INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Wednesday, March 24, 2004


The following House Files were introduced:

Dempsey; Olson, M.; Koenen and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. 3126, A bill for an act relating to taxation; eliminating the property tax exemption for pollution control equipment that is part of an electric utility system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 272.02, subdivisions 10, 41.

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

Dempsey; Olson, M.; Koenen and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. 3127, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing class rates that apply to real and personal property of electric utilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 273.13, subdivision 24.

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

Nelson, C. introduced:

H. F. 3128, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; authorizing uses of revenues from certain pre-1979 districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2003 Supplement, section 469.176, subdivision 1c.

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

Magnus introduced:

H. F. 3129, A bill for an act relating to taxation; wind production tax; changing the due date for the wind energy reports; providing that the tax distribution is based on the previous year's local tax rates; allowing certain township levies to be adjusted for production tax in 2004; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 272.029, subdivisions 4, 6.

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

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. 3130, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying restrictions on turtle seller's licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 97C.605, subdivision 2.

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

Opatz introduced:

H. F. 3131, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VII, section 6; proposing lowering the age of eligibility to hold office.

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

Kahn, Hilty, Carlson, Hausman and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 3132, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing state policy for stem cell research; providing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 137; 145.

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

Gunther and Sertich introduced:

H. F. 3133, A bill for an act relating to employment and economic development; appropriating money for a statewide demonstration project of youth job skills development.

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

Kahn, Wagenius, Hilty, Carlson, Hausman and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 3134, A bill for an act relating to water; prohibiting sale of public water works to private entity.

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