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Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division

NINETH MEETING

2009-2010 Regular Session - Wednesday, March 11, 2009

STATE OF MINNESOTA NINETH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION

DIVISION
MINUTES


Representative Hornstein, Chair of the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division, called the meeting to order at 1:04 P.M. on Wednesday, March 11 2009 in Room 5 of the State Office Building. The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

Hornstein, Chair
Swails, Vice-Chair
Champion
Davids
Hausman
Holberg
Hortman
Lieder
Masin
McFarlane
Morrow
Rosenthal
Torkelson
Urdahl
Welti
Zellers

A quorum was present.

HF672 (Dettmer) Freeway shoulders use authorized by transit and metro mobility buses.
Rep. Hornstein moved the bill and adoption of the A09-0083 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. Rep. Hornstein moved that HF672, as amended, be recommended to pass and rereferred to the Transportation Finance and Policy Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Rep. Swails, Vice Chair, took the gavel at 1:07.

HF1047 (Hornstein) Statewide goals amended for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Lynne Bly of Fresh Energy, spoke in favor of the bill. Meghan McDaniel, Flint Hills Resources, spoke in opposition to the bill. Rep. Hornstein moved that HF1047 be recommended to pass and rereferred to the Environment Policy Committee. Rep. Davids requested a roll call vote on passage of the bill.

HF/SF __1047______, Amendment #: _____________

Author: __Hornstein______ Requested by: __Davids____________

Hornstein, Ch AYE
Swails, V. Ch AYE
Champion AYE
Davids NAY
Hausman AYE
Holberg NAY
Hortman AYE
Lieder AYE
Masin AYE
McFarlane NAY
Morrow AYE
Rosenthal AYE
Torkelson NAY
Urdahl NAY
Welti AYE
Zellers ABSENT

TOTALS 10 AYE 5 NAY 1 ABSENT


Chair Swails announced the roll call vote, there being 10 ayes, 5 nays and 1 absent, the bill is passed and rereferred to the Environment Policy Committee.

HF899 (Hausman) Transportation goals modified, reduction of vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions provided. Rep. Hausman moved adoption of the H0899A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. Rep. Davids moved the following oral amendment:

Page 2, delete section 3
Renumber sections in sequence
Change title accordingly

THE MOTION PREVAILED. Barb Thoman, Transit for Livable Communities and Lynne Bly, Fresh Energy, spoke to HF899. Rep. Hausman moved that HF899, as amended, be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF571 (Sailer) Mini truck titling, registration and operation regulated. Dennis and Bruce Bolton, Park Rapids, spoke to the bill. No official action was taken on the bill.

HF1250 (Hornstein) Electric vehicle infrastructure regulated, and incentives for use and adoption established.
Rep. Hornstein moved adoption of the H1250A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. Erin Stojan Ruccolo and Ethan Fawley of Fresh Energy spoke to the bill. Rep. Hornstein moved to further amend HF1250 with the following oral amendment:

Page 1, delete section 2
Page 2, delete sections 3 to 4

THE MOTION PREVAILED. Rep. Hornstein moved that HF1250, as amended, be recommended to pass and rereferred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF668 (Morrow) Postcrash procedures provided for school buses in accidents. Edward Carroll, Minnesota State Patrol, spoke to the bill. Rep. Morrow moved that HF668 be recommended to pass and placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED

Representative Masin moved the minutes of March 4, 2009, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting adjourned at 2:36 P.M.


Representative Hornstein, CHAIR


Susie Maher
Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..

HF1250 (Hornstein) Electric vehicle infrastructure regulated, and incentives for use and adoption established.
HF899 (Hausman) Transportation goals modified, reduction of vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions provided.
HF571 (Sailer) Mini truck titling, registration and operation regulated.
HF668 (Morrow) Postcrash procedures provided for school buses in accidents.
HF1047 (Hornstein) Statewide goals amended for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
HF672 (Dettmer) Freeway shoulders use authorized by transit and metro mobility buses.