INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Wednesday, May 28, 2003


The following House Files were introduced:

Tingelstad, Hausman, Heidgerken and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 64, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Northstar commuter rail line.

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

Olson, M.; Kuisle; Westrom; Abeler; Borrell; Vandeveer; Nelson, P.; Eastlund; Wardlow; Adolphson; Heidgerken; Severson; Westerberg; Johnson, J.; Lindner; Kielkucki; Demmer; Beard; Erickson; Seagren; Sykora; Kelliher; Cox; Lipman; Boudreau; Ruth; Lanning; Holberg; Osterman; Urdahl; Hackbarth; Ozment; Cornish; Knoblach and Meslow introduced:

H. F. 65, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring a study of personal rapid transit applications to supplement transportation system options.

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

Buesgens introduced:

H. F. 66, A bill for an act relating to public-policy-oriented entities; providing that public meetings are not required to fill metropolitan council vacancies within 12 months of initial appointment; authorizing the use of energy forward pricing mechanisms; requiring an analysis of the costs of regional improvements included in the long-range policy plans for metropolitan agencies; making changes in the metropolitan council's authority and procedures for requiring a change in a local comprehensive plan; eliminating per diems for the metropolitan parks and open space commission; providing for the direct charging by the metropolitan council of industrial dischargers for certain wastewater treatment user fees; adopting the metropolitan council redistricting plan; repealing authority for service improvement plan; eliminating certain reporting requirements; removing an obsolete requirement for metropolitan school districts to submit capital improvement plans to the metropolitan council for review; making conforming changes; changing the boundaries of certain districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 473.123, subdivision 3; 473.13, subdivision 1; 473.146, subdivision 1; 473.147, subdivision 1; 473.175, subdivision 1; 473.303, subdivision 6; 473.517, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 473.123, subdivision 3c; 473.1295; 473.1623; 473.704, subdivision 19; 473.863.

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