The following House Files were introduced:
Seifert, M., by request, introduced:
H. F. No. 4150, A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring the pollution control agency to study the feasibility, costs, and benefits of a beverage container deposit program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Dempsey introduced:
H. F. No. 4151, A bill for an act relating to taxation; utility property; providing a state paid refund to utilities for taxes on utility personal property; exempting certain new utility personal property from property tax; allowing certain counties, cities, and towns to impose an optional fee on certain utilities; requiring the public utilities commission to adjust utility rates for reduced utility property taxes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 216B; 272; and 273.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Peterson, Kubly, Winter, Juhnke, Pugh, Lieder, Hilty, Skoe, Kalis, Bakk, Otremba, Leighton, Jaros, Entenza, Swapinski, Gleason, Biernat, Koskinen, Trimble, Schumacher, Gray, Dawkins, Hausman, Tunheim, Carlson, Tomassoni, Luther, Greenfield, Orfield, Dorn, Milbert, Solberg, Paymar, Hasskamp and Opatz introduced:
H. F. No. 4152, A bill for an act relating to energy independence for Minnesota; setting goals; creating a task force to identify domestic energy opportunities and priorities; requiring annual summary reports.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce
Abeler, Harder, Davids, Jennings, Tomassoni, Kalis, Kubly and Tingelstad introduced:
H. F. No. 4153, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use taxes; allowing county agricultural societies to retain the sales tax collected at county fairs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes