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TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING

2007-2008 Regular Session - Thursday, October 25, 2007

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION

STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE DIVISION


MINUTES



Representative Kahn, Chair of the Division, called the meeting to order at 9:42 A.M. on Thursday, October 25, 2007 in the Heffelfinger Room of the Red Cross Twin Cities at 1201 West River Parkway in Minneapolis.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

KAHN, Phyllis, Chair
DELAFOREST, Chris, Lead Republican
ANDERSON, Sarah
BIGHAM, Karla
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
HILTY, Bill
HORTMAN, Melissa
WINKLER, Ryan

Members excused:

WARD, John, Vice-Chair
LESCH, John
PEPPIN, Joyce
POPPE, Jeanne
ZELLERS, Kurt

A quorum was present.

Other members present:

CLARK, Karen
NORTON, Kim
WOLLSCHLAGER, Sandy

After the members introduced themselves, Chair Kahn gave an overview of the meeting.

HF XXX (Winkler) - relating to state government; creating a disaster victim compensation fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 8A.

Representative Winkler then testified in support of HF XXX.

Also testifying in support of HF XXX were victims and relatives of victims of the 35W bridge collapse:

Jennifer Holmes
Brad Coulter
Ron Engebretson
Mercedes Gorden
Alan Brankline
Brent Olson
Garrett Ebling
Kimberly Brown


The meeting was adjourned at 10:48 A.M.





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Representative Phyllis Kahn, Chair




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Krysta Niedernhofer, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..

HFxxxx (Winkler) Disaster victim compensation fund created