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Greater Minnesota Jobs and Economic Development Finance Division

FIFTEENTH MEETING

2019-2020 Regular Session - Wednesday, February 26, 2020

STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST SESSION



GREATER MINNESOTA JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DIVISION MINUTES

Representative Gene Pelowski, Chair of the Committee on Greater Minnesota Jobs and Economic Development Finance Division, called the meeting to order at 12:45 PM on February 26, 2020, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
Pelowski, Gene, Chair
Lien, Ben, Vice Chair
Anderson, Paul, Republican Lead
Bahr, Cal
Demuth, Lisa
Gunther, Bob
Layman, Sandy
Lislegard, Dave
Mahoney, Tim
Persell, John
Poppe, Jeanne
Sandstede, Julie
Sauke, Duane

Members excused:
Brand, Jeff
Daniels, Brian

A quorum was present.

Representative Lien moved that the minutes of February 24, 2020, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Ecklund presented HF 3029, a bill for an act relating to telecommunications; providing an annual statutory appropriation for the broadband development grant program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116J.396, subdivision 3.

Testifying on HF 3029:
• Angie Dickison, Broadband Development Manager, Office of Broadband
• Diane Wells, Telecommunications Manager, Office of Broadband
• Bill Eckles, President, BEVCOMM
• Terry Nelson, General Manager, Woodstock Communications
• Vince Robinson, Owner and President, Development Services Incorporated
• Mark Thell, Carlton County President, Minnesota Farmers Union; Commissioner, Carlton County
• Dan Larson, Executive Director, Minnesota Rural Counties
• Brent Christensen, President and CEO, Minnesota Telecom Alliance

The meeting was adjourned at 1:59 PM.





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Representative Gene Pelowski, Chair


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Tara Schaefle, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF3029 (Ecklund) - COVID-19; distance learning equipment grant program established, grant program established for telemedicine equipment purchased, reports required, and money appropriated.

HF 3029 (Ecklund) Broadband development grant program annual statutory appropriation provided, and money appropriated.

Please contact Owen Wirth at owen.wirth@house.mn if you would like to testify on HF 3029.