State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , February 2, 1998


The following House Files were introduced:

Dorn; Johnson, R.; Gunther; Reuter and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 3089, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a black box theater on the Mankato State University campus.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Schumacher; Biernat; Seagren; Clark, K. , And Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 3090, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a grant for the Unlimited Possibilities Plan.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Murphy; Garcia; Clark, K. , And Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 3091, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the calculation of student financial aid by excluding a portion of any Pell grant; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 3092, A bill for an act relating to checks; prohibiting a person from requiring a social security number as a condition of acceptance of a check; providing that prosecutors may not refuse to prosecute a dishonored check case solely because the dishonored check does not contain the issuer's social security number; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325F.981, subdivision 1; and section 609.535, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Pugh, Tunheim and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3093, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating collection agencies; exempting out-of-state agencies from regulation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 332.31, subdivisions 3, 6 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Harder and Clark, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 3094, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing the consolidated Red Rock school district to accelerate the schedule for reducing the number of school board members.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rhodes, Long, Kinkel, McCollum and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3095, A bill for an act relating to veterans; designating a date in February as Chaplains Sunday in honor of four United States army chaplains who sacrificed their lives at sea for other service members; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3096, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for design and construction of a roadway in the city of Chatfield.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3097, A bill for an act relating to highways; modifying Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 161.14, subdivision 29.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 3098, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; authorizing the expenditure of revenues derived from a tax increment financing district located in the city of Foley outside of the district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Schumacher, Lieder and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3099, A bill for an act relating to transportation; allocating money to the highway user tax distribution fund and the transit assistance fund from proceeds of the tax on the sale of motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 174.32, subdivision 2; and 297B.09, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Schumacher, Lieder and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 3100, A bill for an act relating to highways; appropriating money for local bridges.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Skare, Rest, Winter, Long and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 3101, A bill for an act relating to the city of Bemidji; authorizing the city to impose certain taxes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 3102, A bill for an act relating to wetlands; creating a cost-share program for small cities; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103G.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Anderson, B.; Wenzel; Lindner; Knight and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 3103, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; changing food handlers license provisions for first-time and seasonal licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 28A.04, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Delmont, Osthoff, Jennings, Mares and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 3104, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery; permitting the director to establish a bonus plan for lottery retailers; permitting the lottery to conduct a holiday game; authorizing the lottery to establish an operating reserve account; authorizing the lottery to expend additional funds on advertising; clarifying the lottery conflict of interest; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 349A.06, by adding a subdivision; 349A.09, subdivision 2; 349A.10, subdivision 3; and 349A.11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Pawlenty and Commers introduced:

H. F. No. 3105, A bill for an act relating to liquor; increasing authorized liquor licenses for the city of Eagan; amending Laws 1994, chapter 611, section 32 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Erhardt, Biernat, Dawkins, Bishop and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 3106, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; regulating installations of air bag on-off switches and deactivations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Daggett, Delmont, Kraus, Skare and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 3107, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; reducing rates of taxation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297E.02, subdivisions 1, 4 , And 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Dawkins, Luther, Mariani and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 3108, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for grants to local government units for parks, recreation buildings , And school buildings for youth enrichment activities; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Ness and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 3109, A bill for an act relating to education; reauthorizing a canceled facilities grant to the Crow River special education cooperative and the Meeker and Wright special education cooperative; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Daggett, Westfall, Nornes, Bettermann and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 3110, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; extending certain angling seasons in 1998.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Macklin, Smith and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3111, A bill for an act relating to crime; forfeited vehicle's return to owner is subjected to agency approval; authorizing convictions under ordinances and statutes from another state to be used in penalty enhancement for the crime of harassment; providing a 30-day limit on requests for restitution hearings; authorizing search warrants on financial institutions to be filed within 30 days of issuance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.531, subdivision 5a; 609.749, subdivision 4; 611A.045, subdivision 3; and 626.15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Tompkins, Macklin and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3112, A bill for an act relating to crime; clarifying the definition of value in the theft statute; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.52, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rest; Johnson , A.; Slawik and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 3113, A bill for an act relating to income taxation; expanding the dependent care credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.067, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.067, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Skare; Greiling; Clark, K.; Wejcman and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3114, A bill for an act relating to economic security; appropriating money for workforce center involvement in school-to-work initiatives.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Evans; Rhodes; Trimble; Clark, K. , And Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 3115, A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing a Minnesota healthy homes pilot project; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Ness; Johnson , A.; Mares; Rostberg and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 3116, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring knowledge in personal and family financial management and investment for graduation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 121.11, subdivision 7c.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Education.

Paulsen, Kelso, Sykora, Seagren and Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 3117, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a school plan or school closure to improve student achievement levels based on minimum state expectations; modifying unrequested leave of absence provisions for teachers at a closed school; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 125.12, subdivision 6b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Education.

Olson, E. , And Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 3118, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that certain payments in lieu of taxes may be used for road maintenance in unorganized townships; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 477A.14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Taxes.

Olson, E.; Kalis; Rostberg; Ness and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 3119, A bill for an act relating to local government; allowing an officer of a local governmental unit to contract with the unit in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.88, subdivision 12.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3120, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating trade practices; prohibiting discrimination based on the credit worthiness, credit history, credit standing, or credit capacity of an applicant, policyholder, or enrollee; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 72A.20, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Jennings, Kahn and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 3121, A bill for an act relating to public administration; providing for design-build contracts; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.31, subdivision 1; and 16B.33, subdivisions 1, 2 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred tothe Committee on Governmental Operations.

Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 3122, A bill for an act relating to retirement; extending specified extended leave deadlines for certain teachers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred tothe Committee on Governmental Operations.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3123, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; requiring parties to a telephone or telecommunications proceeding of the public utilities commission or department of public service to pay costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 237.295.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Rukavina and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 3124, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; increasing minimum value of passenger automobiles classified as above-market vehicles for motor vehicle sales tax purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297B.025, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 3125, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for grants for gang prevention and intervention.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Education.

Osskopp and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 3126, A bill for an act relating to public administration; repealing certain laws relating to community planning; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 394.24, subdivision 1; 462.352, subdivisions 5 and 6; and 462.357, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 4A.08; 4A.09; 4A.10; 394.232; 462.352, subdivision 18; 462.3535; and 473.1455; Laws 1997, chapter 202 , Article 4, sections 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 , And 22.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Luther, Hilty, Gunther, Mariani and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 3127, A bill for an act relating to education; phasing in full day kindergarten for all students; expanding the first grade preparedness program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.2613, subdivision 3; Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Article 2, section 51, subdivision 29; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.2613, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Education.

Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 3128, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a fund transfer for independent school district No. 415, Lynd.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Education.

Wejcman, Delmont, Huntley and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 3129, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a rental housing program; expanding the current pilot program for homeless adults; requiring an evaluation; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256I.04, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Koskinen; Johnson , A.; Sekhon; Tingelstad and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3130, A bill for an act relating to education; expanding the alternative facilities program; modifying the compensatory revenue formula; increasing referendum equalization aid; establishing an elementary achievement program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.95, subdivision 1; and 124A.03, subdivision 1f; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 124.239, subdivisions 5a and 5b; 124.961; and 124A.22, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Education.

Otremba, M.; Johnson, R.; Kubly; Skare and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3131, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a Midwest Interstate Dairy Compact; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 236B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Agriculture.

Chaudhary and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3132, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation for planning and design of a commuter rail station in Columbia Heights.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Rukavina, Bakk and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 3133, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for tree replacement in certain acreage; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 88.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Bishop, Murphy, Solberg and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3134, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; requiring a study of crimes committed by persons who are released on bail; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Judiciary.

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3135, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting partial-birth abortions; providing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Greiling, Mares, Biernat, Evans and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 3136, A bill for an act relating to education; restoring the training and experience revenue component of the general education formula; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124A.04, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Education.

Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 3137, A bill for an act relating to state finance; modifying the debt collections act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.72; 16D.02, subdivision 3; 16D.04, subdivisions 1 and 4; 16D.06, subdivision 2; 16D.08, subdivision 2; 16D.11 , As amended; 16D.14, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision; and 16D.16, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 270.063, subdivision 1; and 357.021, subdivision 1a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Governmental Operations.

Evans, Huntley, Mulder and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 3138, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for the use of automatic external defibrillators; providing immunity from civil liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 604A.01, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Tunheim and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3139, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating beer brewers and wholesalers; providing for the obligations of successors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 325B.01; and 325B.14.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Kalis, Bakk, Skare, Nornes and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 3140, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; adding to state parks; creating a new recreation area; providing for a state park permit exemption; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 85.054, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 3141, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing for legislative review of aboveground storage tank rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.49, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Koskinen, Nornes, Huntley and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 3142, A bill for an act relating to children; changing reimbursement rates for child care assistance; providing for wage enhancement for provider rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 119B.13, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 119B.13, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Education.

Sekhon, Jefferson, Rhodes, Dempsey and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 3143, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; authorizing bonds and appropriating money to connect state and regional park trails in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

The bill was read for the first timeand referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3144, A bill for an act relating to highways; authorizing issuance of bonds for improvements to marked trunk highway No. 371; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred tothe Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3145, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing for review of certain allocations and compliance monitoring by the Minnesota housing finance agency; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 462A.223, by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Gunther, Jefferson, Kahn, Smith and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3146, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Fairmont police relief association; increasing surviving spouse retirement benefits; providing for an additional annual postretirement adjustment mechanism; amending Laws 1963, chapter 423, section 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Governmental Operations.

Pugh, Farrell, Dorn, Commers and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 3147, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying criminal penalty provision; eliminating the local option election provision; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 340A.412, subdivision 4; and 340A.701, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.416.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Kubly, Rhodes, Commers, Delmont and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3148, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating sales of manufactured homes; authorizing limited dealer's licenses in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 327B.04, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Kubly, Kelso and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 3149, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a new pre K-12 facility for McLeod West Interdistrict Cooperative.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Education.

Jennings, Delmont, Workman, Wolf and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 3150, A bill for an act relating to utilities; restructuring regulation of the generation of electricity; providing for transition to a competitive industry; requiring restructuring plans; requiring unbundling of services; providing for recovery of stranded costs; requiring registration of suppliers; providing civil remedies; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216E.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 3151, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Douglas county.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Paulsen and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 3152, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; providing a minimum subtraction for certain elderly and disabled persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.0802, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Taxes.

Huntley, Ness, Wejcman, Trimble and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 3153, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for on-the-job training in the skilled trades; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Chaudhary; Kelso; Evans; Otremba, M. , And Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 3154, A bill for an act relating to education; enhancing funding for elementary class size reduction; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Education.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3155, A bill for an act relating to human rights; limiting the admissibility of evidence regarding a complainant's sexual behavior; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Judiciary.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3156, A bill for an act relating to state lands; requiring the sale of certain school trust land in Hubbard county.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Winter and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 3157, A bill for an act relating to cities; exempting the city of Luverne from Minnesota investment fund grant limit; reallocating an appropriation.

The bill was read for the first timeand referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 3158, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing bonds and appropriating money for construction of a cooperative education and community center for independent school district No. 378, Dawson-Boyd.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Education.

Seifert, Reuter, Erickson, Kielkucki and Clark, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 3159, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring legislative and executive approval of proposed administrative rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 14.27; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 14.18, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Governmental Operations.

Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 3160, A bill for an act relating to taxation; amending the effective date of a sales tax exemption for certain hospitals; amending Laws 1997, chapter 231 , Article 7, section 47.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Taxes.

Mullery and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 3161, A bill for an act relating to economic development; changing reporting requirements for business subsidies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116J.991.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Biernat, Skoglund and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3162, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing state correctional investigators to use force to apprehend fugitives from state prison; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 243.52.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Judiciary.

Pugh, Murphy and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3163, A bill for an act relating to public defense; correcting, updating , And clarifying the public defender law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 611.14; 611.20, subdivision 3; 611.216, subdivision 1a; 611.26, subdivisions 2, 3, and 9; and 611.27, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 7; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 611.25, subdivision 3; and 611.27, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Judiciary.

Mullery, Skoglund, Stanek and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3164, A bill for an act relating to crime; permitting judges to base departures from the presumptive sentence under the sentencing guidelines on an offender's prior record of juvenile offenses.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Judiciary.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3165, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing for certain bond allocations and related matters; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 474A.045; and 474A.061, subdivisions 1, 2a , And 6; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 474A.091, subdivisions 3 and 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 474A.061, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Greenfield; Wejcman; Clark, K. , And Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3166, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to provide information on the medical assistance and the MinnesotaCare programs in several different languages; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.04, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256L.02, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Slawik; Johnson, R.; Solberg; McGuire and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3167, A bill for an act relating to children; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article XI; establishing the children's endowment fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Education.

Chaudhary, Dawkins, Evans, Slawik and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 3168, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing a rebate for 1998 property taxes to owners of residential property, including seasonal recreational residential property, and to renters.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Taxes.

Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3169, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an additional property tax refund to certain homeowners; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290A.04, by adding a subdivision; and 290A.23, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Taxes.

Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3170, A bill for an act relating to education; setting the length of the school year; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 120.1015.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Education.

Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3171, A bill for an act relating to liens; providing a watchmaker's or jeweler's lien for the value of work performed; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 514.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Judiciary.

Wagenius, Marko, Lieder, Hausman and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 3172, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a metropolitan transit authority; establishing a commuter rail fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 473.129, by adding a subdivision; and 473.166; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473I.

The bill was read for the first time and referred tothe Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Winter, Pawlenty, Macklin and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3173, A bill for an act relating to family law; taking children from subsequent family into account when setting child support level; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 518.551, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon  Judiciary.

Rest, Larsen and Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 3174, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan area; establishing a critical problems advisory council; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Rest, Greenfield, Goodno and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 3175, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing an advisory task force to study residential hospice facility licensure requirements; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 3176, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying MinnesotaCare eligibility requirements for persons with continuation coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256L.07, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 3177, A bill for an act relating to economic development; changing the requirements for a study of job-training programs; amending Laws 1997, chapter 200 , Article 1, section 33, by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3178, A bill for an act relating to local government; municipal utilities; providing limited exceptions to data practices and open meeting requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.705, subdivision 1d; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3179, A bill for an act relating to utilities; regulating municipal provision of telecommunications and other utility services; amending Laws 1996, chapter 300, section 1, subdivision 2 , As amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 237.19; and 237.20; Laws 1996, chapter 300, section 1, subdivision 5 , As added.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Westfall; Swenson, H.; Finseth and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 3180, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; transferring powers and duties of the commissioner to a board of natural resources; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Clark, K.; Jefferson; Greenfield and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 3181, A bill for an act relating to health; directing the commissioner of health to provide a grant to study and implement culturally relevant methods of improving the health of African-American men with hypertension; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Anderson, B.; Reuter; Haas and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3182, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring picture identification card to vote; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 204C.10.

The bill was read for the firsttime and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Mariani and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 3183, A bill for an act relating to the housing finance agency; appropriating money for nonprofit capacity building grants.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Skoglund, Larsen, Seagren, McGuire and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 3184, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for civil commitment for prenatal alcohol abuse; requiring reporting; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 253B.02, subdivision 2; 253B.07, subdivision 1; and 626.556, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Judiciary.

Boudreau, McElroy and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 3185, A bill for an act relating to protection of children; expanding certain case plans; authorizing rulemaking; providing for sharing of certain data; changing records retention requirements; requiring review and audits; requiring task forces and a plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 260.191, subdivision 1e; and 626.556, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 626.556, subdivisions 10e and 11c; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Judiciary.

Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3186, A bill for an act relating to corrections; restricting the licensing of juvenile correctional facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 241.021, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Judiciary.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3187, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying Minnesota Technology, Inc.'s seed capital fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116O.122 , As amended; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 116O.05, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3188, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing for environmental response at certain mixed municipal solid waste facilities that are demonstrated to pose a significant risk to human health and the environment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115B.40, subdivisions 1, 2 , And by adding subdivisions; and 115B.412, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 , And 9; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 115B.39, subdivision 2; and 115B.412, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 3189, A bill for an act relating to community development; appropriating money for summer youth employment.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Mullery and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 3190, A bill for an act relating to community development; providing a grant for the Neighborhood Development Center, Inc.; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Paymar, Hausman, Trimble, Larsen and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 3191, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; requiring public utilities commission to reconsider area code assignments for metropolitan area.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Juhnke and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 3192, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting sales of new farm machinery from the sales tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.02, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 59.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Taxes.

Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 3193, A bill for an act relating to the city of Hutchinson; authorizing the city to impose certain taxes.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Wenzel, Molnau, Juhnke, Schumacher and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 3194, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; regulating security interests in agricultural crops; modifying the treatment of certain collateral; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 336.9-203; and 336.9-402.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Agriculture.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3195, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing funding for state share of cleanup of certain Mississippi river sediment; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the firsttime and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3196, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for upgrade of the Little Falls library.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Education.

Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 3197, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a model policy to enhance pupil transportation efficiency and maximize instructional effectiveness through school start times; requiring a report; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Education.

Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 3198, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association and first class city teacher retirement fund associations; expanding the part-time teaching positions eligible to participate in the qualified full-time service credit for part-time teaching service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 354.66, subdivision 3; and 354A.094, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Governmental Operations.

Leighton, Kelso, Greiling and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 3199, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying charter school employment and operating provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.064, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Education.

Munger, Huntley and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 3200, A bill for an act relating to railroads; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the Lake Superior and Mississippi railroad.

The bill was read for the first time and referred tothe Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Otremba, M.; Wenzel; Juhnke and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 3201, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring labeling of unpasteurized fruit juice and cider; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 31.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Agriculture.

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 3202, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association; allowing certain Winona state university teaching personnel to purchase service credit for an extended leave of absence unreported by the university in a timely fashion.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Governmental Operations.

Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 3203, A bill for an act relating to health care; providing for assessments of proposed health coverage mandates; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Pugh and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 3204, A bill for an act relating to controlled substances; delaying the effective date for listing the drug Carisoprodol as a controlled substance; amending Laws 1997, chapter 239, article 4, section 15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Judiciary.

Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 3205, A bill for an act relating to economic development; changing the maximum loan amount for the challenge grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116J.415, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 3206, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing the use of health and safety revenue for independent school district No. 2854 , Ada-Borup.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Education.

Knoblach and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 3207, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for a grant to Stearns county for Quarry Park and Nature Preserve; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first timeand referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 3208, A bill for an act relating to lotteries; adjusting retailer commissions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 349A.06, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 3209, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; allowing for driver's license and state identification card to bear firearms safety designation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 171.07, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred tothe Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Dehler, Stang and Olson, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 3210, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; extending eligibility for a reduced class rate for golf courses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 25 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Taxes.

Johnson, R.; Murphy; Otremba, M.; Holsten and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 3211, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the "Becoming an Outdoors Woman" program.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Mares and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3212, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for residential academies; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Education.

Kinkel and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 3213, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring hospice programs to properly dispose of legend drugs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144A.48, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Opatz, Kelso, Dawkins, Seagren and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 3214, A bill for an act relating to education; defining successful schools; developing improvement plans for schools at risk; establishing a school improvement fund; establishing a distinguished educators program; transforming certain at-risk schools into charter schools; requiring a one-year design and feasibility study; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.064, by adding a subdivision; 123.34, subdivision 10; 125.05, by adding a subdivision; 125.12, subdivision 4 and by adding a subdivision; 125.17, subdivision 3 and by adding a subdivision; and 125.18, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 121; and 124C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Education.

Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 3215, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing the Minneapolis fire department relief association to pay survivor benefits to certain persons.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Governmental Operations.

Solberg, Lieder and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3216, A bill for an act relating to transportation; dedicating proceeds of sales tax on motor vehicles to newly created transportation improvement fund; increasing motor fuels tax; proposing constitutional amendment to dedicate vehicle sales tax proceeds to transportation improvement fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 296.02, subdivision 1b; 296.025, subdivision 1b; 297B.031; and 297B.09, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.

The bill was read for the first time and referred tothe Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 3217, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing grants for historical educational programming; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Education.

McGuire, Murphy, Bishop, Solberg and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 3218, A bill for an act relating to sexually dangerous persons; making the state financially responsible for costs associated with certain persons who have sexual psychopathic personalities or are sexually dangerous; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 253B.185, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Judiciary.

Farrell, Pugh, Larsen and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 3219, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; establishing a grant program to enable local law enforcement agencies to purchase automatic external defibrillators; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Judiciary.

Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 3220, A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring that the commissioner of labor and industry establish compensation ranges for job classifications and assign prevailing wage rates within those ranges; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 177.43, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Labor-Management Relations.

Skare; Harder; Otremba, M.; Schumacher and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 3221, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for the breast and cervical cancer control program.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Huntley, Pugh, Murphy and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 3222, A bill for an act relating to public safety; relieving 911 dispatchers from tort liability in certain cases; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 403.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Judiciary.

Slawik, Entenza, Schumacher and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3223, A bill for an act relating to education; enhancing funding for class size reduction; providing full equalization of school district debt service levies; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.95, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.961; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Education.

Wejcman; Johnson, R. , And Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 3224, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying citizenship requirements of the general assistance program; creating a state food assistance program for certain legal noncitizens; extending food assistance benefits for certain other noncitizen families; creating a state food assistance program for certain other legal noncitizens; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256D.05, subdivision 8; and 256J.11, subdivision 2 , As amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256D.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jefferson, Long, Winter and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 3225, A bill for an act relating to taxes; providing an exemption from sales tax for certain purposes; amending Laws 1986, chapter 396, section 2 , As amended, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Taxes.

Rukavina and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3226, A bill for an act relating to water; providing for elevation levels on Gunn lake; providing penalties.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Murphy and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 3227, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for independent school district No. 93, Carlton, to develop a plan for buildings and services.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Education.

Murphy, Delmont, Jefferson and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3228, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association and first class city teacher retirement fund associations; authorizing the purchase of service credit for prior military service, out-of-state teaching service , And pre-1976 maternity leaves or maternity breaks-in-service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 354A.093; and Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 354.53, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 354, 354A , And 356.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Governmental Operations.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3229, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting sales of cigarettes packed in units smaller than ten packages in accessible displays; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 461.18, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 3230, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; allowing the shipment of wild animals that were taken on the northwest angle portion of the Red Lake Indian Reservation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Bradley; Otremba, M.; Mulder and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 3231, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions for the county-based purchasing and the expansion of the prepaid medical assistance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256B.69, subdivision 3a; and 256B.692, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Farrell and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3232, A bill for an act relating to occupations; providing for voluntary registration for sign contractors; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3233, A bill for an act relating to public defense; clarifying those persons eligible to be represented by the district public defender and the state public defender; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 611.14; 611.16; 611.25, subdivision 1; and 611.26, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Judiciary.

Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 3234, A bill for an act relating to municipalities; making certain changes to municipal liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 466.03, subdivision 6e , And by adding a subdivision; 604A.20; 604A.21, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 , And by adding a subdivision; 604A.22; 604A.25; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 466.01, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3235, A bill for an act relating to the city of St. Paul; providing for the use of certain sales tax revenues.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Taxes.

Rest, Goodno, Mulder, Weaver and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 3236, A bill for an act relating to commerce; requiring local units of government to license the retail sale of tobacco; providing for an exemption from disclosure of specified substances in tobacco products; removing exception for certain retail establishments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 461.12, subdivision 1; 461.17, subdivision 1; and 461.18, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 461; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 461.18, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 3237, A bill for an act relating to the city of Columbia Heights; authorizing the city to establish an enterprise zone; providing tax incentives for high technology businesses that locate in the zone.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Holsten and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 3238, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring money credited to the critical habitat private sector matching account through purchase of special license plates to be matched by public appropriations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 84.943, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the firsttime and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3239, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the tax on sparkling wines; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297G.03, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Taxes.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3240, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; clarifying the rules applicable to the low-income housing class; changing penalties; providing for deposit of fees and penalties in the housing development fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 273.126, subdivision 3; and 462A.071, subdivisions 2, 4 , And 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committeeon Taxes.

Pelowski, Pawlenty, Rukavina and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 3241, A bill for an act relating to elections; appropriating money to facilitate reassignment of voter registrations following redistricting.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Governmental Operations.

Bishop, Kalis, Sekhon, Dempsey and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 3242, A bill for an act relating to public administration; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.105; 16A.11, subdivision 3a; 16A.501; and 16B.30; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 16A.641, subdivision 4; 84.027, subdivision 15; 85.0505, by adding a subdivision; and 268.917; Laws 1997, chapter 202 , Article 1, section 35 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Capital Investment.

Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 3243, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the construction of a municipal water park in the city of Hastings.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Jennings and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 3244, A bill for an act relating to drinking water; providing for the statewide licensing and regulation of water conditioning contractors and installers; requiring water conditioning contractors to undertake continuing education and training; requiring the registration of certain water conditioning units claiming to remove primary contaminants from drinking water; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 326.38; 326.45; 326.57; 326.58; 326.59; 326.60, subdivisions 1, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 326.601; 326.61, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 326.64; and 326.65; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Dorn; Johnson, R.; Gunther and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 3245, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Mankato Technology Center.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 3246, A bill for an act relating to community development; providing a disaster loan guarantee for the city of Ada; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3247, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for the St. Croix Valley heritage center; canceling a bond appropriation for the St. Croix Valley heritage center; repealing Laws 1991, chapter 275, section 3.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Anderson, B.; Osskopp; Tomassoni; Rifenberg and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 3248, A resolution memorializing the President and the Congress of the United States to oppose ratification of the Biodiversity Treaty.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3249, A resolution urging that the United States government sign the international convention to ban land mines.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Garcia; Rukavina; Anderson, I.; Pawlenty and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 3250, A resolution memorializing the President and Congress of the United States to enact the Aircraft Repair Station Safety Act of 1997.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Pelowski and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3251, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to the board of regents to expand legal assistance.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to theCommittee on Education.