HF 2585

as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to the legislature; authorizing a legislative 
  1.3             commission on Minnesota-Ontario matters; appropriating 
  1.4             money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
  1.5             Statutes, chapter 3.  
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  [3.884] [LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON 
  1.8   MINNESOTA-ONTARIO MATTERS.] 
  1.9      Subdivision 1.  [ESTABLISHMENT.] A legislative advisory 
  1.10  commission on Minnesota-Ontario matters is established.  The 
  1.11  commission is made up of 12 Minnesota members appointed as 
  1.12  provided in subdivision 2, with the intent of meeting with a 
  1.13  like commission of Ontario citizens appointed as provided by the 
  1.14  appropriate government authority of Ontario for the purpose of 
  1.15  making recommendations regarding Minnesota-Ontario issues of 
  1.16  mutual interest involving natural resources, transportation, and 
  1.17  social matters.  A report and appropriate recommendations must 
  1.18  be made annually to the appointing bodies. 
  1.19     Subd. 2.  [MINNESOTA APPOINTEES.] Six of the Minnesota 
  1.20  members must be appointed by the speaker of the house, three 
  1.21  from among the members of the house of representatives and three 
  1.22  from Minnesota citizens with interest in and knowledge of 
  1.23  Minnesota-Ontario issues; and six members appointed by the 
  1.24  subcommittee on committees of the committee on rules and 
  1.25  administration of the senate, three from among the members of 
  2.1   the senate and three from Minnesota citizens with an interest in 
  2.2   and knowledge of Minnesota-Ontario issues. 
  2.3      Sec. 2.  [APPROPRIATION.] 
  2.4      $150,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
  2.5   Minnesota contingent of the commission established in section 1 
  2.6   in fiscal year 2000 for expenses of the Minnesota members of the 
  2.7   commission established in section 1. 
  2.8      Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE; CONTINGENCY.] 
  2.9      Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day after a like 
  2.10  commission is authorized by the appropriate authority of the 
  2.11  government of Ontario.