INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Tuesday, April 26, 2005


The following House Files were introduced:

Rukavina and Sertich introduced:

H. F. 2478, A bill for an act relating to the town of White and the city of Biwabik; authorizing general obligations of the town of White.

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

Johnson, R.; Finstad and Dorn introduced:

H. F. 2479, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a temporary increase in the levy limit for the Region Nine Regional Development Commission.

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

Finstad, Urdahl, Sviggum, Sertich and Lillie introduced:

H. F. 2480, A bill for an act relating to state and local government operations; providing a process for developing a new baseball stadium; establishing a metropolitan stadium authority; providing for the membership and powers of the authority; authorizing the Metropolitan Council to issue bonds; providing powers of the host communities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 473I.01; 473I.02; 473I.03; 473I.04; 473I.05; 473I.06; 473I.07; 473I.08; 473I.09; 473I.10; 473I.11; 473I.12; 473I.13.

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

Erhardt; Larson; Cox; Hornstein; Tingelstad; Samuelson; Peterson, N.; Beard; Hausman; Lieder and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 2481, A bill for an act relating to transportation; increasing motor fuel tax rates; changing vehicle registration tax; revising county state-aid fund distribution formula; authorizing local wheelage taxes; providing for deposit of revenues from wheelage tax and motor vehicle sales tax; authorizing issuance of $1,000,000,000 in state trunk highway bonds; proposing constitutional amendment for dedication of motor vehicle sales tax revenues for transportation; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 162.07, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 163.051; 168.013, subdivision 1a; 296A.07, subdivision 3; 296A.08, subdivision 2; 297A.94; 297B.09, subdivision 1.

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

Gunther, for the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance, introduced:

H. F. 2482, A bill for an act relating to gambling; providing for operation of lottery gaming machines and the conduct of other nonlottery games at a gaming facility; licensing and regulating the gaming facility; imposing a gaming transaction fee on gaming at the gaming facility; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 240.13, by adding a subdivision; 240.135; 240.30, subdivision 1; 299L.07, subdivisions 2, 2a; 340A.410, subdivision 5; 349A.01, subdivision 10, by adding subdivisions; 349A.04; 349A.10, subdivisions 3, 6; 349A.13; 541.20; 541.21; 609.75, subdivision 3; 609.761, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 299L; 349A.

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