1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 3097 as follows:
1.2Page 1, after line 4, insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 237.74, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
1.4    Subd. 9. Discontinuance. If a physical connection exists between a telephone
1.5exchange system operated by a telephone company and the toll line or lines operated by a
1.6telecommunications carrier, neither of the companies shall have the connection severed or
1.7the service between the companies discontinued without first obtaining an order from the
1.8commission upon an application for permission to discontinue the physical connection.
1.9Upon the filing of an application for discontinuance of the connection, the department
1.10shall investigate and ascertain whether public convenience requires the continuance
1.11of the physical connection, and if the department so finds, the commission shall fix
1.12the compensation, terms, and conditions of the continuance of the physical connection
1.13and service between the telephone company and the telecommunications carrier. Prior
1.14commission approval is not required for severing connections where multiple local
1.15exchange companies are authorized to provide service. However, the commission may
1.16require the local exchange connections if it finds that the connections are in the public
1.17interest.
1.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
1.19Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.20Amend the title accordingly