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Ways and Means

TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING

2007-2008 Regular Session - Friday, November 9, 2007

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
MINUTES


Representative Loren Solberg, Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means, called the meeting to order at 12:30 P.M on Friday, November 9, 2007, in Room 200 State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

Solberg, Loren - Chair
Holberg, MaryLiz - GOP Lead
Brynaert, Kathy
Carlson, Lyndon
Dean, Matt
Erhardt, Ron
Gunther, Bob
Kelliher, Margaret
Lencewski, Ann
McNamara, Denny
Paulsen, Erik
Tschumper, Ken



Members Excused: Abeler, Clark, Drazkowski, Hilty, Murphy, M., Pelowski, Swails, Eken, Greiling, Hilstrom, Huntley, Kahn, Mariani, McNamara, Murphy, Sertich, Smith.

Overview of Federal Funds Received by Minnesota
Bill Marx, Chief Fiscal Analyst presented to Committee members. See item #1.

FTE Information
Helen Roberts, Fiscal Analyst presented to Committee members. See Item #2. Brent Gustafson, Department of Finance answered questions from Committee members relating to the split of federal/state dollars.

Legislative Review of State Agency Requests to Spend Federal Funds
Bill Marx, Chief Fiscal Analyst presented to Committee members. See Item #3 & #4.

Federal Fund Spending Review Requests since the End of the Regular 2007 Session
Bill Marx, Chief Fiscal Analyst presented to Committee members. See Item #5. Brent Gustafson, Department of Finance answered questions from members relating to the disbursement of TANF funds.

Scott Peterson, Director of Finance, DOT answered questions from members relating to federal funds that come into Minnesota for transportation purposes.

Department of Natural Resources, Disbursement of Federal Funds (Overview)
Jim Reinholtz, Fiscal Analyst presented to Committee members relating to the DNR. See Item #6.

Department of Education, Disbursement of Federal Funds (Overview)
Greg Crowe, Fiscal Analyst presented to Committee members relating to the Department of Education. See Item #7.

The Committee adjourned at 2:15 pm.


REP. LOREN SOLBERG, Chair

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Gerrie Boice
Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
House TV Video:
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11:37 - Gavel.
14:08 - Overview of federal funds received by Minnesota.
25:47 - Federal funding for state agency staff (FTE report information).
39:10 - Legislative review of federal fund spending requests.
1:20:12 - Federal fund spending review requests since the end of the 2007 regular session.
1:24:30 - Federal funds spending by an agency - overview of two agencies: Department of Natural Resources and Department of Education.
Runs 1 hour, 26 minutes.


Review of the process for dispersing federal funds and review of federal funds dispersed since the end of session
NOTE: All fiscal committee chairs who are not on Ways and Means are invited to join us.