STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION
JOB GROWTH & ENERGY AFFORDABILITY
POLICY & FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Pat Garofalo, Chair of the Job Growth & Energy Affordability Policy & Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 12:45 P.M. on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.:
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
GAROFALO, Pat
BAKER, Dave
CLARK, Karen
FABIAN, Dan
GUNTHER, Bob
HORTMAN, Melissa
ISAACSON, Jason
JOHNSON, Sheldon
LOONAN, Bob
MAHONEY, Tim
METSA, Jason
NEWBERGER, Jim
SCOTT, Peggy
SIMONSON, Erik
SMITH, Dennis
SWEDZINSKI, Chris
VOGEL, Bob
WAGENIUS, Jean
Members excused:
O’NEILL, Marion
Representative Garofalo called the meeting to order at 12:45 P.M. A quorum was present.
Representative Clark moved to approve the minutes from the previous hearing. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF1105 (Vogel) Urban challenge grants program modified, and money appropriated. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.
Representative Vogel moved the A15-0081 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Vogel; Lee Hall, Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers; John Sullivan, Carver County Community Development Agency; testified on HF1105, as amended.
HF1012 (Dean) Home and community-based setting residency ratio restrictions modified.
Representative Garofalo moved the A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Dean; Chuck Peterson, Clare Housing; testified on HF1012, as amended.
Representative Scott moved that HF1012 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF713 (Loonan) Minnesota High Tech Association's SciTechsperience program provided grant funding; science, technology, engineering, and math internships provided, and money appropriated. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.
Representative Loonan; John Dukich, Minnesota High Tech Association; Dr. Roger Pearson, Aspen Research Corporation; Kent Cavendar-Bares, Rowbot Systems; Kristen O’Connor, Aspen Research; Corporation; Becky Siekmeier, Minnesota High Tech Association; testified on HF713, as introduced.
HF438 (Kresha) Minnesota New Markets Jobs Act adopted, capital for business growth in economically distressed communities provided, penalties imposed, and report required.
Representative Garofalo moved the A15-0209 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Garofalo moved an oral amendment. On page 3, on line 36 strike “equity” and insert “entity.” THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Kresha; Paul Cassidy, Stinson Leonard Street; testified on HF438, as amended.
Representative Garofalo moved that HF438 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF1400 (Lucero) Certificate of need issuance prohibition for new nuclear power plant abolished. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.
Representative Lucero; Bill Heaney, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; Benjamin Gerber, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce; Rick Evans, Xcel Energy; Harry Melander, Minnesota Building Trades and Council; Nathan Makala, Heartland Institute; Deputy Commissioner Bill Grant, Minnesota Department of Commerce; John Hottinger, Sierra Club; Thor Underdahl, Minnesota Power; testified on HF1400, as introduced.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:33 P.M.
Representative Pat Garofalo, Chair
Jonathan Fortner, Committee Legislative Assistant