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Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance Division

THIRTIETH MEETING

2007-2008 Regular Session - Tuesday, March 18, 2008

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTIETH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION


Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies, and
Veterans Affairs Finance

MINUTES



Representative Al Juhnke, Chair, called the thirtieth meeting to order at 10:10AM on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 in Basement of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.


Members present:

JUHNKE, Al MAGNUS, Doug
WELTI, Andy OLIN, Dave
DOTY, Al OTREMBA, Mary Ellen
FAUST, Tim PETERSON, Aaron
FINSTAD, Brad POPPE, Jeanne
HANSEN, Rick SHIMANSKI, Ron
HAMILTON, Rod
HEIDGERKEN, Bud


A quorum was present.


Representative Heidgerken moved that the minutes of March 12, 2008 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.


HF 3762 (Murphy, E.); a bill relating to state government; creating the Veterans Health Care Advisory Council; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 196.

Chair Juhnke moved that HF 3762 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Agriculture, Rural Economies, and Veterans Affairs Finance Bill.

Representative Erin Murphy presented HF 3762.

Discussion and questions followed.

Christine Kiel, MN Department of Veterans Affairs, answered questions regarding HF 3762.

Chair Juhnke renewed his motion that HF 3762 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Agriculture, Rural Economies, and Veterans Affairs Finance Bill.

HF 3617 (Koenen); a bill relating to health; establishing a wound prevention and car formulary demonstration project for state veterans homes; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 198.

Chair Juhnke moved that HF 3617 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Agriculture, Rural Economies, and Veterans Affairs Finance Bill.

Representative Koenen presented HF 3617.

Tom Spencer, Advanced Healing Systems, testified on HF 3617.

Discussion and questions followed.

Representative Finstad moved an oral amendment to HF 3617 as follows:
Page 2, line 28, delete "……." And insert "125,000"


THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Discussion and questions followed.

Kathy King, Nurse, Advanced Healing Systems, testified on HF 3617.

Chair Juhnke renewed his motion that HF 3617, as amended, be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Agriculture, Rural Economies, and Veterans Affairs Finance Bill.

Vice Chair Welti assumed the gavel.


HF 3763 (Juhnke); a bill relating to veterans; transferring functions of the Veterans Homes Board of Directors to commissioner of veterans affairs; amending Minnesota Statutes.

Representative Juhnke moved that HF 3763 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Agriculture, Rural Economies, and Veterans Affairs Finance Bill.

Representative Juhnke presented HF 3763.

Christine Kiel, MN Department of Veterans Affairs, testified on HF 3763.

Representative Juhnke renewed his motion that HF 3763 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Agriculture, Rural Economies, and Veterans Affairs Finance Bill.


HF 3749 (Juhnke); a bill relating to veterans, authorizing and regulating state veterans cemeteries; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 197.236.

Representative Hansen moved that HF 3749 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Agriculture, Rural Economies, and Veterans Affairs Finance Bill.

Representative Juhnke presented HF 3749.

Christine Kiel, MN Department of Veterans Affairs, testified on HF 3749.

Representative Hansen renewed his motion that HF 3749 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Agriculture, Rural Economies, and Veterans Affairs Finance Bill.

Chair Juhnke resumed the gavel.


HF 3507 (Otremba); a bill relating to agriculture; authorizing waiver of certain fees and expedited food handler plan review in certain declared disaster areas; changing certain embargo and condemnation provisions; changing certain food sanitary provisions; changing certain fee provisions; defining certain terms; regulating egg sales and handling; amending Minnesota Statutes.

Representative Otremba moved that HF 3507 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Agriculture, Rural Economies, and Veterans Affairs Finance Bill.

Representative Otremba presented HF 3507.

Dr. Heidi Kassenborg, MN Department of Agriculture, testified on HF 3507.

Discussion and questions followed.

Representative Shimanski moved an oral amendment to HF 3507, the 1st engrossment, as follows:

Page 9, line 18, delete "horses"

THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Heidgerken moved an oral amendment to HF 3507, the 1st engrossment, as follows:

Page 8, lines 32 to 35, reinstate the stricken language

Page 9, lines 6 and 7, reinstate the stricken language

THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Otremba renewed her motion that HF 3507, as amended, be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Agriculture, Rural Economies, and Veterans Affairs Finance Bill.

Representative Finstad assumed the gavel.


HF 3552 (Juhnke); a bill relating to agriculture; adding a member to the NextGen Energy Board; removing a sunset date; modifying an appropriation; amending Minnesota Statutes.

Representative Juhnke moved that HF 3552 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Agriculture, Rural Economies, and Veterans Affairs Finance Bill.

Representative Juhnke presented HF 3552.

Discussion and questions followed.

Representative Juhnke renewed his motion that HF 3552 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Agriculture, Rural Economies, and Veterans Affairs Finance Bill.


HF 3362 (Juhnke); a bill relating to agriculture; authorizing certain administrative actions related to pesticide and fertilizer regulation; amending Minnesota States 2006, section 18D.305, subdivision 2.

Representative Juhnke moved that HF 3362 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Agriculture, Rural Economies, and Veterans Affairs Finance Bill.

Representative Juhnke presented HF 3362.

Discussion and questions followed.

Paul Lienandt, MN Department of Agriculture, testified on HF 3362.

Representative Juhnke renewed his motion that HF 3362 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Agriculture, Rural Economies, and Veterans Affairs Finance Bill.


HF 3902 (Juhnke); a bill relating to agriculture, changing an appropriation, amending Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3.

Representative Juhnke moved that HF 3902 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Agriculture, Rural Economies, and Veterans Affairs Finance Bill.

Representative Juhnke presented HF 3902.

Representative Juhnke renewed his motion that HF 3902 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Agriculture, Rural Economies, and Veterans Affairs Finance Bill.

Next meeting: Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 10:00AM.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:15AM.


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Al Juhnke, Chair


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Dana Wilson, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..

HF3762 (Murphy) Veterans Health Care Advisory Council created.
HF3763 (Juhnke) Veterans Homes Board of Directors functions transferred to commissioner of veterans affairs.
HF3617 (Koenen) Wound prevention and care formulary demonstration project established for state veteran homes and reports required.
HF3749 (Juhnke) State veterans cemeteries authorized and regulated.
HF3507 (Otremba) Disaster area waiver of fees and expedited food handler plan review authorized, embargo and condemnation provisions changed, food sanitary and fee provisions changed, terms defined, and egg sales and handling regulated.
HF3552 (Juhnke) NextGen Energy Board member added, sunset date removed, and appropriation modified.
HF3362 (Juhnke) Pesticide and fertilizer regulating administrative actions authorized
HF3902 (Juhnke) Agriculture appropriation changed.