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at the Capitol:Bill introductions of interest
During the Legislative session, we post bill introductions that we think would be of interest to rural residents. However, since the Center is non-partisan and non-political, posting them here is in no way an endorsement by the Center. We hope you'll use these links to explore the legislation on your own.
The House and Senate will reconvene March 1, 2006. In the meantime, you can view the bills of interest we picked out this session.
House files
Senate filesH.F. 2545: A bill proposing an increase in the sales and use tax to go toward natural resources and clean water purposes. (S.F. 2326)
H.F. 2543: A bill proposing an increase in the gas tax.
H.F. 2504: A bill raising the gas tax, issue transportation bonds and other transportation measures.
H.F. 2473: A bill allowing school districts to participate in the state health plan. (S.F. 201)
H.F. 2469: A bill allowing for a limit on homestead property tax based on income. (S.F. 2279)
H.F. 2457: A bill imposing levy limits on counties and certain cities.
H.F. 2441: A bill establishing an appropriation for value-added agricultural projects, creating a farm to market account, and supporting the maintenance of town roads serving livestock operations.
H.F. 2440: A bill requiring the commissioner of health to conduct a study examining the effects of pesticides on migrant agricultural workers. (S.F. 2238)
H.F. 2436: A bill providing for agricultural land to be valued for property tax purposes based on its production level.
H.F. 2414: A bill allowing the commissioner of education to contract for the creation of an Internet-based student information and reporting system.
H.F. 2357: A bill creating grants for methamphetamine prevention. (S.F. 2253)
H.F. 2345: A bill modifying the formula for declining pupil unit aid.
H.F. 2319: A bill creating grants for businesses paying the prevailing wage in Job Opportunity Building Zones.
H.F. 2318: A bill allowing county boards to hold meetings at locations other than the county seat. (S.F. 2112)
H.F. 2252: A bill authorizing a study and report on the feasibility of consolidating counties or altering county boundaries in Central Minnesota. (S.F. 2059)
H.F. 2210: A bill creating a mechanism to allow farmers to reserve seed from a crop for future planting. (S.F. 2207)
H.F. 2205: A bill appropriating funds to create a coordinated public transit system in the Region 9 counties. (S.F. 1715)
H.F. 2168: A bill modifying Minnesota redevelopment accounts. (S.F. 1961)
H.F. 2146: A bill requesting a study on the feasibility of an additive to anhydrous ammonia to prevent its use in manufacture of illicit drugs. (S.F. 2126)
H.F. 2131: A bill permitting counties to issue capital improvement bonds for the rehabilitation or demolition of tax-forfeited commercial properties. (S.F. 2122)
H.F. 2125: A bill establishing the Minnesota Health Care Purchasing Authority. (S.F. 1796)
H.F. 2045: A bill establishing a program to award grants to stimulate research into improved efficiency of ethanol fuels in motor vehicle engines. (S.F. 1893)
H.F. 2040: A bill allowing for nine-member county economic development authority boards. (S.F. 1905)
H.F. 2038: A bill defining certain short-rotation woody crops for property tax purposes. (S.F. 1786)
H.F. 1971: A bill providing for an alternative means of annexation for local governments. (S.F. 1867)
H.F. 1961: A bill allowing for exemption from prevailing wage requirements for qualified businesses in Job Opportunity Building Zones.
H.F. 1907: A bill increasing the tax on gasoline, E85 and other types of fuels. (S.F. 976)
H.F. 1883: A bill mandating the manner in which federal-aid highway money is distributed. (S.F. 1662)
H.F. 1855: A bill providing for comprehensive shoreland and lake management. (S.F. 1628)
H.F. 1833: A bill providing a grant for research on the production of hydrogen from ethanol.
H.F. 1831: A bill creating a small business growth acceleration program to assist small businesses in acquiring technology. (S.F. 1886)
H.F. 1819: A bill establishing certain requirements regarding aquaculture.
H.F. 1811: A bill providing for telecommunications/Internet access equity aid for schools. (S.F. 1930)
H.F. 1791: A bill appropriating funds for sustainable agriculture demonstration grants.
H.F. 1710: A bill creating a broadband revolving loan fund for the development of communications infrastructure. (S.F. 1225)
H.F. 1708: A bill allowing the department of transportation to contract with county governments for maintenance to trunk highways. (S.F. 1816)
H.F. 1688: A bill creating the Clean Water Legacy Act, to maintain water quality standards for the state's surface waters.
H.F. 1682: A bill expanding the definition of on-farm biogas recovery facility. (S.F. 1492)
H.F. 1656: A bill creating regional education districts. (S.F. 1543)
H.F. 1642: A bill creating a rural pharmacy preservation grant program. (S.F. 1567)
H.F. 1640: A bill making amendments to the Job Opportunity Building Zones legislation. (S.F. 1564)
H.F. 1635: A bill allowing individuals and small employers to purchase state health insurance or Minnesota Care coverage at their own expense.
H.F. 1592: A bill allowing the Public Utilities Commission to create financial incentives for utilities to encourage community-based generation projects and purchase of renewable energy. (S.F. 1460)
H.F. 1561: A bill establishing a wind power usage goal of 20 percent by 2020. (S.F. 1263)
H.F. 1560: A bill establishing a base funding level for rural development. (S.F. 1593)
H.F. 1519: A bill reinstating the beaver damage control program. (S.F. 1418)
H.F. 1517: A bill providing for certain regulations regarding wind energy.
H.F. 1454: A bill creating education administrative districts to combine administrative functions while maintaining independent school districts. (S.F. 1436)
H.F. 1453: A bill providing for family agricultural revitalization zones and promoting value-added agricultural processing.
H.F. 1431: A bill incorporating an inflation index into figuring the per-pupil education allowance.
H.F. 1412: A bill providing that agricultural land is not subject to certain school district debt service levies. (S.F. 889)
H.F. 1403: A bill providing milk producer payments to beginning dairy farmers and establishing a dairy modernization program. (S.F. 296)
H.F. 1359: A bill appropriating funds for repairs at MnSCU facilities. (S.F. 1277)
H.F. 1345: A bill requiring the movement of employment around the state caused by business subsidies and number of jobs lost due to businesses moving for subsidies.
H.F. 1344: A bill establishing a community-based energy development tariff.
H.F. 1332: A bill creating a tariff for certain community-based wind energy projects.
H.F. 1306: A bill establishing reimbursement grants for persons who install E85 pumps. (S.F. 1213)
H.F. 1292: A bill providing for catch-up payments to ethanol producers. (S.F. 1343)
H.F. 1282: A bill requesting a study of the feasibility of using biodiesel as a home heating fuel. (S.F. 1385)
H.F. 1271: A bill amending the definition of prevailing wage rate. (S.F. 91)
H.F. 1270: A bill allowing state transportation funds to be used for design and preliminary engineering of bridges in small cities. (S.F. 1359)
H.F. 1242: A bill establishing a telecommunications/Internet equity aid fund to help equalize telecommunications and Internet costs to school districts. (S.F. 2165)
H.F. 1241: A bill directing the state auditor to conduct a study on the feasibility of consolidating counties along alternative boundaries and establishing county service districts as an alternative to consolidation.
H.F. 1205: A bill establishing a base funding for rural economic development, including ethanol producer payments. (S.F. 1151)
H.F. 1197: A bill appropriating funds to the Blandin Foundation for its broadband initiative. (S.F. 1120)
H.F. 1138: A bill creating a technology tax credit to small businesses.
H.F. 1136: A bill creating a rural road safety account within the local road improvement fund among other things.
H.F. 1127: A bill increasing the amount of tax credits or exemptions that may be available to a biotechnology or health sciences industry zone. (S.F. 1024)
H.F. 1123: A bill addressing methamphetamine; regulating sale of precursor drugs, establishing an awareness and education account, creating waste disposal crimes and other factors of manufacture, requiring reports. (S.F. 901)
H.F. 1122: A bill creating the Minnesota Fishing Protection Act, maintaining water quality and protecting the health Minnesota fish.
H.F. 1101: A bill increasing the local government aid base for cities meeting certain conditions. (S.F. 936)
H.F. 1097: A bill allowing for school districts to assist other districts in their region in developing teacher mentoring programs. (S.F. 1026)
H.F. 1075: A bill establishing a Fertilizer Research Council, studying soil fertility and fertilizer management. (S.F. 2244)
H.F. 1041: A bill relating to Border City Enterprise Zones. (S.F. 955)
H.F. 1026: A bill expanding the definition of farm-grown, closed-loop biomass and amending conditions under which the Public Utilities Commission may approve a biomass project. (S.F. 940)
H.F. 991: A bill creating a tax credit for installing E85 fuel dispensing equipment at retail outlets. (S.F. 1073)
H.F. 945: Omnibus transportation bill. (S.F. 1089)
H.F. 916: A bill providing for the establishment of a four-year university at Rochester under the purvue of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, to be co-located with Rochester Community and Technical College, appropriating funds for planning, operation and capital improvements, and making the university contingent on fully funding MnSCU.
H.F. 905: A bill allowing county boards to contract for the sale of biomass to municipal utility companies. (S.F. 893)
H.F. 899: A bill allowing local governments and school districts to request waivers on certain administrative rules and laws, and forming a grants board to fund cooperative efforts in public service delivery. (S.F. 1083)
H.F. 819: A bill providing for state-funded reinsurance for small employer health coverage.
H.F. 785: A bill prohibiting an increase in property taxes for 2006, plus prohibiting increases in state and local government fees and providing reimbursement to local governments for certain fees. (S.F. 318)
H.F. 777: A bill restoring funding to Limited English Proficiency programs. (S.F. 312)
H.F. 745: A bill designating certain health care facilities in Rice County as metro for purposes of determining reimbursement rates.
H.F. 739: A bill requiring a cold weather rule for customers of delivered fuel.
H.F. 722: A bill raising the minimum ethanol content in gasoline to 20 percent and requiring car manufacturers to extend warranties to cover such. (S.F. 85)
H.F. 719: A bill providing tax incentives for those investing in dairy operations. (S.F. 516)
H.F. 670: A bill freezing tuition at MnSCU schools and appropriating funds to support such a freeze. (S.F. 707)
H.F. 652: A bill providing for grants to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to offset the provider tax. (S.F. 109)
H.F. 632: A bill encouraing economic growth in rural counties by allowing an income tax credit for employers for the creation and retention of certain jobs; "Rural Minnesota Catch-up Credit." (S.F. 728)
H.F. 621: A bill authorizing the issuance of $70 million in state bonds for grants to local governments for the repair and replacement of key bridges around the state.
H.F. 588: A bill permitting flexible benefits plans for small employer group health coverage. (S.F. 1274)
H.F. 584: A bill extending the interest-free status of loans for manure digesters. (S.F. 783)
H.F. 572: A billl regulating the sale of drugs used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine and establishing other rules and regulations regarding ingredients; also, a revolving fund for cleanup. (S.F. 423)
H.F. 563: A bill allowing service cooperatives to provide group health insurance to private employers. (S.F. 830)
H.F. 546: A bill authorizing the issuance of $50 million in state bonds for grants to local governments for the repair and replacement of key bridges around the state. (S.F. 552)
H.F. 545: A bill permitting and funding regional development commissions to assist local governments in planning projects. (S.F. 482)
H.F. 510: A bill to appropriate $32 million for transportation and infrastructure support of biosciences development. Half would to the Twin Cities, half would go to Rochester and the rest of rural Minnesota.
H.F. 509: A bill establishing a program to retain manufacturing jobs in rural Minnesota through subsidies to be applied to wages. (S.F. 526)
H.F. 456: A bill providing funding for the predesign of four or five community biomass energy facilities. (S.F. 311)
H.F. 453: A bill establishing a planning committee for a four-year university at Rochester. (S.F. 1159)
H.F. 428: A bill providing grants to municipalities for wastewater treatment projects. (S.F. 282)
H.F. 364: A bill establishing rules and regulations regarding methamphetamine, including establishing a revolving fund for the cleanup of sites. (S.F. 49)
H.F. 359: A bill providing funds for a grant to the Central Range Economic Development Initiative for predesign of economic development projects.
H.F. 348: A bill reallocating revenue from the motor vehicle sales tax to various transportation funds, including transit and highway funds.
H.F. 337: A bill that would designate Chisago County nursing facilities as metro for purposes of improving reimbursement rates. (S.F. 506)
H.F. 318: A bill establishing an official laboratory of the Board of Animal Health. (S.F 774)
H.F. 297: A bill restoring funding to senior nutrition programs and providing grants to fund innovative methods of delivering services to certain populations, including those facing language or cultural barriers to services and those living in remote rural areas. (S.F. 211)
H.F. 279: A bill appropriating funds for floodplain management.
H.F. 276: A bill providing for a town road sign replacement program. (S.F. 377)
H.F. 249: A bill extending the special agricultural homestead provision to include grandchildren. (S.F. 833)
H.F. 224: A bill raising the required ethanol content of gasoline to 20 percent. (S.F. 143)
H.F. 223: A bill raising the required ethanol content of gasoline to 20 percent. (S.F. 4)
H.F. 222: A bill that establishes a grant program for municipalities for monitoring, detecting and controlling forest pests. (S.F. 324)
H.F. 218: A bill extending the ability to receive renewable energy incentives, particularly as pertains to wind turbines.
H.F. 216: A bill raising the required ethanol content of gasoline to 20 percent.
H.F. 209: A bill modifying the ability of townships to spend more than their revenue sources provide. (S.F. 310)
H.F. 199: A bill appropriating bonds for flood mitigation projects around the state. (S.F. 240)
H.F. 90: A bill establishing rules and regulations regarding the ingredients for methamphetamine. (S.F. 51)
H.F. 77: A bill relating to capital improvements (Senate bonding bill). (S.F. 1)
H.F. 45: A bill providing for the establishment of international economic development zones.
H.F. 9: A bill conforming state law to federal tax law changes to encourage consumer-driven health plans (medical savings accounts).
H.F. 7: A bill proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution dedicating revenues from the motor vehicle tax to transportation purposes. (S.F. 635)
H.F. 5: A bill increasing the basic formula allowance for education.
H.F. 3: House bonding bill. Check "Authors and Status" link.
H.F. 2: A bill directing the state to propose the addition of a high-deductible health insurance option to the state employees' health care benefits. (S.F. 376)
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