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Regulated Industries

TWENTIETH MEETING

2005-2006 Regular Session - Wednesday, March 15, 2006

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTIETH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION

REGULATED INDUSTRIES COMMITTEE

MINUTES


Rep. Torrey Westrom, Chair of the Regulated Industries Committee, called the second meeting to order at 2:30 p.m. on March 15, 2006 in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Clerk noted the roll.

Members of the Committee:

WESTROM, Torrey, Chair ANDERSON, I.
BEARD, Mike, Vice Chair ATKINS, Joe
CHARRON, Mike HANSEN, Rick
EMMER, Tom HILTY, Bill
ERICKSON, Sondra HUNTLEY, Tom
GUNTHER, Bob JOHNSON, Sheldon
HACKBARTH, Tom LESCH, John
HOPPE, Joe PETERSON, Aaron
LANNING, Morrie RUUD, Maria
POWELL, Duke THISSEN, Paul
SIMPSON, Dean WALKER, Neva
WESTERBERG, Andy
ZELLERS, Kurt


Members Excused: HUNTLEY

A quorum was present.

Rep. Atkins moved adoption of the minutes for March 8, 2006. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 3090 (Westrom and Beard) Uniform regulatory treatment of telecommunications services for business customers provided. Uniform regulatory treatment of telecommunications services for business customers provided.

Rep. Westrom moved that HF 3090 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register.

Rep. Hilty moved to amend HF 3090 (H3090A3 amendment).

Rep. Hilty moved to incorporate the following oral amendment to the H3090A3 amendment:

Line 1.7, strike language
Line 1.8, strike “in the cities of Duluth or St. Cloud”
Line 1.8, strike “offer”
Line 1.8, after “in which two or more companies” add the following language: “provide local telephone service to business customers over physical telephone lines or coaxial cable or other physical facilities.”
Line 1.9, strike language

Rep. Westrom moved to incorporate and accept the Hilty amendment as a friendly amendment to the H3090A3 amendment.

The following individuals testified before the committee:

Jerry Knickerbocker
Edward Garvey, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Commerce
Diane Wells, Department of Commerce

Rep. Erickson moved to table HF 3090.

A division was called on the motion to table HF 3090.


Rep. Westrom requested a roll call vote on the motion to table HF 3090.

AYES NAYS ABSENT
Charron Westrom Beard
Emmer Hoppe Hilty
Erickson Anderson, I. Huntley
Gunther Atkins
Hackbarth Hansen
Lanning Johnson, S.
Powell Lesch
Simpson Peterson, A.
Westerberg Ruud, M.
Zellers Thissen
Walker


There being 10 Ayes and 11 Nays THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Rep. Westrom withdrew HF 3090.

The Regulated Industries Committee stood in recess at 3:10 p.m.

The Regulated Industries Committee reconvened at 3:50 p.m.

HF 1319 (Beard) Additional cable franchise requirements modified.

Rep. Beard withdrew HF1319.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:50 p.m.


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REP. TORREY WESTROM
CHAIR


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Kathleen Anderson
Committee Legislative Assistant