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Transportation Policy and Finance

TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING

2015-2016 Regular Session - Wednesday, April 22, 2015

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION

TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES

Representative Tim Kelly, Chair of the Transportation Policy and Finance Committee, began the twenty-sixth meeting at 12:52 p.m. on April 22, 2015, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:


KELLY, Tim, Chair
PETERSBURG, John, VC
ANDERSON, Mark
BERNARDY, Connie
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
ERHARDT, Ron
HAUSMAN, Alice
HORNSTEIN, Frank
HOWE, Jeff
JOHNSON, Clark
KOZNICK, Jon
LUCERO, Eric
MASIN, Sandra
MCNAMARA, Denny
NASH, Jim
NORTON, Kim
RUNBECK, Linda
SANDERS, Tim
SUNDIN, Mike
UGLEM, Mark
WHELAN, Abigail


Member excused:
ATKINS, Joe

Chair Kelly began the meeting at 12:52 p.m. A quorum was NOT present.

Representative O’Driscoll testified on HF259.

Spencer Buerkle, Benton County Commissioner, and Ross Olson, Sauk Rapids City Administrator, testified on HF259.

Representative O’Driscoll testified on HF1576.

Chris Byrd, Benton County Engineer, testified on HF1576.

Representative O’Driscoll testified on HF1577.

Chair Kelly called the meeting to order at 1:03 p.m. A quorum was present.

Representative Sanders moved to approve the minutes of April 13, 2015. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Anita Rasmussen testified on HF1577.

Vice Chair Petersburg assumed the gavel at 1:08 p.m.

Representative Theis testified on HF1564.

Kelly Stanton, Principal of Oak Hill Elementary School, testified on HF1564.

Representative Cornish testified on HF1029.

JOE McCabe, St. James City Manager, and Shannon Sweeney, Financial Advisor for St. James, testified on HF1029.

Representative Newberger testified on HF481.
Representative Torkelson and Representative Johnson testified on HF2116, HF168, and HF169.

Fred Froehlich, Mayor of Nicollet, and Audra Shaneman, President of the New Ulm Chamber of Commerce testified on HF2116, HF168, and HF169.

Tom Kuntz, Mayor of Owatonna, testified on HF286.

Representative Sundin testified on HF78.

Mike Peterson testified on HF78.

Representative Baker testified on HF2065.

Representative Kahn testified on HF1926.

Cordelia Pierson testified on HF1926.

Representative Lucero testified on HF201.

Steve Bot, City Administrator of St. Michael and Mike Potter, Wright County Commissioner, testified on HF201.

Representative Slocum testified on HF2221.

Steve Devich, Richfield City Administrator testified on HF2221.

Representative Lenczewski testified on HF313.

Karl Keel, Public Works Director, testified on HF313.

Representative Erhardt testified on HF311.

Representative Winkler testified on HF1040.

Andy Snope testified on HF1040.

Representative Newton testified on HF2176.

Representative Howe testified on HF2252.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:24 p.m.





Representative Tim Kelly, Chair




Natalie Cecchini, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF0078 (Sundin) - Trunk Highway 73 realignment funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0168 (Johnson) - New Ulm; U.S. Highway 14 interchange funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0169 (Johnson) - Nicollet; U.S. Highway 14 expansion funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0201 (Lucero) - Wright County; I-94 lane expansion and black iron overpass replacement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0249 (Lenczewski) - I-35W and I-494 interchange improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0259 (O'Driscoll) - Benton County; County State-Aid Highway 3 expansion funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0286 (Petersburg) - Trunk Highway 14 reconstruction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0311 (Erhardt) - Trunk Highway 62 expansion funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0313 (Lenczewski) - I-35W and I-494 interchange improvement funding provided, and money appropriated.
  • HF0481 (Newberger) - Watab; trunk highway interchange and frontage road construction funding provided, and money appropriated.
  • HF1029 (Cornish) - St. James; infrastructure improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF1040 (Winkler) - Golden Valley; street and highway intersection improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF1564 (Theis) - St. Cloud; road and infrastructure improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF1576 (O'Driscoll) - Benton County; road construction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF1577 (O'Driscoll) - Sartell; road construction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF1926 (Kahn) - Minneapolis; 5th Street Southeast bridge replacement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF2065 (Baker) - Trunk Highway 23 four-lane divided highway construction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF2116 (Torkelson) - New Ulm and Nicollet; U.S. Highway 14 reconstruction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF2176 (Newton) - Blaine; Trunk Highway 65 underpass funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF0640 (Lien) - Moorhead; grade separated rail crossings funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF2252 (Howe) - Cold Spring; roundabout construction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
  • HF2221 (Slocum) - Richfield; 77th Street underpass at Highway 77/Cedar Avenue funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

We will have informational hearings on the following bills. No amendments will be allowed. We are limiting testimony to 5 minutes per bill with an aggressive agenda to hear member road and transportation projects.

HF640 (Lien) Moorhead provided funding for grade separated rail crossings: may be heard on Wed due to schedule conflict on Thursday

See attached agenda for proposed bill order