Journal of the House - 82nd Day - Thursday, April 14, 2016

A quorum was present.

Baker, Kelly, Melin and Simonson were excused.

Hortman was excused until 4:10 p.m.

The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding day. There being no objection, further reading of the Journal was dispensed with and the Journal was approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk.

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REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS

Loon from the Committee on Education Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 718, A bill for an act relating to education finance; clarifying the definition of general education revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.10, subdivision 1.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Basic revenue. The basic revenue for each district equals the formula allowance times the adjusted pupil units for the school year. ~~The formula allowance for fiscal year 2015 is $5,831.~~ The formula allowance for fiscal year 2016 is $5,948. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2017 and later is $6,067.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Compensatory education revenue. (a) For fiscal year 2014, the compensatory education revenue for each building in the district equals the formula allowance minus $415 times the compensation revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05, subdivision 3. For fiscal year 2015 and later, The compensatory education revenue for each building in the district equals the formula allowance minus $839 times the compensation revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05, subdivision 3. Revenue shall be paid to the district and must be allocated according to section 126C.15, subdivision 2.

(b) When the district contracting with an alternative program under section 124D.69 changes prior to the start of a school year, the compensatory revenue generated by pupils attending the program shall be paid to the district contracting with the alternative program for the current school year, and shall not be paid to the district contracting with the alternative program for the prior school year.

(c) When the fiscal agent district for an area learning center changes prior to the start of a school year, the compensatory revenue shall be paid to the fiscal agent district for the current school year, and shall not be paid to the fiscal agent district for the prior school year.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.10, subdivision 29, is amended to read:

Subd. 29. Equity levy. To obtain equity revenue ~~for fiscal year 2015 and later~~, a district may levy an amount not more than the product of its equity revenue for the fiscal year times the lesser of one or the ratio of its referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $510,000.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.10, subdivision 33, is amended to read:

Subd. 33. Transition aid. ~~(a) For fiscal year 2004, a district's transition aid equals its transition revenue.~~

~~(b) For fiscal year 2005 and later,~~ A district's transition aid equals its transition revenue minus its transition levy times the ratio of the actual amount levied to the permitted levy."

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Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing technical corrections and eliminating obsolete language related to general education revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.10, subdivisions 3, 29, 33; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 2."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Garofalo from the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 813, A bill for an act relating to energy; clarifying definitions pertaining to energy facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 216H.01, by adding a subdivision; 216H.03, subdivision 1.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216E.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Environmental review. (a) The commissioner of the Department of Commerce shall prepare for the commission an environmental impact statement on each proposed large electric generating plant or high-voltage transmission line for which a complete application has been submitted. The commissioner shall not consider whether or not the project is needed. No other state environmental review documents shall be required. The commissioner shall study and evaluate any site or route proposed by an applicant and any other site or route the commission deems necessary that was proposed in a manner consistent with rules concerning the form, content, and timeliness of proposals for alternate sites or routes.

(b) For a cogeneration facility, as defined in section 216H.01, subdivision 1a, that is a large electric power generating plant and is not proposed by a utility, the commissioner must make a finding in the environmental impact statement whether the project is likely to result in a net reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, considering both the utility providing electric service to the proposed cogeneration facility and any reduction in carbon dioxide emissions as a result of increased efficiency from the production of thermal energy on the part of the customer operating or owning the proposed cogeneration facility.

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

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216H.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 1a. Cogeneration facility or combined heat and power facility. "Cogeneration facility" or "combined heat and power facility" means a facility that:

(1) has the meaning given in United States Code, title 16, section 796, clause (18), paragraph (A); and

(2) meets the applicable operating and efficiency standards contained in Code of Federal Regulations, title 18, part 292.205.

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

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Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216H.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Definition; new large energy facility. For the purpose of this section, "new large energy facility" means a large energy facility, as defined in section 216B.2421, subdivision 2, clause (1), that is not in operation as of January 1, 2007, but does not include a facility that (1) uses natural gas as a primary fuel, (2) is a cogeneration facility or combined heat and power facility, or is designed to provide peaking, intermediate, emergency backup, or contingency services, (3) uses a simple cycle or combined cycle turbine technology, and (4) is capable of achieving full load operations within 45 minutes of startup for a simple cycle facility, or is capable of achieving minimum load operations within 185 minutes of startup for a combined cycle facility.

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

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 2, after the first semicolon, insert "modifying environmental review requirements for certain cogeneration facilities;"

Correct the title numbers accordingly

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Knoblach from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2014, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for appeal process for denial or revocation of driveway permit by commissioner of transportation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 160.18, by adding a subdivision.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2104, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; establishing a Blue Ribbon Commission to study and make recommendations on metropolitan governance; appropriating money.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.517, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Allocation of treatment, interceptor costs; reserved capacity. (a) In preparing each budget the council shall estimate the current costs of acquisition, betterment, and debt service, only, of the treatment works in the metropolitan disposal system which will not be used to total capacity during the budget year, and the percentage of such capacity which will not be used, and shall deduct the same percentage of such treatment works costs from

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the current costs allocated under subdivision 1. The council shall also estimate the current costs of acquisition, betterment, and debt service, only, of the interceptors in the metropolitan disposal system that will not be used to total capacity during the budget year, shall estimate the percentage of the total capacity that will not be used, and shall deduct the same percentage of interceptor costs from the current costs allocated under subdivision 1. The total amount so deducted with respect to all treatment works and interceptors in the system shall be allocated among and paid by the respective local government units in the metropolitan area through a metropolitan sewer availability charge for each new connection or increase in capacity demand to the metropolitan disposal system within each local government unit. Amounts collected through the metropolitan sewer availability charge (SAC) must be deposited in the council's wastewater reserve capacity fund. Each fiscal year an amount from the wastewater reserve capacity fund shall be transferred to the wastewater operating fund for the reserved capacity costs described in this paragraph. For the purposes of this subdivision, the amount transferred from the wastewater reserve capacity fund to the wastewater operating fund shall be referred to as the "SAC transfer amount."

(b) If, after appropriate study and a public hearing, the council determines for the next fiscal year that a reduction of the SAC transfer amount is necessary or desirable to ensure adequate funds remain in the wastewater reserve capacity fund, based on a goal of maintaining at least the next year's estimated SAC transfer amount in the wastewater reserve capacity fund, the council may reduce the SAC transfer amount for that fiscal year. If the council reduces the SAC transfer amount for the next fiscal year, the council must then increase the metropolitan sewer availability charge not less than the greater of six percent or the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for the metropolitan region for the previous year plus three percentage points. For the purposes of this subdivision, any reduction in the SAC transfer amount shall be referred to as the "SAC transfer deficit." The provisions of this paragraph expire at the end of calendar year 2015.

(c) The council will record on a cumulative basis the total SAC transfer deficit. In any year that the wastewater reserve capacity fund has a year-end balance of at least two years' estimated SAC transfer amount, the council shall increase the subsequent annual SAC transfer amount in excess of the amount required by paragraph (a) with the goal of eliminating the cumulative total SAC transfer deficit. The annual amount by which the council increases the SAC transfer amount shall be determined by the council after appropriate study and a public hearing.

(d) The council must not impose SAC on a local government unit for an existing eating or drinking establishment due to an addition or expansion of outdoor seating unless the establishment also increases the number of fixtures discharging into the sanitary sewer system or increases the capacity of its sanitary sewer pipes connected to the system. If the establishment increases the number of fixtures or capacity of its pipes, the charge must be proportionate to the increase in demand on the sanitary sewer system. "Eating or drinking establishments" include coffee shops, bars, restaurants, and similar businesses that serve food or beverages to customers on site.

EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective for sewer availability charges imposed on or after August 1, 2016. This section applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to the Metropolitan Council; regulating sewer availability charges imposed on eating or drinking establishments that add or expand outdoor seating; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.517, subdivision 3."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03 and in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8, H. F. No. 2104 was re‑referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

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Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2270, A bill for an act relating to state government; authorizing placement of a plaque or marker on the Capitol grounds to honor workers who constructed the Capitol building; appropriating money.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. PLAQUE OR MARKER AUTHORIZED.

(a) The commissioner of administration shall place a plaque or three-dimensional marker in the State Capitol building in a space easily visible to public visitors to recognize and honor the efforts and sacrifice of workers who constructed the State Capitol building, as well as those who worked on subsequent projects to preserve the building. The plaque or marker shall specifically honor the six workers who died during construction of the State Capitol building. The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board and the Minnesota Historical Society shall set the parameters and location for the memorial plaque or marker.

(b) The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board shall conduct an opportunity contest for sixth graders from across the state to submit designs for the memorial plaque or marker. The board shall select a design from those submissions to be used as a basis for the final production of this plaque or marker by January 1, 2017. The memorial plaque or marker shall be installed during the State Capitol remodel."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, delete the semicolon

Page 1, line 4, delete "appropriating money"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

The report was adopted.

Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2342, A bill for an act relating to veterans; providing for placement on the Capitol grounds of a memorial commemorating Minnesotans awarded the Medal of Honor.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

The report was adopted.

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Garofalo from the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2478, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; adopting recommendations of the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 176.081, subdivisions 1, 3; 176.471, subdivisions 3, 5; 176.511, subdivisions 2, 3; 176.571, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 176.135, subdivision 7a.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Knoblach from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2528, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing David Dill memorial trail; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.015, subdivision 13.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Knoblach from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2553, A bill for an act relating to orders for protection; eliminating respondent filing fee requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518B.01, subdivision 3a.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2810, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying public safety officer death benefits; adopting definitions of the hometown heroes act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 299A.41, subdivision 3; 353.01, subdivision 43.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, line 9, delete "that meets the" and insert "to meet the requirements of section 299A.41, subdivision 3."

Page 2, delete line 10

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

The report was adopted.

Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03 and in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8, H. F. No. 2810 was re‑referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

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Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2825, A bill for an act relating to manufactured homes; park lot rentals; making changes to the manufactured home relocation trust fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 327C.095, subdivision 13.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03 and in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8, H. F. No. 2825 was re‑referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Knoblach from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2841, A bill for an act relating to solid waste; providing for management of metropolitan landfill contingency action trust account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.845, subdivision 1.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2867, A bill for an act relating to data practices; classifying certain data related to small business certification programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.591, by adding a subdivision.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03 and in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8, H. F. No. 2867 was re‑referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2868, A bill for an act relating to military veterans; authorizing grants to veterans from the state soldiers' assistance fund to pay for emergency dental care; allowing a subtraction for dentists who provide charity care to veterans; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 197.05; 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.091, subdivision 2.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 197.605, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 5. Dental care. (a) The commissioner of veterans affairs shall identify dentists, dental therapists, and advanced dental therapists who are willing to provide free or reduced fee dental services to veterans. The commissioner shall inform eligible dental care providers of the tax subtraction for the value of dental care provided to veterans under section 290.01, subdivision 19b, clause (22).

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(b) The commissioner shall compile a list of providers identified under paragraph (a) and distribute the list to each county veteran service officer. The commissioner shall update and publish the list of providers on an ongoing basis.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 290.01, subdivision 19b, is amended to read:

Subd. 19b. Subtractions from federal taxable income. For individuals, estates, and trusts, there shall be subtracted from federal taxable income:

(1) net interest income on obligations of any authority, commission, or instrumentality of the United States to the extent includable in taxable income for federal income tax purposes but exempt from state income tax under the laws of the United States;

(2) if included in federal taxable income, the amount of any overpayment of income tax to Minnesota or to any other state, for any previous taxable year, whether the amount is received as a refund or as a credit to another taxable year's income tax liability;

(3) the amount paid to others, less the amount used to claim the credit allowed under section 290.0674, not to exceed $1,625 for each qualifying child in grades kindergarten to 6 and $2,500 for each qualifying child in grades 7 to 12, for tuition, textbooks, and transportation of each qualifying child in attending an elementary or secondary school situated in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, or Wisconsin, wherein a resident of this state may legally fulfill the state's compulsory attendance laws, which is not operated for profit, and which adheres to the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and chapter 363A. For the purposes of this clause, "tuition" includes fees or tuition as defined in section 290.0674, subdivision 1, clause (1). As used in this clause, "textbooks" includes books and other instructional materials and equipment purchased or leased for use in elementary and secondary schools in teaching only those subjects legally and commonly taught in public elementary and secondary schools in this state. Equipment expenses qualifying for deduction includes expenses as defined and limited in section 290.0674, subdivision 1, clause (3). "Textbooks" does not include instructional books and materials used in the teaching of religious tenets, doctrines, or worship, the purpose of which is to instill such tenets, doctrines, or worship, nor does it include books or materials for, or transportation to, extracurricular activities including sporting events, musical or dramatic events, speech activities, driver's education, or similar programs. No deduction is permitted for any expense the taxpayer incurred in using the taxpayer's or the qualifying child's vehicle to provide such transportation for a qualifying child. For purposes of the subtraction provided by this clause, "qualifying child" has the meaning given in section 32(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(4) income as provided under section 290.0802;

(5) to the extent included in federal adjusted gross income, income realized on disposition of property exempt from tax under section 290.491;

(6) to the extent not deducted or not deductible pursuant to section 408(d)(8)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code in determining federal taxable income by an individual who does not itemize deductions for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, an amount equal to 50 percent of the excess of charitable contributions over $500 allowable as a deduction for the taxable year under section 170(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, under the provisions of Public Law 109-1 and Public Law 111-126;

(7) for individuals who are allowed a federal foreign tax credit for taxes that do not qualify for a credit under section 290.06, subdivision 22, an amount equal to the carryover of subnational foreign taxes for the taxable year, but not to exceed the total subnational foreign taxes reported in claiming the foreign tax credit. For purposes of this clause, "federal foreign tax credit" means the credit allowed under section 27 of the Internal Revenue Code, and "carryover of subnational foreign taxes" equals the carryover allowed under section 904(c) of the Internal Revenue Code minus national level foreign taxes to the extent they exceed the federal foreign tax credit;

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(8) in each of the five tax years immediately following the tax year in which an addition is required under subdivision 19a, clause (7), or 19c, clause (12), in the case of a shareholder of a corporation that is an S corporation, an amount equal to one-fifth of the delayed depreciation. For purposes of this clause, "delayed depreciation" means the amount of the addition made by the taxpayer under subdivision 19a, clause (7), or subdivision 19c, clause (12), in the case of a shareholder of an S corporation, minus the positive value of any net operating loss under section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code generated for the tax year of the addition. The resulting delayed depreciation cannot be less than zero;

(9) job opportunity building zone income as provided under section 469.316;

(10) to the extent included in federal taxable income, the amount of compensation paid to members of the Minnesota National Guard or other reserve components of the United States military for active service, including compensation for services performed under the Active Guard Reserve (AGR) program. For purposes of this clause, "active service" means (i) state active service as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5a, clause (1); or (ii) federally funded state active service as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5b, and "active service" includes service performed in accordance with section 190.08, subdivision 3;

(11) to the extent included in federal taxable income, the amount of compensation paid to Minnesota residents who are members of the armed forces of the United States or United Nations for active duty performed under United States Code, title 10; or the authority of the United Nations;

(12) an amount, not to exceed $10,000, equal to qualified expenses related to a qualified donor's donation, while living, of one or more of the qualified donor's organs to another person for human organ transplantation. For purposes of this clause, "organ" means all or part of an individual's liver, pancreas, kidney, intestine, lung, or bone marrow; "human organ transplantation" means the medical procedure by which transfer of a human organ is made from the body of one person to the body of another person; "qualified expenses" means unreimbursed expenses for both the individual and the qualified donor for (i) travel, (ii) lodging, and (iii) lost wages net of sick pay, except that such expenses may be subtracted under this clause only once; and "qualified donor" means the individual or the individual's dependent, as defined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code. An individual may claim the subtraction in this clause for each instance of organ donation for transplantation during the taxable year in which the qualified expenses occur;

(13) in each of the five tax years immediately following the tax year in which an addition is required under subdivision 19a, clause (8), or 19c, clause (13), in the case of a shareholder of a corporation that is an S corporation, an amount equal to one-fifth of the addition made by the taxpayer under subdivision 19a, clause (8), or 19c, clause (13), in the case of a shareholder of a corporation that is an S corporation, minus the positive value of any net operating loss under section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code generated for the tax year of the addition. If the net operating loss exceeds the addition for the tax year, a subtraction is not allowed under this clause;

(14) to the extent included in the federal taxable income of a nonresident of Minnesota, compensation paid to a service member as defined in United States Code, title 10, section 101(a)(5), for military service as defined in the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, Public Law 108-189, section 101(2);

(15) to the extent included in federal taxable income, the amount of national service educational awards received from the National Service Trust under United States Code, title 42, sections 12601 to 12604, for service in an approved Americorps National Service program;

(16) to the extent included in federal taxable income, discharge of indebtedness income resulting from reacquisition of business indebtedness included in federal taxable income under section 108(i) of the Internal Revenue Code. This subtraction applies only to the extent that the income was included in net income in a prior year as a result of the addition under subdivision 19a, clause (13);

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(17) the amount of the net operating loss allowed under section 290.095, subdivision 11, paragraph (c);

(18) the amount of expenses not allowed for federal income tax purposes due to claiming the railroad track maintenance credit under section 45G(a) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(19) the amount of the limitation on itemized deductions under section 68(b) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(20) the amount of the phaseout of personal exemptions under section 151(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; ~~and~~

(21) to the extent included in federal taxable income, the amount of qualified transportation fringe benefits described in section 132(f)(1)(A) and (B) of the Internal Revenue Code. The subtraction is limited to the lesser of the amount of qualified transportation fringe benefits received in excess of the limitations under section 132(f)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code for the year or the difference between the maximum qualified parking benefits excludable under section 132(f)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code minus the amount of transit benefits excludable under section 132(f)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code.; and

(22) to the extent not deducted in computing federal taxable income, the value of charity health care services provided to a veteran, as defined in section 197.447, by a dentist or a dental therapist licensed under chapter 150A, or an advanced dental therapist certified under chapter 150A, acting within the scope of the individual's license. For the purposes of this clause, the value of charity health care services must be calculated at the applicable reimbursement rate provided under section 256B.76 for the dentist for services for which a federal Medicaid match is available.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 290.091, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Definitions. For purposes of the tax imposed by this section, the following terms have the meanings given:

(a) "Alternative minimum taxable income" means the sum of the following for the taxable year:

(1) the taxpayer's federal alternative minimum taxable income as defined in section 55(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(2) the taxpayer's itemized deductions allowed in computing federal alternative minimum taxable income, but excluding:

(i) the charitable contribution deduction under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(ii) the medical expense deduction;

(iii) the casualty, theft, and disaster loss deduction; and

(iv) the impairment-related work expenses of a disabled person;

(3) for depletion allowances computed under section 613A(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to each property (as defined in section 614 of the Internal Revenue Code), to the extent not included in federal alternative minimum taxable income, the excess of the deduction for depletion allowable under section 611 of the Internal Revenue Code for the taxable year over the adjusted basis of the property at the end of the taxable year (determined without regard to the depletion deduction for the taxable year);

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(4) to the extent not included in federal alternative minimum taxable income, the amount of the tax preference for intangible drilling cost under section 57(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code determined without regard to subparagraph (E);

(5) to the extent not included in federal alternative minimum taxable income, the amount of interest income as provided by section 290.01, subdivision 19a, clause (1); and

(6) the amount of addition required by section 290.01, subdivision 19a, clauses (7) to (9), and (11) to (14);

less the sum of the amounts determined under the following:

(1) interest income as defined in section 290.01, subdivision 19b, clause (1);

(2) an overpayment of state income tax as provided by section 290.01, subdivision 19b, clause (2), to the extent included in federal alternative minimum taxable income;

(3) the amount of investment interest paid or accrued within the taxable year on indebtedness to the extent that the amount does not exceed net investment income, as defined in section 163(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. Interest does not include amounts deducted in computing federal adjusted gross income;

(4) amounts subtracted from federal taxable income as provided by section 290.01, subdivision 19b, clauses (6), (8) to (14), (16), ~~and~~ (21), and (22); and

(5) the amount of the net operating loss allowed under section 290.095, subdivision 11, paragraph (c).

In the case of an estate or trust, alternative minimum taxable income must be computed as provided in section 59(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(b) "Investment interest" means investment interest as defined in section 163(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(d) "Regular tax" means the tax that would be imposed under this chapter (without regard to this section and section 290.032), reduced by the sum of the nonrefundable credits allowed under this chapter.

(e) "Tentative minimum tax" equals 6.75 percent of alternative minimum taxable income after subtracting the exemption amount determined under subdivision 3.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to military veterans; allowing a subtraction for dentists who provide charity care to veterans; imposing duties on the commissioner of veterans affairs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 197.605, by adding a subdivision; 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.091, subdivision 2."

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

The report was adopted.

Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03 and in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8, H. F. No. 2868 was re‑referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

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Knoblach from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2946, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; providing game and fish resident licenses for nonresident National Guard members; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.465, by adding a subdivision.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3024, A bill for an act relating to occupations; modifying Board of Barber Examiners provisions; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 154.001, subdivision 2; 154.002; 154.01; 154.02; 154.04; 154.05; 154.065, subdivisions 2, 4; 154.07; 154.08; 154.09; 154.10, subdivision 2; 154.11, subdivision 1; 154.14; 154.15; 154.161, subdivision 7; 154.162; 154.19; 154.21; 154.24; 154.25; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 154.003; 154.11, subdivision 3; 154.161, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 154.03; 154.06; 154.11, subdivision 2; 154.12.

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

The report was adopted.

Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03 and in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8, H. F. No. 3024 was re‑referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Knoblach from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3048, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying definitions related to hospice services to include care to certain individuals 21 years of age or younger diagnosed with a life-threatening condition; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144A.75, subdivisions 5, 6, 8, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 144A.75, subdivision 13.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Knoblach from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3339, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; authorizing lifetime game and fish license information to be placed on a driver's license or Minnesota identification card; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 97A.405, subdivision 2; 171.07, by adding a subdivision.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

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Page 2, line 20, after "ready" insert ", whichever is later"

Page 3, line 10, after "ready" insert ", whichever is later"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Knoblach from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3482, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice; extending the statute of limitations for certain identity theft crimes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 628.26.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, after line 35, insert:

"Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.

$27,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of corrections for the cost of implementing section 1. The base for this appropriation is $82,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $159,000 in fiscal year 2019. This appropriation is added to the appropriation in Laws 2015, chapter 65, article 1, section 15, subdivision 2."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, after the semicolon, insert "appropriating money;"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Garofalo from the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3512, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; adopting recommendations of the Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 268.035, subdivisions 12, 20, 23a, 29, by adding subdivisions; 268.051, subdivision 5; 268.085, subdivisions 4, 5; 268.0865, subdivisions 3, 4; 268.095, subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 268.101, subdivision 2; 268.18; 268.182, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 268.07, subdivision 3b; 268.085, subdivision 2.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

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Dettmer from the Veterans Affairs Division to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3663, A bill for an act relating to public safety; permitting certain military personnel stationed outside the state to obtain extensions of their permit to carry a handgun; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 624.714, by adding a subdivision.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.

The report was adopted.

Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03 and in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8, H. F. No. 3663 was re‑referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Kelly from the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3698, A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending requirements governing preparedness, response, and information regarding transportation of oil and other hazardous substances; establishing certain requirements for railroads; establishing data practices; providing for rulemaking; amending appropriations; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 13.6905, by adding a subdivision; 13.7411, by adding a subdivision; 115E.01, subdivision 11d; 115E.042; 219.015; 299A.55; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 219.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 219.015, is amended to read:

219.015 STATE RAIL SAFETY ~~INSPECTOR~~ INSPECTION PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1. Positions established; duties. (a) The commissioner of transportation shall establish three state rail safety inspector positions ~~in the Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations of the Minnesota Department of Transportation. On or after July 1, 2015~~, and the commissioner may establish ~~a fourth~~ up to six state rail safety inspector ~~position~~ positions following consultation with railroad companies. The commissioner shall apply to and enter into agreements with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) of the United States Department of Transportation to participate in the federal State Rail Safety Participation Program for training and certification of an inspector under authority of United States Code, title 49, sections 20103, 20105, 20106, and 20113, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 212.

(b) A state rail safety inspector ~~shall~~ may inspect mainline track, secondary track, and yard and industry track; inspect railroad right-of-way, including adjacent or intersecting drainage, culverts, bridges, overhead structures, and traffic and other public crossings; inspect yards and physical plants; inspect train equipment; review and enforce safety requirements; review maintenance and repair records; and review railroad security measures.

(c) A state rail safety inspector may perform, but is not limited to, the duties described in the federal State Rail Safety Participation Program. An inspector may train, be certified, and participate in any of the federal State Rail Safety Participation Program disciplines, including: track, signal and train control, motive power and equipment, operating practices compliance, hazardous materials, and highway-rail grade crossings.

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(d) To the extent delegated by the Federal Railroad Administration and authorized by the commissioner, an inspector may issue citations for violations of this chapter, or to ensure railroad employee and public safety and welfare.

Subd. 2. Railroad company assessment; account; appropriation. (a) As provided in this subdivision, the commissioner shall annually assess railroad companies that are (1) defined as common carriers under section 218.011; (2) classified by federal law or regulation as Class I Railroads, Class I Rail Carriers, Class II Railroads, or Class II Carriers; and (3) operating in this state.

(b) The assessment must be ~~by a division of~~ calculated to allocate state rail safety ~~inspector~~ inspection program costs ~~in equal proportion between~~ proportionally among carriers based on route miles operated in Minnesota~~, assessed in equal amounts for 365 days of the calendar year~~ at the time of assessment. The commissioner shall ~~assess~~ include in the assessment calculation all program or additional position start-up ~~or re-establishment~~ costs,; all ~~related~~ costs of ~~initiating~~ the state rail safety ~~inspector~~ inspection program, including but not limited to inspection, administration, supervision, travel, equipment, and training; and costs of ongoing state rail inspector duties.

(c) The assessments collected under this subdivision must be deposited in a ~~special account in the special revenue fund, to be known as the~~ state rail safety inspection account, which is established in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds as provided by this subdivision, and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner for the establishment and ongoing responsibilities of the state rail safety ~~inspector~~ inspection program.

Subd. 3. Work site safety coaching program. The commissioner may exempt a common carrier not federally classified as Class I from violations for a period of up to two years if the common carrier applies for participation in a work site safety coaching program, such as the "MNSharp" program administered by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, and the commissioner determines such participation to be preferred enforcement for safety or security violations.

Subd. 4. Appeal. Any person aggrieved by an assessment levied under this section may appeal within 90 days any assessment, violation, or administrative penalty to the Office of Administrative Hearings, with further appeal and review by the district court.

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

Sec. 2. [219.925] OIL, ETHANOL, AND OTHER HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; PREPAREDNESS AND INFORMATION.

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

(b) "Emergency manager" means the director of a local organization for emergency management under section 12.25.

(d) "Oil" has the meaning given in section 115E.01, subdivision 8.

(e) "Rail carrier" means a railroad company that is: (1) defined as a common carrier under section 218.011; (2) classified by federal law or regulation as a Class I Railroad, Class I Rail Carrier, Class II Railroad, Class II Carrier, Class III Railroad, or Class III Carrier; and (3) operating in this state.

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Subd. 2. Bridge inspection reports. A rail carrier must provide a copy of bridge inspection reports on railroad bridges along the routes over which oil, ethanol, and other hazardous substances are transported to:

(1) each emergency manager, for those bridges located within the emergency manager's jurisdiction;

(2) each city or county engineer, for those bridges over a roadway under the engineer's jurisdiction; and

(3) the commissioner of transportation, for all applicable bridges.

Subd. 3. Transported substances notice. (a) As provided in this subdivision, each rail carrier must provide to the commissioner of transportation a transported substances notice concerning all oil, ethanol, and other hazardous substance transportation within or through the state. The notice requirement under this subdivision does not apply to transportation of goods that are not oil, ethanol, or other hazardous substances.

(b) A notice under this subdivision must include:

(1) the specific routes over which the oil or other hazardous substance is transported;

(2) the transportation schedule, including the time, frequency, and volume of oil or other hazardous substance transported on a daily or other reasonable basis as authorized by the commissioner;

(3) the number of tanker railcars transported;

(4) a description of the material transported;

(5) all applicable emergency response information required under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 172, subpart G, or successor requirements; and

(6) contact information, including name, title, telephone number, and address, of at least one qualified company employee who is responsible for serving as a point of contact for discharge response.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2016."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to transportation; governing rail transportation; amending requirements governing rail inspections; establishing certain requirements for railroads transporting oil, ethanol, and other hazardous substances; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 219.015; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 219."

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

The report was adopted.

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

H. F. Nos. 718, 813, 2014, 2478, 2528, 2553, 2841, 2946, 3048, 3339, 3482 and 3512 were read for the second time.

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INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Miller introduced:

H. F. No. 3891, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for sanitary sewer improvements in Maynard; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

Allen introduced:

H. F. No. 3892, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice; clarifying the professional licensing status of certain tribal peace officers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626.90, subdivision 3.

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

Poppe introduced:

H. F. No. 3893, A bill for an act relating to pensions; permitting alternative allocation of fire state aid for city of Austin.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.

Daniels introduced:

H. F. No. 3894, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Northern Links Trail in Faribault; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

Davnie introduced:

H. F. No. 3895, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; authorizing cities to create land-value taxation districts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 428A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.

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Smith and Peppin introduced:

H. F. No. 3896, A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for modifications to a marked Trunk Highway 610 interchange project; authorizing sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Cornish; Johnson, C., and Considine introduced:

H. F. No. 3897, A bill for an act relating to state government; making supplemental appropriations for human services; modifying provisions governing direct care and treatment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 246.54, as amended; 246B.035; 253B.15, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 245.4889, subdivision 1.

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

Hornstein; Bly; Hansen; Metsa; Anzelc; Sundin; Murphy, E.; Hausman; Johnson, S.; Mariani and Thissen introduced:

H. F. No. 3898, A bill for an act relating to taxation; corporate franchise; expanding the definition of domestic corporations to include certain foreign corporations incorporated in tax havens; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 290.01, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 290.17, subdivision 4.

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

Quam; Lesch; McDonald; Johnson, B.; Liebling; Pierson; Newberger; Dean, M.; Hamilton; Zerwas and Barrett introduced:

H. F. No. 3899, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for a study of the measurement of controlled substance level of persons stopped or arrested for driving while impaired.

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

Kahn; Murphy, E.; Lillie; Freiberg and Murphy, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 3900, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the State Board of Investment to develop climate change risk management strategies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 11A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.

Anderson, P., and Backer introduced:

H. F. No. 3901, A bill for an act relating to commerce; eliminating the fingerprinting requirement for real estate appraisers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 82B.08, subdivision 2a.

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

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Lucero; Anderson, S.; Drazkowski and Newberger introduced:

H. F. No. 3902, A bill for an act relating to state government; prohibiting nonessential travel by state employees; requiring an audit and report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 43A.38, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.

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

Drazkowski, Lucero and Newberger introduced:

H. F. No. 3903, A bill for an act relating to state government; restricting out-of-state travel by state employees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

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

Zerwas introduced:

H. F. No. 3904, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing medical assistance payment rates for certain dental services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.76, subdivision 2.

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

Slocum introduced:

H. F. No. 3905, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money to expand statewide the voice response suicide prevention and mental health crisis response program.

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

Barrett introduced:

H. F. No. 3906, A bill for an act relating to transportation; governing vehicle lights and sirens during emergency response by certain responders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 169.64, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 169.68; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.58, subdivisions 2, 3.

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

Torkelson introduced:

H. F. No. 3907, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; setting a cap on grant amounts in the local bridge replacement and rehabilitation program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.50, subdivision 7.

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

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Johnson, S., and Lillie introduced:

H. F. No. 3908, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income and corporate franchise; providing a tax credit for certain employers; 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.

Davnie and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. No. 3909, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income and corporate franchise; establishing a qualified cultural competency plan credit and grant; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 363A.03, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 290; 363A.

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

Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 3910, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for construction materials and supplies purchased by certain nonprofit economic development corporations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Davids, Drazkowski, Anzelc, Torkelson and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 3911, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; waiving local appeal and equalization course training for township officers.

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

Anderson, S.; Loon; Davnie; Drazkowski and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3912, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income and corporate franchise tax; modifying the research credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 290.068, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision.

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

Schomacker introduced:

H. F. No. 3913, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing sale of certain tax-forfeited land.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

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Pinto introduced:

H. F. No. 3914, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing for prenatal care leave; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

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

Kelly introduced:

H. F. No. 3915, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for replacement of a sanitary sewer bridge in Cannon Falls; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

Ecklund introduced:

H. F. No. 3916, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Mesabi Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Ecklund introduced:

H. F. No. 3917, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying levy authority of the Cook-Orr Hospital District; amending Laws 1988, chapter 645, section 3, as amended.

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

Thissen introduced:

H. F. No. 3918, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing deferment, forbearance, income‑contingent repayment, and loan forgiveness programs; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.

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

Kelly introduced:

H. F. No. 3919, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing the governor's supplemental budget for transportation; appropriating money for transportation and public safety activities; establishing a gross receipts motor fuels tax; modifying the metropolitan area transit sales tax; amending provisions governing transportation finance; authorizing sale and issuance of trunk highway bonds; authorizing rulemaking; requiring reports; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 168.013, subdivisions 1a, 21; 168A.29, subdivision 1; 171.06, subdivision 2; 219.015, subdivisions 1, 2; 219.1651; 222.49; 222.50, subdivision 6; 296A.11; 296A.12; 296A.16, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 4b, 5; 296A.18, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; 297A.99, subdivision 1; 299D.03,

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subdivision 5; 360.013, by adding a subdivision; 360.075, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 360.55, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 222.50, subdivision 7; Laws 2015, chapter 75, article 1, sections 3, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 5, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 174; 219; 296A; 297A; 360; 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.4051, subdivision 2.

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

O'Driscoll introduced:

H. F. No. 3920, A bill for an act relating to retirement; financial solvency measures for the Minnesota State Retirement System, St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association, and Teachers Retirement Association; increasing certain contribution rates; reducing certain postretirement adjustment increase rates; revising certain postretirement adjustment provisions; extending the amortization target date for the Teachers Retirement Association; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 352.04, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 354.42, subdivision 3; 354A.12, subdivision 2a; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 354A.29, subdivision 7; 356.215, subdivisions 8, 11; 356.415, subdivisions 1a, 1d, 1e, 1f; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 354A.29, subdivisions 8, 9; 356.415, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.

Knoblach and Theis introduced:

H. F. No. 3921, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the St. Cloud Armory; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Mahoney, Hamilton and Johnson, S., introduced:

H. F. No. 3922, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for an anchor arts, culture, and business incubator.

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

Mahoney and Johnson, S., introduced:

H. F. No. 3923, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for grants to reduce economic disparities in low-income Asian communities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

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Franson introduced:

H. F. No. 3924, A bill for an act relating to liquor; creating an additional production license for microdistilleries; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 340A.101, subdivision 17a; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 340A.22, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hackbarth, Garofalo, McNamara, Sanders and Scott introduced:

H. F. No. 3925, A bill for an act relating to Iron Range resources and rehabilitation; modifying duties of the commissioner; creating a Legislative-Citizen Commission; providing legislative oversight; modifying appropriations and distributions; making conforming changes; requiring a study; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 116J.423, subdivision 1; 116J.424; 298.001, by adding a subdivision; 298.018, subdivision 1; 298.17; 298.22; 298.221; 298.2211, subdivisions 3, 6; 298.2213; 298.2214, subdivision 2; 298.223; 298.227; 298.27; 298.28, subdivisions 7, 7a, 9c, 9d, 11; 298.292, subdivision 2; 298.294; 298.296; 298.2961; 298.297; 298.298; 298.46.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

The following message was received from the Senate:

Mr. Speaker:

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

S. F. No. 2503.

JoAnne M. Zoff, Secretary of the Senate

FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS

S. F. No. 2503, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; clarifying and modifying certain buffer requirements on public waters and drainage ditches; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 103B.101, subdivision 12; 103E.315, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 103B.101, subdivision 12a; 103F.48, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10.

The bill was read for the first time.

Torkelson moved that S. F. No. 2503 and H. F. No. 3000, now on the Calendar for the Day, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion prevailed.

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The following Conference Committee Report was received:

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 1003

A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting local governments to donate certain surplus equipment to nonprofit organizations; creating an exception to tort liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 466.03, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

March 21, 2016

The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas

President of the Senate

We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 1003 report that we have agreed upon the items in dispute and recommend as follows:

That the Senate recede from its amendment.

We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.

House Conferees: Carolyn Laine, Jim Nash and Mark Uglem.

Senate Conferees: Barb Goodwin, Patricia Torres Ray and Scott J. Newman.

Laine moved that the report of the Conference Committee on H. F. No. 1003 be adopted and that the bill be repassed as amended by the Conference Committee. The motion prevailed.

H. F. 1003, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting local governments to donate certain surplus equipment to nonprofit organizations; creating an exception to tort liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 466.03, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

The bill was read for the third time, as amended by Conference, and placed upon its repassage.

The question was taken on the repassage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 128 yeas and 1 nay as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were: