STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies, and
Veterans Affairs Finance
MINUTES
Representative Al Juhnke, Chair, called the thirty-third meeting to order at 10:17AM on Wednesday, March 26, 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 Hamilton moved that the minutes, as amended, of March 26, 2008 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 3981 (Juhnke); a bill relating to appropriations; appropriating money for veterans affairs, military affairs; and the Board of Animal Health; reducing and adjusting appropriations for agriculture; authorizing issuance of special veteran contribution plate for motorcycles, providing for disposition of certain funds; removing a limit on certain grants; eliminating a sunset date; amending Minnesota Statutes.
Chair Juhnke moved that HF 3981 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representative Juhnke moved the
H3981DE1 amendment.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Juhnke moved the
H3981A2 amendment.
Chair Juhnke presented the
H3981A2 amendment.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Juhnke moved the
H3981A4 amendment.
Chair Juhnke presented the
H3981A4 amendment.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Magnus moved the
H3981A1 amendment.
Discussion and questions followed.
Chair Juhnke directed staff to make changes as appropriate to the
H3981A1 amendment.
Discussion and questions followed.
Quinn Cheney, MN Department of Agriculture and the Board of Animal Health, answered questions on HF 3981.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Hansen moved the
H3981A5 amendment.
Representative Hansen presented the
H3981A5 amendment.
Discussion and questions followed.
Representative Olin moved an oral amendment to the
H3981A5 amendment as follows:
Page 1, line 7, after the period insert "this reduction is one time only"
Page 1, line 9, after the period insert "this appropriation is one time only"
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Discussion and questions followed.
Representative Finstad requested a roll call on the
H3981A5 amendment.
Discussion and questions followed.
Representative Hansen withdrew the
H3981A5 amendment.
Discussion and questions followed.
Valerie Jerich, MN Corn Growers Association, testified on the
H3981A5 amendment.
Discussion and questions followed.
Greg Buzicky, MN Department of Agriculture, answered questions on the
H3981A5 amendment.
Discussion and questions followed.
Representative Magnus moved to reconsider the
H3981A1 amendment.
Representative Magnus moved an oral amendment to the
H3981A1 amendment as follows:
Page 1, line 5, after "(a)" insert "beef"
Chair Juhnke instructed staff to make technical changes on accounting language.
Discussion and questions followed.
Jayne Rankin, MN Department of Finance, and Quinn Cheney, MN Department of Agriculture, answered questions on the H3981A1 oral amendment.
Discussion and questions followed.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Magnus moved the
H3981A1 amendment, as amended.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Discussion and questions followed.
Christine Kiel, MN Department of Veterans Affairs, answered questions on HF 3981.
Representative Hansen moved to reconsider the
H3981A5 amendment.
Discussion and questions followed.
Chair Juhnke instructed staff to make technical changes on accounting language to re-appropriate money from the Livestock Investment Grant Program and re-appropriate it to the Board of Animal Health Bovine TB program.
Discussion and questions followed.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Discussion and questions followed.
Chair Juhnke renewed his motion that HF 3981, as amended, be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance and staff be instructed to correct the bill to reflect the will and desire of the committee.
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 3902 (Juhnke); a bill relating to agriculture; changing an appropriation; amending Laws 2007.
Chair Juhnke moved that HF 3902 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance.
Chair Juhnke moved the
H3902DE1 amendment.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Shimanski moved the
H3902A1 amendment.
Representative Shimanski presented the
H3902A1 amendment.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Peterson moved the
H3902A5 amendment.
Representative Peterson presented the
H3902A5 amendment.
Discussion and questions followed.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Heidgerken moved an oral amendment to HF3902 as follows:
Page 14, line 7, after "use", insert "by a wholesale food handler"
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Hansen moved the
H3902A11 amendment.
Representative Hansen presented the
H39902A11 amendment.
Discussion and questions followed.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Finstad moved the
H3902A6 amendment.
Representative Finstad presented the
H3902A6 amendment.
Discussion and questions followed.
Joe Martin, MN Department of Agriculture, and Greg Buzicky, MN Department of Agriculture, answered questions on the
H3902A6 amendment.
Representative Finstad withdrew the
H3902A6 amendment.
Discussion and questions followed.
Representative Finstad moved the
H3902A8 amendment.
Representative Finstad presented the
H3902A8 amendment.
Discussion and questions followed.
Dr. Tom Haggerty, MN Veterinary Medical Association, testified on the
H3902A8 amendment.
Representative Finstad requested a roll call on the
H3902A8 amendment. The results were as follows:
AYES NAYS ABSENT
WELTI, Andy JUHNKE, Al HEIDGERKEN, Bud
FINSTAD, Brad DOTY, Al
HAMILTON, Rod FAUST, Tim
MAGNUS, Doug HANSEN, Rick
POPPE, Jeanne OLIN, Dave
SHIMANSKI, Ron OTREMBA, Mary Ellen
PETERSON, Aaron
On a vote of 6 AYES and 7 NAYS THE MOTION FAILED.
Representative Magnus moved an oral amendment to H3902 as follows:
Page 14, line 14, strike "retail" and after "sale" insert "by a retail food handler"
Discussion and questions followed.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Finstad moved the
H3902A7 amendment.
Representative Finstad presented the
H3902A7 amendment.
Discussion and questions followed.
Representative Finstad requested a roll call on the
H3902A7 amendment.
Discussion and questions followed.
Representative Finstad withdrew his request for a roll call on the
H3902A7 amendment.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Finstad moved the
H3902A9 amendment.
Representative Finstad presented the
H3902A9 amendment.
Brock Hunter, MN Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, testified on the H3902A9 amendment.
Discussion and questions followed.
Representative Finstad withdrew the
H3902A9 amendment.
Chair Juhnke moved an oral amendment to HF 3902, the
H3902DE1 amendment, as follows:
Page 37, line 25, after "(a)" insert "The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, in consultation with"
Page 37, line 26, delete everything after the period
Page 37, delete lines 27 and 28
Page 37, line 29, delete everything before "commercial"
Page 37, line 32, after the period insert "At which time the commissioner shall evaluate industrial hemp laws in other states and propose a system of licensure and regulation that does not interfere with the strict regulation of controlled substances in this state."
Chair Juhnke presented the oral amendment.
Discussion and questions followed.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Juhnke renewed his motion that HF 3902, as amended, be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance and staff be instructed to correct the bill to reflect the will and desire of the committee.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:00PM.
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Al Juhnke, Chair
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Dana Wilson, Committee Legislative Assistant