<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 2285<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>relating to constitutional amendments; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>Constitution, article XI; increasing the sales tax rate by three-eighths of one <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>percent and dedicating the receipts for natural resource and cultural heritage <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>purposes; creating a natural heritage fund; creating a parks and trails fund; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>creating a clean water fund; creating a sustainable drinking water fund; creating <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>an arts and cultural heritage fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>114D.20, subdivision 6; 114D.30, subdivision 6; 114D.45; 297A.62, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>1; 297A.94; 297B.02, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>Statutes, chapters 85; 97A; 103H; 129D.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>February 12, 2008<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>The Honorable James P. Metzen<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 2285 report that we have agreed upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>the items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>That the Senate recede from its amendment and that H. F. No. 2285 be further <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>amended as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Section 1. <b>CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to  the people.  If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>amendment is adopted, a section will be added to article XI, to read: <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var> Sec. 15.Beginning July 1, 2009, until June 30, 2034, the sales and use tax rate shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>increased by three-eighths of one percent on sales and uses taxable under the general state <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>sales and use tax law. Receipts from the increase, plus penalties and interest and reduced <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>by any refunds, are dedicated, for the benefit of Minnesotans, to the following funds: 33 <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>percent of the receipts shall be deposited in the outdoor heritage fund and may be spent <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>only to restore, protect, and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>and wildlife; 33 percent of the receipts shall be deposited in the clean water fund and may <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>be spent only to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>and to protect groundwater from degradation, and at least five percent of the clean water <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>fund must be spent only to protect drinking water sources; 14.25 percent of the receipts <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>shall be deposited in the parks and trails fund and may be spent only to support parks and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>trails of regional or statewide significance; and 19.75 percent shall be deposited in the arts <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>and cultural heritage fund and may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>and to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural heritage. An outdoor heritage fund; a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>parks and trails fund; a clean water fund and a sustainable drinking water account; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>an arts and cultural heritage fund are created in the state treasury. The money dedicated <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>under this section shall be appropriated by law. The dedicated money under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>must supplement traditional sources of funding for these purposes and may not be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>as a substitute. Land acquired by fee with money deposited in the outdoor heritage fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>under this section must be open to the public taking of fish and game during the open <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>season unless otherwise provided by law. If the base of the sales and use tax is changed, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>the sales and use tax rate in this section may be proportionally adjusted by law to within <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>one-thousandth of one percent in order to provide as close to the same amount of revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>as practicable for each fund as existed before the change to the sales and use tax.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the people at the 2008 general <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>election. The question submitted shall be:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to dedicate funding to protect our <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>drinking water sources; to protect, enhance, and restore our wetlands, prairies, forests, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>and fish, game, and wildlife habitat; to preserve our arts and cultural heritage; to support <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>our parks and trails; and to protect, enhance, and restore our lakes, rivers, streams, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>and groundwater by increasing the sales and use tax rate beginning July 1, 2009, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>three-eighths of one percent on taxable sales until the year 2034?<br />
         		
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         </table><a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The title required under Minnesota Statutes, section 204D.15, subdivision 1, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>the question submitted to the people under paragraph (a) shall be "Clean Water, Wildlife, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>Cultural Heritage, and Natural Areas."<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>Delete the title and insert:<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>"A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>relating to constitutional amendments; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>Constitution, article XI; increasing the sales tax rate by three-eighths of one <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>percent and dedicating the receipts for natural resource and cultural heritage <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>purposes; creating an outdoor heritage fund; creating a parks and trails fund; <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>creating a clean water fund; creating an arts and cultural heritage fund."<br />
         		We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.House Conferees: (Signed) Anthony "Tony" Sertich, Jean Wagenius, Rick Hansen, Frank Moe, Dennis OzmentSenate Conferees: (Signed) Lawrence J. Pogemiller, Dennis R. Frederickson, Richard J. Cohen, Ellen R. Anderson, Satveer S.
         Chaudhary
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               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">House Conferees:<span width="2em"></span>(Signed)<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Anthony "Tony" Sertich<br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Jean Wagenius<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Rick Hansen<br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Frank Moe<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Dennis Ozment<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Senate Conferees:<span width="2em"></span>(Signed)<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Lawrence J. Pogemiller<br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Dennis R. Frederickson<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Richard J. Cohen<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var><br />
                  		
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