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<br />ofMinnetonk" :1nd prC51(knt (lfthe LC<1g11C llf "YL~lIns farmcrs;l1"c the prill1~lry purchasers of bonds \~ithoL1t a guar<lntce of stale p.l.rlicipa- I
<br />Minnesota Cities. u\Ve <.1sk th~lt you dt111"t used cqlllpmcnt." lion '-
<br />erode or prohibit th:l.l local conLfll! ' :-'1;nnC501<1 currently Cb;lrgCS;l 2.5 percellt Currently, communication arnong police,
<br />Pre-cmptil.)!1 laws of \-<.\ncd strength ~lrt' 5:1.1.2:: tax nil I1C\\- f;1rm nuchmcry Ncighhor- fire. .md :tmbubnce personneL iJS well as
<br />already (111 the l:1Llub 1Il 31 lcilst 20 SUre::.. And ing sutes \\'15cllllsin ,1Ild ](\',\",1 ckugc lin sLUe public s.lfdy units like the highw;lY
<br />pre-empLillll h,15 been a hut It)IlIC of bIt.: III sJ.les tJ.x 011 11(\\" or uscd cquipmcllC bu[ fXltrO] , rt'quircs p;:uching across scycral 5)'5-
<br />state legislatures ,1(J"(1SS the cL'untry. ;\(1nh D~lh'la and 5l,uth D;lkutZl bl'lh ha\"c a tems, ll,aJ..:lng it difficult for separate public I
<br />At least 28 sUtcs. includ1l1gsc\"CL:d of lhose 3 p..::rccnl t,l:\ L'11 all brm m;1Chincry $;11('$ SJfcty lInllS tl' talk with one .1J10lher, Also,
<br />that ;:dre;:ldy h;l\"C Sl,mc pre-cmptk,n m~asure CL'mpe1ltll,n fwm \Visconsin and !0\\;1 radio frequencies um hecome o\'er\oaded
<br />on the bl)oks, wnsidercd pn.>emplllln bills can be tough on machinery dellers in l\linne- \\'h('n traffic I1lcrC;lSCS 111 rcspClIlsC to;m emer-
<br />during 1995 slIta. ("speci;:dly those 1IllwrdcrcommuniLies, gene>;. I
<br />Ami-smoking forct":s \"icw prE>cmptil,n !:lWS acci)rding It' J:.::kh Strl,m of the ASSl,C1J.til1l1 of ACCl,rdinl-': tll Kellc\', lhc proposed system
<br />with grc..H skq,ticism lxcwse they ohen are Farm EqUlpmt::l1[ Dealers of 1'vlltlnesolJ Jnd will create a CLlIll"ltir <:.hifr in the :1hilit\, of
<br />SUPPl)]"[CU by tobJCCO companies. Criucs ar- South Dah,ta Wl1;:S 0f gow:rnmcrH to COl']'crJte. I
<br />gue the companies 3re accepting some sales "F;1l"l1l dolhr:; Me going across stJte lines After cl,mnktion. S\'Slem olJerJting costs
<br />restrictk1l1S ;md pcnahks as pan of uniform and thJt huns L,ur dealers," said Stmm. ..It \\'i111x pil1d for b\' lISeI' fees.
<br />statewide policies to kl1t varied and of\en hurts thelr empkl)TcS Zinc! it hurts the smzdl lJnCC the communications network is in
<br />stricter !L,cal llrchnances. communiucs they're trying to 5uppl,n. .. place, the purchasing of equinment to tap I
<br />"Tnt)" elL, not \\'al1[ 10(:11 glwemmcm to be Strl,m urged th:u 1-.1innc.sou's sales la:-.: into the SY:'[t':m. such :'1<; radil'S would be the
<br />able to (()]1trl,l wb::lccn," said Rep. !\btt ewrnplion for used f<lrm maL:hl11cry be kept n::splJnsiblllti' of the 5\'5tem users.
<br />Enten:;l (DFL-St. F..lUn. in place to prcscr\T business fL,r stJ.le dealers. - Pass~lge of the legislation is required if [he I
<br />But, Jennmgs ~lrguecL rcmcl\'al of the pre- A 1994 L1w exempted used equipment SLue is to maintain its (urrent lock on chan-
<br />emptiLln prl'\'i5iun wnuld er::1SC retailer sup- fmm a 2_5 percent s;:t1cs [;1:\ ftX a one-year ncls bcmg made ay;]ilable by the Federal
<br />port for the bill Jnd quash hLl[Jes fora \'ote on peril""1d_ LJ.wm~lkcrs 111 ] 995 c:\tcnded thJt COl11munic:\tions Commission
<br />the House I1l,or. exemption f(1r aJwthcr year and \Ven:el IS Olhcf\\'ise, acciJrding to Ron Nicholas, I
<br />An amcnJmt:l1l ILl delete the pre-emption looking to pass J simibr c:\lenSlL.m this ses- chief of p('tlice fLlr Lhe city ofBbine and a radio
<br />clause fwm the but failed on a 14-12 YaLe. sion. board member, the oPlxmunity to cre3te a
<br />The bill later won approY31 fWI11 the commit- "J would like J. pcrnunent exemption," shared resource will be lost since the mora[O-
<br />tee on a 21-3 \"L,le. \\'en=el said. But. he Jdded, such a propos::!l rium on the issuance of frequencies expires ~
<br />Store O\\TIers traditionally h;we opposed is "not H.'::!listic" at this time this yeJL
<br />efforts to impose statewide regulations for HF2555 n\.,\\'mOH'S tn the Ta:..;es Commit- Consequently, if the Legislature doesn't
<br />enforcemel1l of tOb~KCO sales bw, Lee. Jct, loc::11 units of gO\Trnment, including I
<br />Judy Cook, president of the !\[innesllt:1 Hennepin Cl,unty and the city ofr-1inneapo+
<br />Retail t\'lerchants AsslKiJtion, acknowledged II I lis, \\'ould be forced to compete ro secure
<br />the bill is wughcr than what Sll'n: o\\'ners BONDING blocks l,f frl..'quencics.
<br />would h<.1\'e supported e\"Cn a year <lgl" The billl1L'\\' he~lJs to the C::1pHal Invest. I
<br />But, she added, shop o\\'ncrs WJnt unifor- Linking communication mcnt CommittfE'
<br />mitl' in tOb:1CCO rcgubtions. A bill sl,lidrfymg SLue p;:lnicip:1[iotl in a
<br />"Rct<ulers :1re serious :tbnul our role in
<br />pre\'Cntmg the sale of tll1x1CCO [(l minors,"' metrLlpoliun-arca pubhc 5J.fety racl10 COlll- 1m CHILDREN I I
<br />Cook said. .\Ve W~lnt a tough sundard municJ.til'11S SYSlCIll \\'lltl apprl'\'al fwm tht.'
<br />statewide. >, Hl,use EC(1]wmic Dc\'t:lnpm(,l1t. Infrastruc-
<br /> ture ::1nd Rcgulalil1n fin,1I1ce Cl,mmJLleeJ~ln No kids operating speedboats I
<br /> -l\ickHcaly 29,
<br /> PJss.."\gc l,f the bill \\'ill allo\v all mctrl'poll- The HL'use Em'IWnmCt1t Jnd Nalural Re.
<br />B:J AGRICULTURE I tan-area publ1c Selfcty persl>nnc11O commu- sources Cll1l11llittt'e heard graphic and deeply
<br /> nic::1te thwugh a connected syst.::m of r.."\dw emotlon;11 tesliniony J:1n_ 3] f1'l'111 the family I
<br /> Tax-free farm equipment char:nels. and friends l,f a boy killed 111 a speed-boat
<br /> The bd! ~HF20371, Splltlsl'red by Rep. Jccidcl1l last yeaL The c(1J11mittce then ap~
<br />SJ1es of used farm machine1'\' would rc- 5lC\'c Kelky (DFL-Hclpkins), ;lut hori:::cs S t 5 pmwd HF2834, which prohiblls children
<br />main la.\ free flw another year L\~lder a 111C;]- lTrillll1n in h~1nds tL1 be u5cd l(J assist in under 12 frllm llpcnting a boaL with more I
<br />sure :1ppro\'CdJlll_ 29 hy tne HmISl' :-\gricul- con::truCliL'l1 lor the b,lCkbone l,f the system, than a 40 horsqwwu ml'tor.
<br />tun:: Committce. mcluding Lldiu w\\ers, tnn::;J1lltlcrs, and the Thi:.' hdl. ::;pL'nSl1!Yd by Rep. Kns Has-
<br />The hlll I.HF2555), Spll1l::;l1red by Rep. COIlljJutcrs ncedcd III run the system sbmp (DFL-Cr(1sby"J. 15 (,11Icd the ":-\..lmn I
<br />Steve \\'cn:el (DFL-LJltk F~1115'1. would (,.\_ The S 15 111lllinn is l1\"(r tone-half L,f the Sahli BO;lling S;1fl't)' Ad " :\~lrlm \\';1S eight
<br /> system's wt;ll prlCC L..\S- In 1995. the LegisL1- YC;1rs old b~t \ kll1l_lrial [)JY whell he dkd in
<br />tend unulJune 30,1997, the.: s;llcslJ:>': e:>,:cmp- ;., hoatln~ ~lL'(llkn! in lwnhl'rIl ~lil1!lcsola e.
<br />tion for used farm machinery ture pJ.ss<:d a bill (CH1951 crc;llll1g:1 \ktm-
<br />under CUlTCl1lla\V that exemption is SClLO poli13n R..1dil' BU;Jrd uncleI' the t-.1ctrop(llit_lll i\awn's ~\LlIlL ~lllcl ~1 bll1dy friend spt""1ke of a
<br />expire June 30, 19'06 Councilalld ~dlo\\'ingthc \lClrnpl,litan Coun- bloody h,;lting;lcuclcnllh..lt theys..1y\\'ouldn 't
<br />,.It means ~Hl J\\"fullL1[ L(1 nul' 5m;111 farm- cil 101SSlK up lL' 513 million ltl bl'llds 1(L1SSbL ha\'c Iuppt.'ncd h;ld a Lm' heen III pbce.
<br />ers," S,lld rl'l~l CucltrJ.nc, t'.'\Cdlll\'C din:ctl'l lTI the: conslnKlll,n lOf thc system "Think a!JL1Ulll ~;J, 175 hl1rSCjk1\\"l'r hl'~ll I
<br />llf tho;: :-,ll1l11l'~l'l;l ,-\gn-Crl1\\lh Cl1uwiL Jill'. The \ktrL1pllliL1n Cl,uncil \\'l111't issue the lJl'mg l'I'l'Llll'd by an A-yclr-nld." 53id Kub
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