Appropriations Legislation - Minnesota

Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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Natural disaster assistance payment funding provided to match FEMA money, court,
public defender, public safety, corrections, human rights, and other criminal
justice agencies appropriations reduced, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Author added Greiling

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County-based purchaser pilot program created to cover the uninsured, and money
appropriated.

Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Author added Davnie

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Health care availability and affordability guaranteed for every Minnesotan,
Minnesota Health Plan, Board, Fund, Office of Health Quality and Planning,
ombudsman for patient advocacy and inspector general established, and money
appropriated.

Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Authors added Slocum and Liebling

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Beverage container deposit and labeling required, container deposit refund
return provided, unclaimed deposit payment required, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Authors added Slocum and Liebling

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Beverage container recycling required by manufacturers, penalties provided, and
money appropriated.

Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Author added Dettmer

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K-12 education state grants authorized to leverage quality improvements and
money appropriated.

Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections

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Cost-savings initiative suggestion program established for state employees, cost
savings used to fund road improvements, transportation endowment fund created,
and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Received from House

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Health, human services, and education forecast adjustments made, and money
appropriated.

Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Author added Slocum

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Green Economy Transformation Task Force established to advance the environmental
and energy policies of the state, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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Environment and natural resources funding, fish disease control, and
administrative sites sales proceeds disposition provided; assessment
requirements modified; and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to transportation; increasing transit ridership; requiring the
metropolitan council to establish a lower fare for regular route transit in the
metropolitan area and requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to
require each greater Minnesota urbanized area service system receiving financial
assistance to enforce a lower fare; appropriating money to the commissioner
(rt)

Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Referred to Finance

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for a lake
restoration grant program to issue grants to soil and water conservation
district offices, lake improvement districts and other local units of government
to meet certain goals of the clean water legacy act, match requirement;
requiring the commissioner in conjunction with the commissioner of the pollution
control agency (PCA) to award grants and specifying certain duties; requiring
report to the legislature by a certain date
(je)

Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring the commissioner of health to study the health impacts related to the
use of crumb rubber within synthetic turf and the potential health risks and
health effects of synthetic turf; defining certain terms; prohibiting the
installation of synthetic turf on an athletic playing field until the
commissioner of health in consultation with the commissioner of the pollution
control agency (PCA) has prepared a site specific impact report on the health
and environmental effects of the use or installation of synthetic turf on an
athletic field; appropriating money to the commissioner of health
(me)

Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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Establishing a pilot program to explore the development of a regional center for
visual arts in the twin cities metropolitan area to offer secondary school
students interested in a visual arts career access to a regional center;
specifying certain duties of the commissioner of education relating to
application review and grant award; procedures; requiring the commissioner to
provide for an evaluation and report to the legislature by a certain date;
appropriating money to the commissioner of education
(je)

Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to replace an
at grade crossing of the Gateway trail at highway #120 with a tunnel
(ra)

Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing
the issuance of state bonds for predesign, environmental studies and alternative
analysis of highway improvements to the trunk highway #36 corridor from
interstate #I-694 to trunk highway #61 in Ramsey and Washington counties
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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Establishing the position of statewide hearing loss early education intervention
coordinator in the department of education, prescribing duties, requiring
collaboration with various state offices and agencies; appropriating money to
the commissioner of education
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing
the issuance of trunk highway bonds for preliminary engineering and design of
certain improvements along a portion of trunk highway #5 (Stillwater road) in
Maplewood
(me)

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for a
feasibility study of congestion, flooding mitigation, pedestrian and traffic
safety and other improvements along Maplewood marked trunk highway #5
(Stillwater Road) in Ramsey county
(je)

Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU)
board of trustees and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to renovate,
furnish and equip a radiology lab at Century college
(rt)