Journal of the House 2010 Supplement

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COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED

SUBSEQUENT TO ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE

�� The following communications were received subsequent to adjournment sine die by the House:

�� PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

SAINT PAUL 55155

May 15, 2010

The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The State of Minnesota

Dear Speaker Kelliher:

�� Please be advised that I have received, approved, signed, and deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State the following House File:

�� H. F. No. 3056, relating to health; modifying the provider peer grouping timelines and system; adding provision to agricultural cooperative health plan for farmers; requiring reports.

�� Sincerely,

�� Tim Pawlenty

�� Governor

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

SAINT PAUL 55155

May 15, 2010

The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The State of Minnesota

Dear Speaker Kelliher:

�� I have signed into law, with a number of line-item vetoes, the LCCMR appropriations bill, Chapter No. 362, House File No. 2624.

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�� ● Page 17, lines 13 to 19:� A $143,000 appropriation for the Analysis of Options for Minnesota's Energy Independence.� This project has a similar objective to the project vetoed last year and although the study focus has been amended, it remains vague and focused largely on existing research.� Again, in times of financial crisis we must be extra prudent with the expenditures we approve.

�� Sincerely,

�� Tim Pawlenty

�� Governor

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

ST. PAUL 55155

The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The Honorable James P. Metzen

President of the Senate

�� I have the honor to inform you that the following enrolled Acts of the 2010 Session of the State Legislature have been received from the Office of the Governor and are deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State for preservation, pursuant to the State Constitution, Article IV, Section 23:

S. F.

No.

H. F.

No.

Session Laws

Chapter No.

Time and

Date Approved

2010

Date Filed

2010

�� 3056�� 344�� 7:37 p.m. May 14�� May 15

�� 2505�� 346�� 7:47 p.m. May 14�� May 15

�� 2510*�� 347�� 7:53 p.m. May 14�� May 15

�� 2695�� 348�� 7:57 p.m. May 14�� May 15

�� 3147�� 349�� 7:59 p.m. May 14�� May 15

�� 1060�� 350�� 8:01 p.m. May 14�� May 15

�� 2540�� 351�� 8:03 p.m. May 14�� May 15

�� 2933�� 352�� 8:04 p.m. May 14�� May 15

�� 2885�� 354�� 8:10 p.m. May 14�� May 15

�� 2918�� 359�� 11:42 p.m. May 15�� May 15

�� 2624*�� 362�� 10:11 p.m. May 14�� May 15

�� Sincerely,

�� Mark Ritchie

�� Secretary of State

[NOTE:� * Indicates that S. F. No. 2510 and H. F. No. 2624 contain line-item vetoes.]

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STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

SAINT PAUL 55155

May 17, 2010

The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The State of Minnesota

Dear Speaker Kelliher:

�� Please be advised that I have received, approved, signed, and deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State the following House Files:

�� H. F. No. 3263, relating to traffic regulations; modifying provisions related to highway work zone speeds, driving in the right-hand lane, and seat belt requirements for persons operating a type III vehicle as a school bus.

�� H. F. No. 2612, relating to civil commitment; clarifying civil commitment venue.

�� Sincerely,

�� Tim Pawlenty

�� Governor

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

ST. PAUL 55155

The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The Honorable James P. Metzen

President of the Senate

S. F.

No.

H. F.

No.

Session Laws

Chapter No.

Time and

Date Approved

2010

Date Filed

2010

�� 3263�� 356�� 11:09 a.m. May 17�� May 17

�� 2612�� 357�� 11:10 a.m. May 17�� May 17

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�� 3081�� 358�� 11:13 a.m. May 17�� May 17

�� 3275*�� 361�� 11:19 a.m. May 17�� May 17

�� Sincerely,

�� Mark Ritchie

�� Secretary of State

[NOTE:� * Indicates that S. F. No. 3275 contains line-item vetoes.]

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

SAINT PAUL 55155

May 18, 2010

The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The State of Minnesota

Dear Speaker Kelliher:

�� Please be advised that I have received, approved, signed, and deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State the following House File:

�� H. F. No. 3106, relating to public safety; modifying implied consent, driving while impaired, and ignition interlock provisions.

�� Sincerely,

�� Tim Pawlenty

�� Governor

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

ST. PAUL 55155

The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The Honorable James P. Metzen

President of the Senate

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S. F.

No.

H. F.

No.

Session Laws

Chapter No.

Time and

Date Approved

2010

Date Filed

2010

�� 2879�� 363�� 2:45 p.m. May 18 �� May 18

�� 184�� 364�� 2:58 p.m. May 18�� May 18

�� 863�� 365�� 3:02 p.m. May 18�� May 18

�� 3106�� 366�� 1:45 p.m. May 18�� May 18

�� 2773�� 368�� 3:18 p.m. May 18�� May 18

�� 3318�� 369�� 3:20 p.m. May 18�� May 18

�� Sincerely,

�� Mark Ritchie

�� Secretary of State

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

ST. PAUL 55155

The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The Honorable James P. Metzen

President of the Senate

S. F.

No.

H. F.

No.

Session Laws

Chapter No.

Time and

Date Approved

2010

Date Filed

2010

�� 1905�� 370�� 9:55 a.m. May 19�� May 19

�� 3361�� 371�� 9:58 a.m. May 19�� May 19

�� 3046�� 372�� 10:00 a.m. May 19�� May 19

�� 3126�� 373�� 10:01 a.m. May 19�� May 19

�� 1770�� 374�� 10:04 a.m. May 19�� May 19

�� 2430�� 375�� 10:05 a.m. May 19�� May 19

�� 2937�� 376�� 10:08 a.m. May 19�� May 19

�� Sincerely,

�� Mark Ritchie

�� Secretary of State

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STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

SAINT PAUL 55155

May 25, 2010

The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The State of Minnesota

Dear Speaker Kelliher:

�� Please be advised that I have received, approved, signed, and deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State the following House Files:

�� H. F. No. 910, relating to notaries public; modifying fees; regulating commissions and notarial stamps and seals; providing clarifications; providing for the accommodations of physical limitations; modifying a provision relating to premarital education.

�� H. F. No. 2859, relating to human services; modifying a nursing facility rate provision.

�� H. F. No. 3329, relating to education finance; modifying the aid payment schedule for certain charter schools.

�� H. F. No. 3492, relating to capital investment; clarifying and modifying previous appropriations of state bond proceeds; extending availability of appropriations for the Blazing Star State Trail and Mesabi Trail; clarifying content of Northwest Hennepin Family Center; authorizing use of previous appropriation to construct and equip an outpatient clinic and health education facility at Hennepin County Medical Center; reappropriating money to convert heating and cooling systems at Rochester Community and Technical College; authorizing use of previous appropriation to predesign an emergency vehicle operator's course at Camp Ripley; clarifying use of appropriation to renovate buildings 16 and 17 at Minneapolis Veterans Home; clarifying match required for a grant to the city of Lake Elmo.

�� Sincerely,

�� Tim Pawlenty

�� Governor

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

SAINT PAUL 55155

May 25, 2010

The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The State of Minnesota

Dear Speaker Kelliher:

�� Please be advised that I have received, approved, signed, and deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State the following House File:

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�� H. F. No. 1680, apologizing on behalf of citizens of the state to all persons with mental illness and developmental and other disabilities who have been wrongfully committed to state institutions.

�� Sincerely,

�� Tim Pawlenty

�� Governor

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

ST. PAUL 55155

The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The Honorable James P. Metzen

President of the Senate

S. F.

No.

H. F.

No.

Session Laws

Chapter No.

Time and

Date Approved

2010

Date Filed

2010

�� 3379�� 377�� 11:29 a.m. May 25�� May 25

�� 910�� 380�� 11:19 a.m. May 25�� May 25

�� 2839�� 384�� 11:32 a.m. May 25�� May 25

�� 3134�� 392�� 11:22 a.m. May 25�� May 25

�� 2859�� 394�� 11:16 a.m. May 25�� May 25

�� 3329�� 395�� 11:24 a.m. May 25�� May 25

�� 2908�� 396�� 11:27 a.m. May 25�� May 25

�� 3492�� 399�� 11:30 a.m. May 25�� May 25

�� 445�� Resolution No. 2�� 10:50 a.m. May 25�� May 25

�� 1680�� Resolution No. 4�� 11:15 a.m. May 25�� May 25

�� Sincerely,

�� Mark Ritchie

�� Secretary of State

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STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

SAINT PAUL 55155

May 27, 2010

The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The State of Minnesota

Dear Speaker Kelliher:

�� Please be advised that I have received, approved, signed, and deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State the following House Files:

�� H. F. No. 3787, relating to legislative enactments; correcting miscellaneous oversights, inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended results, and technical errors.

�� H. F. No. 2801, relating to transportation; providing for certain special license plates; appropriating money for trunk highways; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money and changing appropriations for certain transportation and public safety programs and activities.

�� Sincerely,

�� Tim Pawlenty

�� Governor

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

SAINT PAUL 55155

May 27, 2010

The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The State of Minnesota

Dear Speaker Kelliher:

�� I have received, approved, signed, and deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State, Chapter No. 389, House File No. 3729, the omnibus tax bill, with the exception of the line item vetoes described below.� Although transmittal of a copy of the line-item veto statement to the house of origin is not required because the Legislature has adjourned sine die, I wanted to share my concerns about this bill with the Legislature.

�� The following items of appropriation are vetoed because the local projects they fund were never vetted through the committee process where the merits of each could be publicly and properly evaluated:

�� ● Page 154, lines 154.30 ─ 154.34: �A $100,000 appropriation to Chisago County for development of a

�� carbon neutral industrial park.

�� ● Page 155, lines 155.1 ─ 155.6: �A $100,000 appropriation to the city of Princeton for engineering and

�� preliminary design for a biomass facility and industrial park improvements for renewable energy

�� development.

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�� The following item of appropriation is vetoed because the Commissioner never requested the appropriation and believes it is not necessary:

�� ● Page 155, lines 155.7 ─ 155.10: �A $100,000 appropriation to the Commissioner of Revenue to be used

�� for facility and parking improvements at the revenue department facility in Ely.

�� Sincerely,

�� Tim Pawlenty

�� Governor

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

ST. PAUL 55155

The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The Honorable James P. Metzen

President of the Senate

S. F.

No.

H. F.

No.

Session Laws

Chapter No.

Time and

Date Approved

2010

Date Filed

2010

�� 2891�� 378�� 10:32 a.m. May 27�� May 27

�� 2629�� 379�� 10:34 a.m. May 27�� May 27

�� 2642�� 382�� 11:05 a.m. May 27�� May 27

�� 2725�� 383�� 10:42 a.m. May 27�� May 27

�� 3787�� 385�� 11:06 a.m. May 27�� May 27

�� 2801�� 388�� 10:53 a.m. May 27�� May 27

�� 3729*�� 389�� 10:36 a.m. May 27�� May 27

�� 2634�� 391�� 10:56 a.m. May 27�� May 27

�� 2471�� 397�� 11:04 a.m. May 27�� May 27

�� 1778�� Resolution No. 3�� 10:30 a.m. May 27�� May 27

�� Sincerely,

�� Mark Ritchie

�� Secretary of State

[ NOTE:� * Indicates that H. F. No. 3729 contains line-item vetoes.]

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�� Pursuant to Article IV, Section 23 of the Minnesota Constitution and Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 4, Section 4.034, the following bill was pocket vetoed by the Governor after adjournment sine die by the Legislature:

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

SAINT PAUL 55155

May 27, 2010

The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The State of Minnesota

Dear Speaker Kelliher:

�� I have vetoed and am returning Chapter No. 398, House File No. 2227.� Although return of the bill to the house of origin and a veto message are not required because the Legislature has adjourned sine die, I wanted to share my concerns about this bill with the Legislature.

�� While this bill contains four distinct articles, it is Article 3 that has caused this bill to be vetoed and is the focus of this message.� Article 1 was enacted into law as part of separate legislation.

�� Although I strongly support efforts to make government at all levels more efficient and accountable, the proposed Minnovation Council's composition and duties are troubling and raise constitutional and practical concerns.

�� One of the primary duties of the council is to grant governmental applicants waivers from administrative Rules and exemptions from state Laws.� Because the voting membership of the Council is appointed by non-governmental organizations that are unelected and wholly unaccountable to the citizens of Minnesota, this scheme improperly outsources powers delegated to the executive and legislative branches to unelected interest groups.� Moreover, the voting membership of the Council lacks rigorous legislative and executive oversight, as voting members serve solely at the pleasure of the non-governmental authority that appointed them.

�� Also, the make-up of the Council is ill-suited to fulfill the duties assigned to it.� History tells us that the private, for-profit sector, driven by competition and profit motive, is always at the core of innovation, yet the Council offers only one of its 16 membership chairs to this sector.� It is also puzzling that none of the membership chairs are reserved for representatives of local government, the very organizations that are purported to benefit most from the Council's activities.

�� My commitment to shared services initiatives is evident, as The Collaborative Governance Council (Chapter No. 319) and the Commission on Service Innovation (Chapter No. 392) were both signed into law this session.� This bill, however, is severely flawed and is therefore vetoed.

�� Sincerely,

�� Tim Pawlenty

�� Governor