, 2; 16A.11, subdivision 3.

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

Hilstrom; Peterson, S.; Peterson, N.; Carlson and Ruud introduced:

H. F. No. 3114, A bill for an act relating to park districts; providing that a park district may acquire property within a city in accordance with the adopted comprehensive plan of the city; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 398.09.

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

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Atkins, Kelliher, Sertich, Smith, Kalin, Lillie, Simon, Nelson and Davnie introduced:

H. F. No. 3115, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating first party good faith insurance practices; providing remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 471.982, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604.

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

Tschumper introduced:

H. F. No. 3116, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Minnesota Historical Society grants for local historic preservation projects.

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

McNamara and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 3117, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; providing for reduced commuting by legislative employees to help reduce carbon emissions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Tschumper and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 3118, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; providing for a cooperative facility grant to Independent School District No. 239, Rushford-Peterson; waiving certain timelines; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money.

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

Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 3119, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting purchases of propane-fueled vehicles by schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 297A.70, subdivision 3.

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

Paymar and Eastlund introduced:

H. F. No. 3120, A bill for an act relating to taxes; providing a tax credit to employers that employ persons with criminal records; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

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Westrom, Heidgerken and Marquart introduced:

H. F. No. 3121, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for capital improvements at the University of Minnesota, Morris; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Scalze; Hornstein; Thissen; Tingelstad; Abeler; Ozment; Hausman; Loeffler; Moe; Hansen; Davnie; Lillie; Thao; Dominguez; Mullery; Mahoney; Johnson; Slocum; Tillberry; Murphy, E.; Winkler; Peterson, S.; Peterson, N.; Hilstrom and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 3122, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to the Metropolitan Council for regional park and open-space land acquisition and improvements.

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

Fritz, Abeler, Juhnke, McNamara and Liebling introduced:

H. F. No. 3123, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for grave markers or memorial monuments for deceased residents of state hospitals or regional treatment centers; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3124, A bill for an act relating to transportation; clarifying that coffee shop qualifies as restaurant in determining eligibility for specific service sign; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 160.292, subdivision 19; 160.295, subdivision 3.

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

Simon introduced:

H. F. No. 3125, A bill for an act relating to probate; changing certain provisions of the Uniform Probate Code; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 524.2-301; 524.2-402; 524.3-801; 524.3-803.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Ruth and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. No. 3126, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; fixing registration tax for intracity buses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.013, subdivision 1f.

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

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Ruth and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 3127, A bill for an act relating to education; removing wind energy production tax from county apportionment deduction for school districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 126C.21, subdivision 3.

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

Brod introduced:

H. F. No. 3128, A bill for an act relating to transportation; permitting deputy registrar office to be moved in city of New Prague.

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

Marquart introduced:

H. F. No. 3129, A bill for an act relating to real property; modifying certain plat requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 505.20; 508.47, subdivision 4; 508A.47, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 505.01, subdivision 3; 505.021, subdivisions 8, 10.

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

Murphy, E., and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 3130, A bill for an act relating to child care; establishing a Child Care Advisory Task Force; requiring a report.

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

Walker and Dominguez introduced:

H. F. No. 3131, A bill for an act relating to state holidays; making Juneteenth a state holiday; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 645.44, subdivision 5.

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

Mullery and Moe introduced:

H. F. No. 3132, A bill for an act relating to animals; changing provisions prohibiting animal fights and possession of certain items; imposing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 343.31, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

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Lesch and Emmer introduced:

H. F. No. 3133, A bill for an act relating to family law; eliminating requirement of Social Security number in marriage dissolution petitions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 518.10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Thissen and Emmer introduced:

H. F. No. 3134, A bill for an act relating to real property; providing for conveyance of interests in real property by transfer on death deeds; clarifying acknowledgments made in a representative capacity; clarifying application of certain common law doctrine to registered land; eliminating obsolete language and making other technical and conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 272.12; 287.22; 508.02; 508.48; 508.52; 508.671, subdivision 1; 508A.02, subdivision 1; 508A.48; 508A.52; 524.2-702; 557.02; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 507.24, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 507.

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

Scalze, Simon, Bunn, Lanning and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 3135, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; changing certain requirements for local impact notes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.987, subdivision 1.

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

Peterson, S.; Slawik; Greiling; Fritz; Tillberry; Bly; Benson; Davnie and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 3136, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, section 1; providing for the education of young children through age five.

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

Sailer, Eken, Hornstein, Brynaert, Heidgerken and Moe introduced:

H. F. No. 3137, A bill for an act relating to energy; providing an income or franchise tax credit for installation of solar thermal equipment; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

Bigham, DeLaForest, Hilstrom, Lillie and Lanning introduced:

H. F. No. 3138, A bill for an act relating to state government; ratifying state labor contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 85A.02, subdivision 5a.

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

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Tschumper introduced:

H. F. No. 3139, A bill for an act relating to veterinary medicine; recognizing Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence certification; limiting use of certain drugs; changing certain requirements; regulating prescription of drugs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 156.001, by adding a subdivision; 156.02, subdivisions 1, 2; 156.04; 156.072, subdivision 2; 156.073; 156.12, subdivisions 2, 4, 6; 156.15, subdivision 2; 156.16, subdivisions 3, 10; 156.18, subdivisions 1, 2; 156.19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Westrom, Drazkowski and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3140, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the postsecondary enrollments options program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.09, subdivisions 13, 20.

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

Solberg and Anzelc introduced:

H. F. No. 3141, A bill for an act relating to taxation; expanding the sales tax exemption for public safety radio communication products; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.70, subdivision 8.

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

Winkler, Mahoney and Beard introduced:

H. F. No. 3142, A bill for an act relating to state government; encouraging the State Board of Investment to make certain of its venture capital investments in Minnesota businesses; requiring reporting; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 11A.24, by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Biosciences and Emerging Technology.

Winkler, Mahoney and Beard introduced:

H. F. No. 3143, A bill for an act relating to state government finance; allowing an individual income and corporate franchise credit for investment in Minnesota high technology businesses; reducing an appropriation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Biosciences and Emerging Technology.

Winkler, Mahoney and Beard introduced:

H. F. No. 3144, A bill for an act relating to taxation; limiting the jurisdiction to tax persons investing in certain entities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.015, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Biosciences and Emerging Technology.

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Severson and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. No. 3145, A bill for an act relating to farming; modifying licensing requirements for operating historic farm machinery; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 183.411, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. No. 3146, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; modifying restrictions on the collection and use of Social Security numbers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325E.59, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 325E.59, subdivision 1.

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

Fritz, Greiling and Brynaert introduced:

H. F. No. 3147, A bill for an act relating to human services; creating a working group to study access to emergency mental health services.

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

Murphy, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 3148, A bill for an act relating to water; establishing the "Bottled Water Right-to-Know Act"; adding labeling requirements for bottled water; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 31.

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

Lenczewski, Simpson and Marquart introduced:

H. F. No. 3149, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making policy, technical, administrative, and clarifying changes to various taxes and fees and related provisions; changing provisions relating to government data practices and debt collection; providing for compliance with job opportunity building zone requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 13.51, subdivision 3; 13.585, subdivision 5; 16D.02, subdivisions 3, 6; 16D.04, subdivision 2; 163.051, subdivision 5; 270A.08, subdivision 1; 270C.33, subdivision 5; 270C.56, subdivision 1; 272.02, subdivisions 13, 20, 21, 27, 31, 38, 49; 272.03, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 273.11, subdivision 8; 273.124, subdivisions 6, 13, 21; 273.128, subdivision 1; 273.13, subdivisions 22, 23, 25, 33; 274.01, subdivision 3; 274.014, subdivision 3; 276.04, subdivision 2; 287.20, subdivisions 3a, 9, by adding a subdivision; 289A.18, subdivision 1; 289A.55, by adding a subdivision; 289A.60, by adding a subdivision; 290.01, subdivision 6b; 290.068, subdivision 3; 290.07, subdivision 1; 290.21, subdivision 4; 290.92, subdivision 26; 290B.04, subdivision 1; 295.50, subdivision 4; 295.52, subdivision 4; 295.53, subdivision 4a; 296A.07, subdivision 4; 296A.08, subdivision 3; 296A.16, subdivision 2; 297A.61, subdivisions 22, 29; 297A.665; 297A.67, subdivision 7; 297A.995, subdivision 10, by adding subdivisions; 297B.01, subdivision 7; 297B.03; 297F.01, subdivision 8; 297F.21, subdivision 1; 297G.01, subdivision 9; 297H.09; 297I.05, subdivision 12; 469.040, subdivision 4; 469.174,

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subdivision 10b; 469.177, subdivision 1c; 469.319; 477A.03, subdivision 2a; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 115A.1314, subdivision 2; 273.1231, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 273.1232, subdivision 1; 273.1233, subdivisions 1, 3; 273.1234; 273.1235, subdivisions 1, 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 273; 469; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 477A.014, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 477A.014, subdivision 4; Minnesota Rules, parts 8031.0100, subpart 3; 8093.2100.

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

Norton, Mahoney, Gunther, Liebling, Ruth and Tschumper introduced:

H. F. No. 3150, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing assistance for small business development; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116J.68, by adding a subdivision.

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

Norton, Thao and Liebling introduced:

H. F. No. 3151, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for a Lifetrack Resources pilot project in Rochester.

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

Knuth introduced:

H. F. No. 3152, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements in New Brighton; authorizing a grant for capital costs of environmental remediation and installation of a gas collection system; authorizing the issuance of state bonds.

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

Hornstein; Clark; Peterson, N.; Kelliher and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 3153, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for development of the Opportunity Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Knuth; Murphy, E., and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 3154, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the "Safe Cosmetics Act"; requiring manufacturers of cosmetics to disclose cancer causing ingredients; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

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

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Madore, Simon, Slocum, Mahoney, Hornstein, Tingelstad and Atkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3155, A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing accounts and a transit improvement area program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.

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

Brynaert and Morrow introduced:

H. F. No. 3156, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the payment rate for certain nursing facility residents who are ventilator-dependent; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256B.431, subdivision 2e.

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

Peterson, A., introduced:

H. F. No. 3157, A bill for an act relating to Big Stone County; authorizing the county board to assign certain duties to the county treasurer.

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

Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 3158, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing extended duration limits for certain redevelopment tax increment financing districts in the city of Oakdale.

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

Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 3159, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing an exception to the MinnesotaCare four-month uninsured requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256L.07, subdivision 3.

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

Haws introduced:

H. F. No. 3160, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing apportionment of tax-forfeited land proceeds for special assessment to governmental subdivision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 282.08.

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

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Bigham, Haws, Juhnke, Severson, Tingelstad, Slawik, Otremba, Hosch, Dettmer and Koenen introduced:

H. F. No. 3161, A bill for an act relating to veterans; providing for a current listing of deceased Minnesota military personnel; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Jaros, Huntley and Murphy, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 3162, A bill for an act relating to the city of Duluth; authorizing extension of time for certain activities in certain tax increment financing districts.

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

Atkins, Gardner, Ozment, Sailer and McNamara introduced:

H. F. No. 3163, A bill for an act relating to environment; prohibiting use of certain construction debris as cover material; 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.

Kahn, Pelowski, Solberg, Hausman and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 3164, A bill for an act relating to elections; allowing a primary election for presidential candidates as determined by each major political party; permitting each party to determine the date of its precinct caucuses in nonpresidential election years; requiring precinct caucuses to be held on the first date another state in the region conducts a caucus or primary in a presidential election year; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 202A.14, subdivision 1; 202A.15, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 207A.

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

Hortman, Demmer, Kranz and Lanning introduced:

H. F. No. 3165, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for asset preservation at the National Sports Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hausman, Kelliher, Mahoney, Carlson, Solberg, Kahn and Sertich introduced:

H. F. No. 3166, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; establishing a biomedical science research facilities funding program for the University of Minnesota; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137.

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

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Johnson and Hosch introduced:

H. F. No. 3167, A bill for an act relating to human services; clarifying senior nutrition appropriations; amending Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 19, section 3, subdivision 8.

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

Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 3168, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing a conservation easement management account; requiring a contribution to the account and a purpose statement for future conservation easements; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84C.

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

Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. No. 3169, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the sale of wildlife management area lands in Wabasha County.

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

Scalze introduced:

H. F. No. 3170, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling taxes; providing a refund to organizations for certain lawful purpose expenditures; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297E.

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

Lenczewski and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 3171, A bill for an act relating to lobbyists; prohibiting former legislators, constitutional officers, agency heads, and certain legislative employees from lobbying for legislative or administrative action for one year after leaving office; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.

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

Pelowski, Brod and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 3172, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing certain special election and primary provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 204D.19, subdivision 2; 204D.23, subdivision 2; 204D.27, by adding a subdivision.

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

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Winkler, Pelowski, Brod, Hilty and Simon introduced:

H. F. No. 3173, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing certain review procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 206.89, subdivision 5.

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

Kahn, Lesch, Solberg and Olin introduced:

H. F. No. 3174, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for Minnesota Public Radio digital conversion.

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

Benson, Bigham, Tillberry and Ruud introduced:

H. F. No. 3175, A bill for an act relating to public safety; increasing penalty for attempted robbery; creating the crime of robbery involving a motor vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 609.24; 609.245; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Hornstein and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. No. 3176, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the completion, reconstruction, and relighting of the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway in the city of Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Simpson and Sailer introduced:

H. F. No. 3177, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a tax credit for certain small wind power generator installations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

Sailer, Greiling, Mariani and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 3178, A bill for an act relating to capital investments; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for grants for the design of renewable energy projects in K-12 public schools.

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

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Magnus, Hamilton, Gunther and Peterson, A., introduced:

H. F. No. 3179, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for floodplain management in the Minnesota River Basin; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Atkins; Hausman; Murphy, E.; Mahoney; Thao; Urdahl; Johnson and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 3180, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the St. Paul Regional Amateur Sports Facility; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Benson, Swails, Greiling, Morrow and McFarlane introduced:

H. F. No. 3181, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying, amending, and repealing certain education provisions; analyzing state and district reporting systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 205A.03, subdivision 1; 205A.06, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 123B.143, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120A.40.

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

McFarlane, Dettmer, Hausman, Dean, Gardner and Lillie introduced:

H. F. No. 3182, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for Century College classroom and student support space renovation; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Bunn, Dean, Lillie, Scalze, Swails, Bigham, Greiling, Slawik, Lesch, Hausman, Dettmer and McFarlane introduced:

H. F. No. 3183, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for Century College; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Sailer introduced:

H. F. No. 3184, A bill for an act relating to public safety; correcting name of federal government entity to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 629.30, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

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Gardner introduced:

H. F. No. 3185, A bill for an act relating to human services; covering hospice services under general assistance medical care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256D.03, subdivision 4.

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

Nelson introduced:

H. F. No. 3186, A bill for an act relating to tourism; defining terms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 10A.01, subdivision 35.

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

Anzelc introduced:

H. F. No. 3187, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Bovey.

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

Magnus introduced:

H. F. No. 3188, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing transfer of funds from disability access account to undesignated general fund for Independent School District No. 671, Hills-Beaver Creek.

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

Urdahl; Abeler; Jaros; Peterson, N.; Juhnke; Nornes; Westrom; Heidgerken and Morrow introduced:

H. F. No. 3189, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for historic preservation grants; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hilstrom, Davnie, Greiling and Heidgerken introduced:

H. F. No. 3190, A bill for an act relating to education finance; setting criteria for allowable uses of health and safety revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 123B.57, subdivisions 1, 2, 6, 8, by adding a subdivision.

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

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Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3191, A bill for an act relating to human services; eliminating certain outreach requirements for school districts; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256.962, subdivision 6.

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

Brod, Berns, Zellers, Paulsen, Slocum and Urdahl introduced:

H. F. No. 3192, A bill for an act relating to public safety; enhancing sentences for violent crimes committed in school zones; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Peterson, S.; Slawik; Kalin; Greiling; Fritz; Tillberry; Bly; Laine; Davnie; Carlson and Winkler introduced:

H. F. No. 3193, A bill for an act relating to early childhood education; creating an early childhood family education collaboration incentive; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.135, by adding a subdivision.

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

Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 3194, A bill for an act relating to veterans; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the purpose of constructing, furnishing, and equipping a 21-bed special care unit and additional clinical space at the state veterans home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Knuth; Wagenius; Hausman; Hilty; Lieder; Davnie; Bigham; Clark; Greiling; Murphy, E.; Hornstein and Ruud introduced:

H. F. No. 3195, A bill for an act relating to environment; establishing principles of a cap and trade program for greenhouse gas emissions; establishing a climate trust fund, and specifying its goals and uses; requiring studies; appropriating money from the general fund; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216H.

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

Clark; Paymar; Murphy, M.; Tingelstad; Hilstrom; Dominguez and Sailer introduced:

H. F. No. 3196, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring commissioner of public safety's annual report on human trafficking include information on trafficking of American Indian women and girls; appropriating money for research on trafficking of American Indian women and girls; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299A.785, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

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Fritz, Slawik and Murphy, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 3197, A bill for an act relating to child care; modifying a child care licensure requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 245A.1435.

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

Tschumper introduced:

H. F. No. 3198, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a voluntary statewide pool to provide health benefits to eligible members; providing for the administration and oversight of the pool; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62U.

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

Loeffler; Murphy, E.; Abeler and Tschumper introduced:

H. F. No. 3199, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the shelter needy provisions for Minnesota supplemental aid to include persons moving out of corporate foster settings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256D.44, subdivision 5.

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

Lenczewski and Simpson introduced:

H. F. No. 3200, A bill for an act relating to taxation; conforming to certain changes made to the Internal Revenue Code; providing for additions for certain tuition expenses and teachers' expenses; requiring withholding by contractors for certain payments; temporarily modifying the indexing of income tax brackets; assigning certain income of nonresidents to this state; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 289A.02, subdivision 7; 289A.12, subdivision 4; 290.01, subdivision 19a; 290.06, subdivision 2c; 290.17, subdivision 2; 290.92, by adding a subdivision; 291.005, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 290.01, subdivisions 19, 31; 290A.03, subdivision 15.

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

Lenczewski and Simpson introduced:

H. F. No. 3201, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making policy, technical, administrative, payment, enforcement, collection, refund, and other changes to income, franchise, property, sales and use, motor vehicle sales, estate, cigarette and tobacco products, gasoline, liquor, insurance premiums, mortgage and deed, healthcare gross revenues, and other taxes and tax-related provisions; conforming to certain changes in the Internal Revenue Code; providing accelerated sales tax payments; providing for licensure of assessors; changing provisions relating to the sustainable forest resource management incentive program; providing for aids to local governments; providing for state debt collection; changing border city allocation, tax increment financing, and economic development powers and incentives; authorizing and providing terms and conditions related to the issuance of obligations and the financing of public improvements and services; extending the time for certain publications of notices; requiring notices and publication of information; authorizing and validating trusts to pay certain public postemployment

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benefits; changing revenue recapture, local impact notes, data practices, and securities filing fees; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 3.987, subdivision 1; 3.988, subdivision 3; 3.989, subdivisions 2, 3; 16A.103, subdivision 2; 16D.04, subdivisions 1, 2; 16D.11, subdivisions 2, 7; 62I.06, subdivision 6; 71A.04, subdivision 1; 97A.061, subdivision 2; 118A.03, subdivision 3; 123B.61; 127A.48, subdivision 2; 216B.1646; 270.071, subdivision 7; 270.072, subdivisions 2, 3, 6; 270.074, subdivision 3; 270.076, subdivision 1; 270.41, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, by adding a subdivision; 270.44; 270.45; 270.46; 270.47; 270.48; 270.50; 270A.03, subdivision 2; 270A.10; 270C.306; 270C.34, subdivision 1; 270C.446, subdivision 2; 270C.56, subdivision 1; 270C.63, subdivision 9; 272.02, by adding subdivisions; 272.115, subdivision 1; 273.05, by adding a subdivision; 273.111, subdivision 3; 273.117; 273.121; 273.124, subdivision 13, by adding a subdivision; 273.125, subdivision 8; 273.128, subdivision 1; 273.13, subdivisions 22, 24, 25, by adding a subdivision; 273.1315; 273.1398, subdivision 4; 273.33, subdivision 2; 273.37, subdivision 2; 273.371, subdivision 1; 274.01, subdivision 1; 274.13, subdivision 1; 275.025, subdivision 3; 275.065, subdivision 5a, by adding a subdivision; 275.066; 275.067; 275.61, subdivision 1; 276.04, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 277.01, subdivision 2; 278.05, subdivision 6; 279.01, subdivision 1; 279.37, subdivision 1a; 280.39; 287.22; 287.2205; 289A.02, subdivision 7; 289A.08, subdivision 11; 289A.09, subdivision 2; 289A.12, subdivisions 4, 14; 289A.18, subdivision 1; 289A.20, subdivision 4; 289A.38, subdivision 7; 289A.40, subdivision 2; 289A.56, by adding a subdivision; 289A.60, subdivisions 8, 12, 15, 25, 27, by adding subdivisions; 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19c, 19d; 290.06, subdivisions 2c, 33; 290.067, subdivision 2b; 290.0671, subdivision 7; 290.0677, subdivision 1; 290.091, subdivision 3; 290.0921, subdivision 3; 290.10; 290.17, subdivision 2; 290.191, subdivision 8; 290.92, by adding a subdivision; 290A.03, subdivision 7; 290B.03, subdivision 2; 290C.02, subdivision 3; 290C.04; 290C.05; 290C.07; 290C.11; 291.005, subdivision 1; 291.215, subdivision 1; 295.52, subdivisions 4, 4a; 295.54, subdivision 2; 296A.18, subdivision 4; 297A.61, subdivisions 3, 4, 7, 10, 24, by adding subdivisions; 297A.63, subdivision 1; 297A.665; 297A.668, by adding a subdivision; 297A.669, subdivisions 3, 13, 14, by adding subdivisions; 297A.67, subdivisions 7, 8, 9; 297A.68, subdivisions 11, 16, 35; 297A.69, subdivision 2; 297A.70, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 297A.72; 297A.90, subdivision 2; 297A.99, subdivision 1; 297B.035, subdivision 1; 297F.06, subdivision 4; 297F.09, subdivision 10; 297F.21, subdivision 3; 297F.25, by adding a subdivision; 297G.09, subdivision 9; 297I.06, subdivisions 1, 2; 297I.15, by adding a subdivision; 297I.20, subdivision 2; 297I.40, subdivision 5; 331A.05, subdivision 2; 360.031; 365A.02; 365A.04; 365A.08; 365A.095; 373.01, subdivision 3; 373.40, subdivision 4; 375B.09; 383A.80, subdivision 4; 383A.81, subdivisions 1, 2; 383B.117, subdivision 2; 383B.77, subdivisions 1, 2; 383B.80, subdivision 4; 410.32; 412.301; 435.193; 453A.02, subdivision 3; 469.169, by adding a subdivision; 469.1734, subdivision 6; 469.174, subdivisions 10, 10a; 469.175, subdivisions 1, 3; 469.176, subdivisions 1, 2, 4l, 7; 469.1761, subdivision 1; 469.1763, subdivision 2; 469.177, subdivision 1; 469.178, subdivision 7; 469.1791, subdivision 3; 473.39, by adding subdivisions; 475.51, subdivision 4; 475.52, subdivision 6; 475.53, subdivision 1; 475.58, subdivisions 1, 3b; 477A.011, subdivision 36; 477A.013, subdivisions 8, 9; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 270A.03, subdivision 5; 272.02, subdivision 64; 273.124, subdivision 14; 275.065, subdivision 3; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 19b, 31; 290A.03, subdivision 15; 424A.10, subdivision 3; Laws 1973, chapter 393, section 1, as amended; Laws 1980, chapter 511, section 1, subdivision 2, as amended; Laws 1988, chapter 645, section 3, as amended; Laws 1989, chapter 211, section 8, subdivision 4, as amended; Laws 1993, chapter 375, article 9, section 45, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended; Laws 1994, chapter 587, article 9, section 14, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; Laws 1995, chapter 264, article 5, sections 44, subdivision 4, as amended; 45, subdivision 1, as amended; Laws 1999, chapter 243, article 4, section 18, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 172, as amended; Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 39; article 10, section 23, as amended; Laws 2006, chapter 259, article 11, section 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 270; 270C; 273; 274; 290C; 297A; 360; 383C; 383D; 383E; 471; 475; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16A.1522; 270.073; 270.41, subdivision 4; 270.43; 270.51; 270.52; 270.53; 295.60; 297A.61, subdivision 20; 297A.668, subdivision 6; 297A.67, subdivision 22; 469.174, subdivision 29; Laws 1973, chapter 393, section 2; Laws 1994, chapter 587, article 9, section 8, subdivision 1, as amended; Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 11, section 18.

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

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MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

The following message was received from the Senate:

Madam Speaker:

I hereby announce that the Senate has concurred in and adopted the report of the Conference Committee on:

H. F. No. 2285, A bill for an act relating to constitutional amendments; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI; increasing the sales tax rate by three-eighths of one percent and dedicating the receipts for natural resource and cultural heritage purposes; creating a natural heritage fund; creating a parks and trails fund; creating a clean water fund; creating a sustainable drinking water fund; creating an arts and cultural heritage fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 114D.20, subdivision 6; 114D.30, subdivision 6; 114D.45; 297A.62, subdivision 1; 297A.94; 297B.02, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 85; 97A; 103H; 129D.

The Senate has repassed said bill in accordance with the recommendation and report of the Conference Committee. Said House File is herewith returned to the House.

Patrice Dworak, First Assistant Secretary of the Senate

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Anzelc moved that the name of Tschumper be added as an author on H. F. No. 611. The motion prevailed.

Dill moved that the name of Faust be added as chief author on H. F. No. 893. The motion prevailed.

Mahoney moved that the name of Drazkowski be added as an author on H. F. No. 1262. The motion prevailed.

Emmer moved that the name of Sviggum be stricken and the name of Drazkowski be added as an author on H. F. No. 1982. The motion prevailed.

Clark moved that the names of Peterson, N., and Liebling be added as authors on H. F. No. 2100. The motion prevailed.

Demmer moved that the name of Haws be added as an author on H. F. No. 2276. The motion prevailed.

Welti moved that the name of Ruud be added as an author on H. F. No. 2319. The motion prevailed.

Thissen moved that the name of Scalze be added as an author on H. F. No. 2399. The motion prevailed.

Ward moved that the name of Bigham be added as an author on H. F. No. 2524. The motion prevailed.

Slawik moved that the names of Brynaert and Simon be added as authors on H. F. No. 2555. The motion prevailed.

Bly moved that the name of Westrom be added as an author on H. F. No. 2557. The motion prevailed.

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Kelliher moved that the name of Paulsen be added as an author on H. F. No. 2562. The motion prevailed.

Howes moved that the name of Wardlow be added as an author on H. F. No. 2582. The motion prevailed.

Juhnke moved that the name of Heidgerken be added as an author on H. F. No. 2610. The motion prevailed.

Juhnke moved that the name of Heidgerken be added as an author on H. F. No. 2613. The motion prevailed.

Bly moved that the names of Gottwalt, Dettmer, Wardlow, Olin and Nornes be added as authors on H. F. No. 2617. The motion prevailed.

Norton moved that the name of Ruud be added as an author on H. F. No. 2628. The motion prevailed.

Gottwalt moved that the name of Dettmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 2639. The motion prevailed.

Koenen moved that the name of Haws be added as an author on H. F. No. 2664. The motion prevailed.

Paulsen moved that the name of Dettmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 2670. The motion prevailed.

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

Slawik moved that the name of Simon be added as an author on H. F. No. 2689. The motion prevailed.

Slocum moved that the name of Simon be added as an author on H. F. No. 2711. The motion prevailed.

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

Atkins moved that the name of Doty be added as an author on H. F. No. 2720. The motion prevailed.

Hansen moved that the names of Ozment, Anzelc, Wollschlager, Bly and Cornish be added as authors on H. F. No. 2731. The motion prevailed.

Mahoney moved that the name of Simon be added as an author on H. F. No. 2760. The motion prevailed.

Lieder moved that the names of Masin and Koenen be added as authors on H. F. No. 2800. The motion prevailed.

Madore moved that her name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 2800. The motion prevailed.

Ward moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on H. F. No. 2855. The motion prevailed.

Ward moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on H. F. No. 2857. The motion prevailed.

Ward moved that the name of Heidgerken be added as an author on H. F. No. 2858. The motion prevailed.

Olin moved that the names of Drazkowski and Heidgerken be added as authors on H. F. No. 2862. The motion prevailed.

Brod moved that the name of Wardlow be added as an author on H. F. No. 2874. The motion prevailed.

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Tschumper moved that the name of Welti be added as an author on H. F. No. 2876. The motion prevailed.

Paymar moved that the name of Benson be added as an author on H. F. No. 2877. The motion prevailed.

Bigham moved that the name of Benson be added as an author on H. F. No. 2878. The motion prevailed.

Moe moved that the names of Simpson and Brynaert be added as authors on H. F. No. 2880. The motion prevailed.

Ruud moved that the name of Benson be added as an author on H. F. No. 2890. The motion prevailed.

Sailer moved that the names of Ward and Moe be added as authors on H. F. No. 2892. The motion prevailed.

Greiling moved that the name of Benson be added as an author on H. F. No. 2893. The motion prevailed.

Lanning moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on H. F. No. 2895. The motion prevailed.

Carlson moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on H. F. No. 2900. The motion prevailed.

Gardner moved that the names of Bly and Kahn be added as authors on H. F. No. 2903. The motion prevailed.

Pelowski moved that the names of Bly, Wollschlager, Drazkowski and Welti be added as authors on H. F. No. 2904. The motion prevailed.

Atkins moved that the names of Madore and Wardlow be added as authors on H. F. No. 2911. The motion prevailed.

Drazkowski moved that the name of Heidgerken be added as an author on H. F. No. 2923. The motion prevailed.

Juhnke moved that the name of Ward be added as an author on H. F. No. 2942. The motion prevailed.

Madore moved that the names of Bly, Ward and Gardner be added as authors on H. F. No. 2943. The motion prevailed.

Bigham moved that the name of Wardlow be added as an author on H. F. No. 2945. The motion prevailed.

Hansen moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on H. F. No. 2946. The motion prevailed.

Simon moved that the name of Benson be added as an author on H. F. No. 2955. The motion prevailed.

Wagenius moved that the names of Welti, Gardner and Kahn be added as authors on H. F. No. 2957. The motion prevailed.

Johnson moved that the names of Gardner and Kahn be added as authors on H. F. No. 2959. The motion prevailed.

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Dittrich moved that the names of Heidgerken and Madore be added as authors on H. F. No. 2973. The motion prevailed.

Dittrich moved that the names of Heidgerken, Madore and Ruud be added as authors on H. F. No. 2974. The motion prevailed.

Dittrich moved that the name of Heidgerken be added as an author on H. F. No. 2975. The motion prevailed.

Benson moved that the names of Ruud and Bly be added as authors on H. F. No. 2979. The motion prevailed.

Peterson, S., moved that the name of Slawik be added as an author on H. F. No. 2983. The motion prevailed.

Kahn moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on H. F. No. 2986. The motion prevailed.

Juhnke moved that the name of Wollschlager be added as an author on H. F. No. 2987. The motion prevailed.

Koenen moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on H. F. No. 2989. The motion prevailed.

Simon moved that the name of Bigham be added as an author on H. F. No. 2991. The motion prevailed.

Haws moved that the names of Gottwalt and Severson be added as authors on H. F. No. 2999. The motion prevailed.

Moe moved that the names of Bly, Ward, Demmer and Kahn be added as authors on H. F. No. 3002. The motion prevailed.

Simon moved that the name of Wollschlager be added as an author on H. F. No. 3006. The motion prevailed.

Slocum moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on H. F. No. 3008. The motion prevailed.

Hosch moved that the names of Bly and Benson be added as authors on H. F. No. 3014. The motion prevailed.

Tschumper moved that the names of Benson, Ruud, Dittrich and Kahn be added as authors on H. F. No. 3017. The motion prevailed.

Madore moved that H. F. No. 2140 be recalled from the Committee on Taxes and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance. The motion prevailed.

Juhnke moved that H. F. No. 2987 be recalled from the Committee on Commerce and Labor and be re-referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs. The motion prevailed.

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8 was reported to the House.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8

A Senate concurrent resolution adopting deadlines for the 2008 Regular Session.

Be It Resolved, by the Senate of the State of Minnesota, the House of Representatives concurring:

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(a) In accordance with Joint Rule 2.03, as modified by this resolution, the deadlines in this resolution apply to the 2008 Regular Session.

(b) The first and second deadlines do not apply to the House Committee on Finance, Ways and Means, Taxes, or Rules and Legislative Administration, or to the Senate Committee on Capital Investment, Finance, Taxes, or Rules and Administration.

(1) The first deadline is Friday, March 14, 2008, for committees to act favorably on bills in the house of origin.

(2) The second deadline is Wednesday, March 19, 2008, for committees to act favorably on bills, or companions of bills, that met the first deadline in the other house.

(3) The third deadline is Friday, March 28, 2008, for the House Committee on Finance and the Senate Committee on Finance to act favorably on major appropriation and finance bills.

(c) When a committee in either house acts favorably on a bill after a deadline established in this resolution, the bill must be referred in the Senate to the Committee on Rules and Administration or in the House of Representatives to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration for disposition. Either rules committee, when reporting a bill referred to the committee in accordance with Joint Rule 2.03 and this resolution, may waive the application of the rule and resolution to subsequent actions on that bill by other committees.

Sertich moved that Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8 be now adopted. The motion prevailed and Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8 was adopted.

ADJOURNMENT

Sertich moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 12:00 noon, Tuesday, February 19, 2008. The motion prevailed.

Sertich moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 12:00 noon, Tuesday, February 19, 2008.

Albin A. Mathiowetz, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives